Thank you everyone so much! Today's the day! I'm going to make him (and Tasha too of course ) a recipe for meaty birthday cupcakes later! I can't believe my big puppy is 5 already. It just seems unreal to me, I still think of him as a giant puppy .

Amy, he was 86 pounds at his last vet appointment, but I imagine he's lost a pound or two with all his activity this summer. I know he doesn't really fit the AKC standard, he doesn't have as much of a blocky head and he is taller and more long legged, but I think he's beautiful! His breeder lived out in the boondocks so I suspect she mostly sold her dogs to hunters.

I just wish I didn't have to work so I could spend the whole day doing all his favorite things with him