Thanks for the replies guys,
I found Joey after a long search in a no kill shelter in Los Angeles CA. Drove over to pick him up in Feb. 2006 expecting a young dog, got there and found out differently, he was about 5 years old. He had been in the shelter for over 3 years, made the decision to adopt him anyway as it appeared no one else was going to. So I had Joey for five wonderful years, he never caused me any problems, never made any messes or damaged anything. Rode shotgun with me often and guarded my trucks and premises starting with the first day on.
Joey was a Husky Chow mix and was my second of this breed. Both of these were such good dogs I will be searching for another one, hopefully a puppy this time.