A 110-pound dog with countless bad habits is winning hearts on social media, after a North Carolina shelter hilariously begged: “Someone adopt this hot mess” in a Facebook post.
The dog, appropriately named Billy Bob, is a bumbling mastiff with the size and disposition of an average teenager.
“Tongue hangs out way too much, terrible car rider, entirely too food motivated and will accidentally mistake your arm for a cheeseburger, smells a little, and loves every person he has ever met,” Burke County Animal Services wrote Thursday.
Mastiffs are a “massive, heavy-boned dog,” that can reach 230 pounds, according to the American Kennel Club.
That makes Billy Bob “a little on the thin side,” according to Kaitlin Settlemyre, director of Burke County Animal Services. However, she says anyone considering an adoption should first “hide your fine china.”
“In his time with us, we have discovered he is a giant baby who is not aware of his large size,” Settlemyre said. “He loves food and will gently grasp onto anything that smells like food, including tables, elbows, and even chairs.”
Coincidentally, Billy Bob has only been at the shelter a week. He is believed to be 5 to 6 years old, middle aged for a mastiff. He ended up at the shelter after wandering onto a farm owned by a Burke County Commission member, officials say.
“We think he would love kids, but with his large size and food motivation he may need to be placed with older kids,” Settlemyer said.
The shelter’s Facebook post has received hundreds of reactions and comments in 24 hours, with many finding Billy Bob and his ever present tongue “absolutely adorable.”
“I’m in love with a boy I’ve never met,” Abigail De Gyves posted on the shelter’s Facebook page.
“And they say love at first sight don’t happen,” Diana Poteet wrote.
“He sounds positively irresistible!” Jody Lunceford said.
