Two-year-old Luna has never had a home. Stuck in the shelter system, it seemed she was forgotten entirely.

When 34-year-old Kent McKay from Edmonton, capital of Canada's Alberta province, found Luna in a kennel he felt compelled to help. After being bounced from rescue to rescue and living in a kennel since before Christmas, Kent decided to take a chance and become Luna's foster Dad.

Kent told Newsflare: "I didn't know what to expect and braced myself for the worst as I went to the kennel for a meet and greet.

"She was a giant ball of energy when the staff brought her to me. I felt really overwhelmed on the car ride home, wondering if I could handle this manic girl, who hasn't known much affection or been trained.

"I took in Luna on a Friday. By Saturday, she'd blossomed into the sweetest, most polite, and smart dog I've ever met!"

The adorable footage, captured on Sunday (January 26), shows Kent teaching Lunda to "shake a paw."

"Her reaction was one of so much love and gratitude and I melted."

Now Kent faces a difficult decision: "Although Luna is currently a foster, these little moments are making it really difficult to let her go to another family! This may turn out to be a foster fail."

Posting the video to Reddit, Kent urged: "If you’re at all on the fence about fostering, please do it. It’s amazing to see the difference you can make on a fur baby, in this case, almost immediately!"

Luna is about 2.5 years old, but due mainly to sad circumstances, she’s never had a home before. She’s just been bounced from rescue to rescue, and most recently, a kennel for the last month and a half. I decided to take a chance and be her foster dad, to help her find a forever home.

I picked her up on Friday and feared the worst; how much damage could have living in puppy prison had on the poor girl? Would she be aggressive? Would she destroy my little apartment? To my surprise, she has been amazing! She learned commands in record time (drop it/fetch, shake a paw, sit, let's go, etc.), and she didn’t destroy a thing in my apartment while I left her for progressively longer periods. She’s a total goof and gets incredibly excited to face-plant repeatedly in the snow on our long walks.

She just looks up at me and rubs her body against mine, as if to say “thanks.” Safe to say, I’m gonna make sure she doesn’t wind up in the system again.