A Dog that Likes Sensible Shoes

On St. Pat's Day, my family adopted a doberman dog that came to our door. He was starving and sick and sad and we took him in because someone needed to. Now it's four months later and he's turning out to be a pretty great pet. He's healthy and loyal and friendly...and he knows that if I'm putting on walking or hiking shoes, there's a pretty good chance that he'll be going on a walk. I never would have chosen a big dobie for a pet, but this guy is tolerant, medium energy, not too barky, really smart, and since his ears were never clipped or trained up, is actually cute. Now I just need to keep him from peeing on my strawberry pot.