Thanks. I don't think he was ever abandoned. We think he was born from another stray dog. He was picked up in the shelter and left in quarantine for a few days and picked him up. At the time he was only a few months old. The Great Pyr's had a much harder time. The male was 2 years old, had mange, left outside his whole life, under weight and completely matted with fleas. Supposedly he was used as a guard dog and is super aggressive to dogs that are not properly introduced to him. The female is also 2 years old with the same situation as the male but was used for breeding. She's terrified of storms and runs into our closet and shakes when it starts to rain.