I've tossed a few photos of my dog up, so I figured I'ld tell a little history on him. When I found him he was about 3 months old (only able to guess from his size) and being kicked around by two crack heads on the sidewalk.
People walked by, ignored the dog yelling. I'll never recommend it, since it was risky as hell but something snapped inside. I took my entire 4' 11'' foot 110 lbs self straight up to them and demanded the dog or I was calling the cops, waving my cell phone screaming.
They were probably afraid of the scene and decided not to risk anyone else calling the cops, so they requested $ 15 dollars to pay for the leash 'since the mutt's not worth anything anyway'.
I took the matted and shivering mass home and began the process of rehab. It took 36 hours of slow shaving and trimming over three days to remove all the mats in his hair. His eyes and sides of his mouth were matted shut, his tail was matted to his hip so it couldn't wag and his legs were matted to his belly so he couldn't lift his leg.
His mats were insane dreadlocks all over and dreadlocks always remind me of Bob Marley so his name was decided. He's now a few months into this new life and doing well. His hair would be floor length at his age IF he'ld been better cared for but I'm getting him there. I'm usually into large dogs but you can't find sweaters large enough to fit on great danes or mastiffs easily. . so I'll enjoy the lil guy.