Well, at least it's not FOOD! This is Rudy. a.k.a. 'Rufus', 'Roo' (which is what I call him), 'Bear', 'Black Dog', and a few others he answers to. He is VERY big, and you can see his head is filling up my obscenely large SUV (Ford Expedition). He thinks he's the co-pilot.
This photo is pretty weak in most aspects, but YOU try taking a photo of a dog sitting behind you while you are driving 55 mph down the road (Caution: do NOT try this with a DSLR, lol)! Anyway, he protects me, or at least looks like he does. He'd surely lick you to death if you met him! Here's a shot of him showing the entire view of my now healthy, beautiful, adopted, half-shepard and half black lab MUTT: http://www.pbase.com/image/30761095
I think he's gorgeous.