Success Story: Ozzie & Harriet (#1665 & 1666)

Adopted March 20, 2008

After we lost our beloved Bonnie (#447) in January to cancer, we reapplied with Golden Bond and were delighted that we were accepted even though we'd moved from Monmouth, OR, to Lacey, WA. A few days before Easter, we headed to Eugene and returned with Ozzie (#1665) and Harriet (#1666).

Immediately after Ozzie and Harriet joined our family, we embarked on disproving the adage "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." The first trick we are teaching Ozzie and Harriet is to stay out of the kitchen when we're cooking--it's just too small! They're not fond of this trick. The other trick we're working on is getting a treat out of a tennis ball that has a slit in it. Harriet seems to be getting the hang of this while Ozzie needs human intervention. Both dogs enjoy practicing this trick and think we should practice it more often!!

It's a two-way street in our house--the dogs are teaching us tricks too. The first trick they taught us is to always keep the trash can out of reach. On Easter Sunday, we stepped outside to say good-bye to our family. Ozzie and Harriet used this opportunity to rescue some pink frosting from the trash can--when we came back in the house (after being outside 3-4 minutes), Ozzie had a big glob of pink frosting on his nose which he and Harriet were busy licking. They've also taught us to keep dog treats under lock and key. The other trick the dogs are giving us practice on is how to pet two dogs at the same time. Both crave affection and it's next to impossible to pet one without petting the other. Harriet in particular has excellent radar for when Ozzie is being petted in another room--she usually materializes within seconds. When we first considered adopting two dogs, we were afraid that they might be too bonded with each other to pay attention to us. Ha!!

Speaking of Harriet, she greets us at the door with a toy (or two) in her mouth and a very wiggly rear end. Ozzie's tail wags enough to be a dangerous weapon, perhaps one we should register with the authorities. Both dogs enjoy their 2-3 daily walks around the neighborhood and are reasonably well behaved on their leashes. Harriet barks at other dogs while Ozzie would be happy to go make a new friend. They also enjoy rolling in the grass with vigor, particularly on frosty mornings.

We would like to thank the Golden Bond volunteers who helped make this adoption happen, Diana in particular. Ozzie and Harriet's transition has been smooth and that's in large part due to Diana's care of the dogs.

Jim and Carol

p.s. Ozzie and Harriet here...we'd like to thank Diana and our foster brothers, Morris and Bacchus, for rescuing us from the pound, nursing us back to health, sharing their home with us, and facilitating our move to our forever home in Lacey.

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