I drove down to see Friskie this afternoon, took my 3 along for the ride (an hour one way).

Friskie is a sweet boy, and very friendly. He is not, however, age 11 he is age 13 years. He has several age related issues, skin issues, and some other vetting. Just not something I can take on at this point in time. I highly recommended that they contact Maltese rescue; this boy has been in the sheltr for 8 weeks and at his age, that is a long time. They said the small dogs usually get adopted within 48 hours. I explained about the issues I saw, without even touching him, and then on physical exam explained a few more. Shelter volunteers are worth their weight in gold for what they do for the animals, but they have no training.