He is a big black dog, white tail tip, white shoes, and a white line along his nose. He is Mr. Tips. He soon showed that he was going to be a leader and it almost seemed as if he groomed himself to be a king in the shelter, ruling and independent. His black coat always shining, well built, he is moving around the shelter with a majestic grace, reprimanding unruly youngsters, intervening in quarrels, and somehow free.