1. Our brush broke so he still has a lot of undercoat in this picture. This has since been corrected.

2. Yes, he is off-leash. We do not do this just anywhere, or anytime. This is an abandoned campground miles from main roads and about a mile or more from the nearest house. We also have no issues getting him back to our vehicle after these outings. We always make sure there is no one else there to cause any issue.

This one is in scraps because I'm just not as happy with it as the others I'll be submitting, but I still felt it was worth submitting.

His coat it a lot lighter and has strong beige tones before he blows it, but overall it has lightened up so much since he was a puppy. His tail is now a very vibrant dark cinnamon color (sorta visible in this one) too. There's other color changes on him that aren't very visible without seeing them in person though, like the "black fur" has a STRONG dark red-brown hue, which is more obvious when the sun hits him. He also has reddish patches in front of, behind, and on the tips of his ears.

He just turned 3 right after Christmas.
(Updated to be 2 pics)