Samson is so beautiful. He looks almost identical to my friends old dobe, she was red with natural ears also and she was the sweetest, sappiest, most adoring dog! The people who don't know dog breeds normally think of a dobe as a vicious breed, while "Athena" (that was my friends red dobe)could not just sit next people who were in her house....she had this thing of scooting her butt until it was plopped right down on top of our feet She also had to put her entire body on someone's lap. Athena was a great dog and I bet Samson is a sweetheart also. He sure is adorable. I love the 6th picture down, with him lying on a wood floor, it looks as if he's smiling!