This dog has a pretty interesting history, his name is hippo and he was supposed to die. Hippo was born with a birth defect that shouldn't have let him live very long at all, but this picture seems to suggest that this wasn't the case. Now you can choose to believe that he survived because of luck, or genetics, but I think it was because of a prayer request to a entire church. Hippo was a dog that decided we were his humans. Dad never really intended to keep him, but Hippo had no intention to leave. So when hippo find a new home a few miles up the road, he simply assumed a mistake must have been made and decided to break the chain and head home. What a good dog. So you can imagine his confusion when he was hauled right back, you'd think he'd get the point, but he wasn't in the business of points. So one damaged chain and a few miles later he was back looking as happy as could be with himself. He lived a long and good life, had a lot of bark but was more or less a coward, and always a good dog. (minus one guinea pig incident.)