LittleJ- He is a mutt. lol! The mother was full Shar Pei and we don't know for sure of the father but we have had several people say perhaps a german shepherd or pitbull??
He is 50lbs of solid muscle and thinks he is a lapdog! lol! And he knows when my mom comes over. He knows her truck and he knows she is grandma!
He climbs up in her lap and his tail goes crazy wagging. He even has a special bark for her. When we got him, DH worked night shift and we had just moved into our new home and I wanted a dog so I had some protection being here by myself. Best guard dog I could have asked for ... he is just rowdy because he is 2 and still young. Although he isn't rowdy with DD. It is funny how dogs seem to know how to play with different people.
He was so tiny when we first got him as a puppy. He was only 5 weeks and he has grown up with DD. She loves him so much and he loves her too. That is his little human.
Another problem we have is that someone a few houses down complained about him coming into their yard so we have to keep him on a chain and I HATE that. So if he does come in, I have to take him out on a leash so he doesn't go wandering down the road. It is sad because we live on a dead end road with very few houses and tons of thick woods that he could run and play in but because of these people, we've had to chain him up.