<human>: A few days ago I had posted about possibly adopting a very fearful/shy dog from a rescue and received advice to reconsider. I did pass on that pup, and as a result, found a great lab stray at the local SPCA shelter. I couldn't be happier with our decision so far. He's a little underweight, but is a very mild 3yr old lab. [Meet Remus!](

When we met him the first time, he walked right up to my 3yr old son and licked his face. My son thought that was gross and ran away yelling "eewwwww!" so the pup came to me, sat, and cocked his head like, "hey, how goes?" I manhandled his ears, paws, tail, teeth, etc to see how he might do with my kid in the future and apparently liked it enough to roll over to get belly rubs.

I put an adoption hold on him to think it through (and bring my husband up to meet the dog as he wasn't there the first time) but he definitely came back with us the next day. Met our two cats already and has no interest in them beyond, "hey, what's this furry thing? Do you play??" Doesn't bark at the neighbor's barking dogs. He hasn't made a sound at all actually, hasn't even tried. He's housebroken. He's a massive leash puller though so we're working on that, but exceptionally nonreactive otherwise. Reddit, I might have hit a shelter dog jackpot and I'm so excited/happy.

I don't understand who could have let this dog go and not try to find him! He wasn't chipped and was intact (is now neutered), and the person who initially found him posted him on Craigslist before giving him to the shelter three days later, and then the shelter ALSO posted him as found on Craigslist. I'm glad I listened to the advice I received earlier because I might have ended up sitting at home next week, in over my head with a cute dog afraid of everything, instead of my lovable lump of loving, licking lab.

Thank you, Reddit!

Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?
<bot>: Considered adopting cute fearful dog, but sought advice and decided not to. [Found this awesome 3yr lab instead and named him Remus!] He's amazing.