I got my first rescues dog when my husband and I moved to Lake Charles and named her Nera. She is Ridgeback/hound mix and although she is a big girl, she is the sweetest wanna be lap dog. I take her to the park almost everyday where we met our friends Rottweiler's. On one afternoon at the park, a couple came to drop off a puppy. The dog park is adjacent to the animal shelter. the puppy that the couple wanted to drop off was very tiny, a few weeks old at most, My husband stopped the couple before they put him in puppy jail and we took him home. It got into the 30s that night, the puppy would have died if we hadn't taken him. His name is Pistachio (Stash for short). Your dog will be well taken care of but I must make sure he/she gets along with my.