I thought the same thing when I looked at your avatar. Actually, Hero is a pound rescue puppy. We think black lab/Border collie mix. His coat looks like it would be course like a lab, but is soft as a bunny. And water doesn't roll off his back like our labs did, he gets wet and his hair goes...poooooof! :-)
I've attached a pic of him with hubby a few years ago
Pic of Hero and Hubby
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