Magnificent dog! My friend's son has one and he's gorgeous (though a bit of an escape artist!) So pleased you found each other!
He surely is big and look so serious with that shot, but I really delighted with the fact that this paw found his new home. Take good care of him buddy.
It's actually an interesting story I work in medicine and one of my patients (usually upbeat happy friendly) was very upset one and he said he had 24 hours to get rid of his dog.... he lost his house and ended up in an apartment with 3 kids. While the apartment complex accepts dogs, he was told because of the breed he could not keep it. This breed is so bonded to his family its amazing. They are lucky enough to see him on occasion and I dropped him off on Christmas morning for a day. Unfortunately they are having trouble getting back into a house. So we've had him for a year and we love him, but we'd love him to be with his "real family". Amazing how he'll go through his basket of toys and still pick out the one that dad left with him the day he dropped him off. That being said, Once his family gets back into a house (they've got everything but the downpayment -- of course!) we're going to most likely find another to take in. What an amazing dog!