Aptly named Mashed Potato because of his looks, this little pupper is now about 12 weeks old. He is a Chow-Chow breed and will look like a little bear his entire life.

His tongue is the usual blue-black, which translates into a kind of purple, making him look like he got in your Grape Kool-Aid. But he didn't. Though he would. The only other breed to have this distinctive tongue color is the Shar-Pei, also from China.

Mashed Potato is very friendly, though already recognizes Sef as "his person". He is being raised to be social and loving and as a companion dog.