Bozley's Back Story:

Bozley's back story is a little obscure. He came to us from a Denver school teacher who had to move and couldn't find a place that would accept large dogs. She volunteered at the Dumb Friends League and had watched Bozley for quite some time before she decided to adopt him. She was down to a couple days and didn't want him to go back to the shelter and a friend of mine posted his plight on Facebook. I responded quickly and the teacher drove him down to us. He was 8 years old at the time and we had him for over 4 years. 

We have no idea what ended him up in the shelter but we quickly found him to be a super good boy who fit right in our existing pack. He was number four of our pack.  He had a barking problem which was quickly resolved and is probably why the teacher had to move. 

The teacher had a teenage daughter who attended high school and worked part time so he probably had a lot of time to himself where with us he was with us 24/7. They brought a small bag of food for him and directions as to how he did not like to eat. I checked the food and discovered why he did not like to eat. The food was disgusting and smelled bad. We put him on the same food the rest of our dogs ate and he had no further problems. 

He fit in with us and our pack and lived with us for 4 1/2 years. Most mornings I would wake up with this big nose just an inch from my face and thus Bozley was my alarm clock. He liked to lay his head in my lap and for the life of me I can't figure out how he ended up at the shelter. He was a good boy all around and probably ended up with owners that did not understand dogs and their behavior. Much like the teacher who didn't figure out that food her vet recommended was crap and he didn't like it. 

 One thing that Bozley taught me was that when people adopt or purchase a dog they need to spend time working with and training the dog just like with a child. They also need to be aware of the dogs needs and have enough common sense when the dog's behavior is different - like not eating- they need to figure out why.  In this case is was as simple as giving Bozley a food that he liked. Bozley's real back story is obscured but we do know part of it. I don't think that the teacher obtained his back story or if so did not tell us.