COACH BEARD HAS DECLINED TO PROVIDE A BACKSTORY: We asked. He stared at us like he wasn’t really interested in getting into the details. Fair enough.

Coach Beard is extremely handsome and is built like he should be standing outside an exclusive Providence nightclub deciding whether your shoes meet the dress code. In reality, Beard is ridiculously sweet, deeply affectionate and seems primarily interested in being as close to you as physically possible. He has quickly become one of those dogs everyone at the shelter has an opinion about. Not because he’s causing trouble. Quite the opposite. Beard just quietly collects people. You meet him once. Suddenly you’re checking on him before you leave. You’re showing coworkers his pictures. You’re bringing him up in conversations that had absolutely nothing to do with dogs.

This is apparently how he operates. We know very little about Beard’s life before us, and he has made it clear that certain chapters remain classified. We respect that. A man is entitled to his secrets. What we do know is that underneath the serious face and substantial physique is an exceptionally loving guy who has completely charmed everyone here.

Coach Beard is looking for a home. References are available. They are almost all from us and are enthusiastic to the point of being professionally useless.