Updated: 9:23 PM EST Mar 4, 2021 An animal an Upstate shelter calls its largest dog was bid farewell Thursday and sent on its way to his forever home.Mack the 1,000-pound Jersey bull was the guest of honor at his own goodbye party at the Oconee County Humane Society.He came to the shelter as a neglected animal and is leaving a star, officials said.RELATED: Oconee County Animal Control finds home for its largest dog ever Shelter volunteers said from the time Mack arrived, he made it clear he was there for attention, and the staff quickly fell in love with what they called their oversized dog.Through a partnership with a group in South Hampton, New York, called Last Chance Animal Rescue, Mack will now get all the love he deserves. We drove out here to pick up some animals and it just felt like love at first sight, founder Whitney Knowlton said. And I feel like it s mutual. Did you see him come running when I called his name when we pulled up? He s a beautiful creature.