Lisa & Horst & Bo
Humans: Lisa and Horst For Christmas 2006 my dog, Bo, wrote me a book (with a little help from my husband) about our adventures together. This is his version of how it all began: We met back in the early 90's, December of '92 to be exact. I just had a major blowout with my first, somewhat dysfunctional family and decided that it was best for all if I just left. My foster dad gave me a ride to nowhere that ended up at a boarding house in Albany, New York. The place was great, warm with plenty of company, and their cheesy poof biscuits were to die for. On the downside, it was loud and smelly, not unlike me. Even a lowly Pug could smell her coming from miles away. It was Monday, as I recall, and the bells on the door jingled to announce her arrival. She was a beautiful blonde with a quick smile and a big heart. We'd seen this type before; they usually left with one of the purebred puppies, but something was different about this one. My instincts told me that any canine would be darn lucky to go home with a dame like her, so I made it my top priority to be that hound. She wandered back to where we lived. Frankly, I was a bit embarrassed about the condition of the place. Some of my cage mates were not very clean and some even took to pooping where they ate. My next cage neighbor's lack of etiquette was particularly noteworthy as he took to eating kitty snickers (that's slang for cat poo in the big house) openly. Sure they taste good, but you're not getting adopted if you're seen eating one. As she came closer to my humble accommodations, I tried everything I could to grab her attention. When she finally got to me I made direct eye contact with her, angled my head at a 45 degree tilt and gave her my trademark 'BoPaw' reach. As a bonus, my head as a pup was fully-grown, although my body wasn't. While it would have been abnormal on any other dog, my oversized cranium actually made me cuter. With the paw in the air and the bobble head turned just so, I stared into her eyes. I could see instantly she wanted me. [Continued]  
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Lisa & Horst & Bo
