I rescued Simon from the pound, after seeing him there, labeled a “dog-fighter.”  A big black dog, 80 lbs., they said he would never find a home, people were reluctant to adopt any large black dog, and the label he carried among the other dogs was a virtual death sentence.

He appeared scared, but loveable.  We brought our other dog, a smaller pointer mix that we’d also rescued, to see if they would get along.  They did and we adopted Simon.