Biscuit

Biscuit is an odd name for such a large and imposing dog, but that's what it is.  He's said to be six years old.  He had been adopted out from a county shelter a year ago and was returned when his family moved. One has to wonder what the parents will do with the kids, or what the kids will do with the parents when they become inconvenient in their lives.  I really wonder about adults who dump their dog in a move, if it will come back to bite them on the ass one day.  They've just taught their children to dump anything that becomes a burden or inconvenient, or doesn't fit in with a change in their life.  The time may come when those adults find themselves dumped in some cheap nursing home because their children couldn't be bothered with them any more.  Call it karma, poetic justice, or whatever.  You reap what you sow, especially I think, in the example you set for children.
 

That's just a general observation, I don't really know the circumstances of Biscuit's first abandonment, his adoption, or the subsequent surrender.  The people who had him did seem to take good care of him, however.  He's definitely well socialized and housetrained, which is something I rarely say about a dog.  He wasn't about to spend a night outdoors, even in a cozy outbuilding.  He also made it clear that he doesn't need a crate indoors.  He's good with other dogs, it seems, but I think he's an alpha dog.  He's alpha enough that he doesn't have to prove it, other dogs just sense it.  Even our Molly is respectful of him and she's usually all too ready to put a foster dog in his place.  I've introduced him to at least half a dozen other dogs around here without incident.

He's got a rather menacing look and may be part Akita, it's hard to say.  He's got a BIG head, big feet, big all the way around, but he is very sweet and craves attention.  He will scratch up a door if you try to shut him up someplace when you are still around, but I've left him home alone for hours with free run and he's been just fine.  He's fine at night too, until he knows you are awake, then he wants to be with you.  He's a good snuggler and he's very warm. 

He's a good dog, he needs a good home.