Since Tyson is a big Facebook fan, We decided to tell his story in the “25 things about me” Style.

1.       I am an American Bullog mix . I was born in Georgia but now live in Philadelphia with my adoptive family.

2.       We kept the name I came with “Tyson” but my mom added Beauregard to honor my southern heritage.

3.       I star in a series of comics entitled the adventures of Tyson Beauregard

4.       I was dropped off by animal rescue at a “kill shelter” after they found me running loose with a mangled tail.

5.       I traveled to Newtown, Pa.  and lived with Jodi Specter at ABR while I had two surgeries to repair my tail.

6.       My adoptive family had lost their American bull dog mix suddenly to heart failure and wanted to adopt a girl named Ladybug. When they came to meet ladybug, Jodi suggested that I would be a better match, and they decided to take me home. My tail was still bandaged.

7.       I went to live in a big Victorian house in the Germantown section of Philadelphia with a big yard.

8.        It was all new to me so for the first few weeks I went around the house and yard marking my territory, but I soon learned better manners.

9.       I attended doggie training but most of the dogs there were too pushy and I sat under my mom’s chair most of the time.

10.     I was very anxious especially about thunderstorms, loud noises. Highway sounds (like those big trucks).  I had an exaggerated startle reflex

11.     At first I would only take walks until I could no longer see the house and then I would want to go home. I now walk around the block and anywhere Matt ( my human Brother) will walk me.

12.     Once I got settled in I got very territorial and took up a rather annoying habit called “resource guarding.”.

13.     I went after a couple of people who came to work and visit my house and my mom got me an appointment with a doggie behaviorist.  We had to have a couple of consultations over the first 9 months and I am doing much better now.

14.      The first summer was busy. I spent most long weekends at the Jersey Shore and learned to swim..Its not true that bulldogs sink only the English ones do.

15.     I also drove across country to Portland Oregon to meet my Human sister and my cousin Lola a baby bulldog.

16.     I saw Yellowstone, Glacier National Park  and the Oregon coast and other fun stuff

17.     I really enjoy the car and traveling. 

18.     For some reason I developed a phobia of cameras and every time my mom took the camera out I would try to hide and start shivering. One time I ran into a toilet with a strange lady trying to hide from the camera.  Mom thought I might have been afraid because I thought it was a gun.

19.      I visited Dog parks all over the country and did pretty well.

20.     For some reason I developed a phobia of cameras and every time my mom took the camera out I would try to hide and start shivering.

21.     One time I ran into a toilet with a strange lady trying to hide from the camera.  Mom thought I might have been afraid because I thought it was a gun.

22.     I have two girls that are in love with me.. my next door neighbor,  Lana a silky German Shepard and my #1 soul mate, Saba  a spunky Airedale.

23.     I wasn’t socialized very well as a puppy.  I approach humans like they were another dog, I poke them and try to get them to chase me. Which scares some people who are not used to dogs.

24.      I am very loving to my family and will jump up on my mom’s chair and sit on her lap like I was a little lap dog.

25.     I am very thankful to have been rescued and adopted and my advice to people who want to adopt is to be patient, it takes about a year to work out all the stuff but its worth it in the end cause no one will love you more then a rescue dog.