thanks guys. i really was disappointed...i posted him in the section on here for adoptions. he's a really handsome, sweet, playful dog. he will definitely make a family VERY happy one day. you can tell he was stressed, spent ALOT of time in the cage, didn't get enough attention or exercise, and he's very high energy. one person did adopt him but brought him back because he was "too rough" on the cats. and at the shelter they tried to test him with cats but said he charged at them aggressively not at all in a playful matter and they were afraid "what would happen if he ever got ahold of one." my cats are old, i didn't think it was fair to try that out on them :-\