Marlena grabbed our hearts with her goofy pictures. A 7 year old female, who had been taken to the shelter by her owner because they did not have time for her.  The shelter thought she had mammary tumors, but according to our vet, they are cysts.  She had a wart on her front paw which has been removed and is now ready to find her  new home.  She is more active than our Akitas, but does exhibit certain behaviors that show her Akita heritage.  She is protective of her territory and will sound off when strangers approach it.  She loves people !! just loves people!! She is a little more active than my dogs, but I am used to the calmer Akitas. She passed her temp test at the shelter with flying colors.  Her aggression score was 0.   She was okay with a large male dog, did not react to the child doll.  She is a bit predatory and would be best in a home where there are no small dogs or cats. She will ignore small dogs untless they act aggressively, but her response is easily checked.  She will try to chase squirrels while walking and pulls a bit on the lead..working on that.  She crates but would rahter be out with her people..does not try to escape or destroy the crate, but can be vocal about getting out at times.  She knows commands and since she is food oriented, is an easy train. Her tail is set on "permanent wag" and will beat you to death with it when she is very happy.  She is a big love bug and just wants to have a family who will return that huge resevoir of love residing in her.   We think her mix may be either boxer or pitt bull.