This is Beauregard. We got him from a shelter in New Hampshire but he was originally found in West Virginia. It is common to have dogs shipped to New England from the South as there are fewer unwanted litters here and too many unwanted dogs there. He was found as a stray and they estimated his age at around 5. He is currently around 13. While we gave him a Southern gentleman's name in honor of his Southern roots, we should have named him Dobby because he is small but stronger than he looks, and because his ears do that cute floppy-sticky-out thing.
Despite being found as a stray, he was fully housebroken, could sit, mostly stay, and was quite reasonable on a leash, which as a cat person and a mother, was way more obedience than I was used to. Beau is a very good boy unless you happen to be another dog. Then he is your mortal enemy. Don't think that just because he's a 20 pound mutt and you're a big Doberman with an even bigger Pitbull buddy, that he'll go easy on you. What you have in size and numbers, he makes up for in ferocity and a lack of understanding of size and numbers. He's a dog, not a math professor. Stay away from his yard.
Beau noticed early on that we were shamefully lax with regards to safety issues, showing no appropriate alarm over the dangers of squirrels, crows, occasional wild turkeys, people walking in the street outside, or passing trucks; therefore, since we clearly have no idea of how to keep ourselves or the house safe he has taken on the role of Chief Safety Officer, protecting us from nefarious people trying to deliver us packages and other such incursions to our property.
Although we got him for the kids, he is very much "my" dog and while at home, Beau can usually be found under my feet or at least in the same room. Like all other dogs, Beau's life was greatly improved by the work-from-home situation. He and I agree that remote-work is the best thing ever. We go for regular walks so he can carry on his scent war with the other neighborhood dogs who apparently have the nerve to relieve themselves in what are clearly his spots.
In the attached photo, Beau is cuddling with Teddy, my daughter's stuffed bear. I think he looks adorable, but Beau asked that no one show that photo to any other dogs as he has a reputation to uphold.