Ozzy

Meet Ozzy!

Ozzy appears to be a microbully and is about three years old. Ozzy being cute as can be is an understatement, he is a lot of personality in his little body! He is also a complete velcro dog that wants to be with people. He will play with toys, lay next to you, or contently chew a bone. He is working on his leash skills, however, he is easily excited and pulls on the leash. Further, he thinks he is a Walmart greeter for any situation that involves meeting people, as you know, everyone is here to visit Ozzy in Ozzy's world.

Ozzy was in a home, however was returned after a bite incident. It is reported that while sleeping, he was startled and bit the person laying with him in the face. It was not just a nip, and the powerfulness of his jaw was exhibited by this incident. While he appears to have no aggressive tendencies, he has exhibited some traits while at shelter that need to be known before one thinks about applying for him. Ozzy tends to become fixated, slightly obsessive, with certain toys - when one tries to remove that object he stiffens up and tries to not give it up and it is difficult to break his focus from that toy. Volunteers have been working with him on "drop it" and "leave it" using his favorite high value treat, cheese. He hassince moved onto a foster home and is doing better, but continued work in that area is needed.

Ozzy is also very bossy and wants to be in control. However, he has responded well when advised he is not the boss, and there are rules and boundaries he needs to follow. He tends to test everyone to see who will make him listen, so it is important that you can stand your ground. Nothing crazy, just asking him to sit and wait until your ready to go out the door, waiting for his meal, and removing him from the furniture when he is acting foolish. All these little things and more add up to a more respectful relationship, rather than Ozzy being a little dictator. Training classes would probably be a HUGE bonus to help him bond with his new people and have added structure.

Ozzy has a lot of love and energy to share with his people. The love and excitement he has when he sees his favorite people shows, and despite him being a stubborn, bossy bully at times, he is mostly a small, compact, larger than life lovebug!