Okay...so this post is a few days late, but we did celebrate with Bozley ON his birthday so that's what matters, right? ;)
It's hard to imagine life before Bozley. He has been such a wonderful addition to our family. He's just the sweetest boy ever and has such a cute personality. He keeps us laughing and smiling everyday. We just adore him.
I'm actually a cat person. I've liked dogs and have had dogs, I just realized that I preferred cats. But...now I'm a cat person and a Bozley person. ;)
Bozley is doing really well. He has grown into such a beautiful boy. He goes to the groomer about every two months or so but never really needs more than a sanitary trim and his paws trimmed. Our groomer has always said that he does so well when he's there. :) In between he gets bathed and brushed at home...especially after he plays in the mud, which he likes to do. :P He likes to chase things we throw for him...and it's so adorable the way he bounces and leaps like a deer across the yard. He'll also entertain himself a lot. He'll throw things around and chase after them. He tries to play with the cats and the chihuahua but they're not interested. :P He loves to play...but he also really loves his naps. I always say all his bones are lazy. ;) He also likes to watch TV! He seems even more interested when there's something emotional going on...if someone is crying or upset.
BozzyBear does have some anxiety issues. We call him pandemic dog. :P We didn't really think about the fact that us always being home would lead to separation anxiety. He howls loudly whenever I leave the house. But he's also pretty fearful in general. If we're carrying something in the house, he runs to the couch with his tail between his legs. And the only guys he doesn't act nervous around are Johnny and my dad...any others he's very leery of. Whenever he gets scared he hides behind me...he's definitely a mama's boy. We do have some anxiety treats for him to calm him a bit during storms, fireworks, or when we anticipate something he might be anxious about. But it's something we're working on.
He's also still allergic to chicken. Not only that, but he's a really picky eater. I have yet to find a kibble that he'll just eat. Most of the suggestions are to just leave the food until he gets hungry and he'll eat it...but he won't. His food just sat in the bowl for two days until I broke down and tried to find stuff to mix it with. I finally found a couple of turkey wet foods that he'll eat...most of the time anyway. He still will have days when something he's liked, he suddenly doesn't like. For example...frozen blueberries used to be his most favorite treat ever...now he'll spit them out on the floor and won't eat them. :P I've never known such a picky dog! Oh but sticks and rocks...apparently those are super tasty because we're always having to take them away from him. :P
One thing we've been lucky with is that Boz isn't much of a destructive chewer. He has a whole bunch of stuffed toys and he's never torn them up or eaten them or anything. He just likes to carry them around in his mouth. Same with shoes...he just carries them around in his mouth and might fall asleep with them. h and whenever we come in the house, he gets so excited and will grab whatever toy he can find to put in his mouth and carry around while wagging his whole body and whining. :P He does tear up his tennis balls though. He likes to chew off the fabric on them. The only other things he likes to chew up is paper and soft blankets. He will use his back teeth to gnaw holes in the fabric.
Oh...and he chewed through Neko's leash tonight! lol. Ashlyn and I went to my mom's house tonight and then walked Bozley and her dog, Neko, to my grandpa's house. We were sitting in the garage with my grandpa, sister, and my parents. We were chatting and then Neko ran off and Ashlyn lifted up the leash and Boz had chewed right through it. :P
After we left Grandpa's we went back to mom's for a little while. Bozley enjoyed cuddling on the couch with my dad and eventually fell asleep. Then he slept most of the car ride home as well. I got this picture of Bozley and my dad before we left though: