Ozzie's Adoption

Ozzie is now adopted! He was officially adopted on April 27th, 2014. He wasn't in the rescue very long (being picked up on the 2nd)-he didn't even make ACDR's official website before he had more than four applications in on him. He had a meet and greet at the Sun Valley Expo where he met his potential adoptive parents and their current dog. I warned his mom that he is still a gem in the rough (still working on pulling on lead), but that he is a loving dog. Ozzie went for a walk with the family, and then he walked away from the Expo as the newest member of their family! I'm so happy for him and his new family.

Ozzie's Adoption Photo

Ozzie will be going to learn how to be a true cowdog-he will be learning how to herd cows on the ranch from his brother, Gunner. This is such an ideal fit for Ozzie because he loves to roam and he showed that he had more energy than I initially thought when I got him (after a two hour hike and a half an hour nap, he was like "What's next?!" and he liked to chew on things (sometimes not appropriate items, but with this job to do, he'll be too tired to get into any trouble). When Ozzie was meeting Gunner, Gunner politely asked Ozzie to get out of his face (lifted his lips), and Ozzie actually listened! I was incredibly happy. When Ozzie first came in, he would just hover in dogs' faces, jump on them to ask them to play, and didn't seem to register when they tried to turn away or walk away that they weren't interested-he would just continue to pester them and lick their face without reading any of their signals.

 Ozzie's parents say that he's settling in nicely, and he looks so happy!
Here are a few pics of Ozzie on his first evening home for you to enjoy:

Ozzie wrestling with his new brother, Gunner

We already have a new foster guy who will be joining us. He will be coming after he gets his neuter and check-up at the vet. We'll introduce him once he joins us.

Update on Ozzie

Ozzie is doing great. He has an appointment for his microchipping this week and then he will be all ready to be adopted by his forever home! He will be attending an adoption event in Tucson this Saturday to hopefully charm some people, which will not be hard at all. He loves attention and being petted!.

Ozzie on the first day when we came home with us

He loves the water-he enjoys trying to swim in the water bowl in the house as well

He likes to eat bones like this, and he occasionally will adopt the playbow and just stay there (not entirely sure why, but it's interesting to see)

Taking a nap after getting all clean (being clean didn't last too long what with all of the dust).

Everyone all clean!

Ozzie was not too impressed with the bath

Learning how to pose for the camera

Ozzie learning the finer points of posing for a photo from his foster siblings

Out for a hike-we even found a little creek for everyone to cool off in

Ozzie enjoys chasing flies. He will be out in the yard going in circles and at first I wasn't sure what he was doing, but then realized that he was tracking and chasing a fly! He also likes to chase birds and will stalk them before rushing as they fly safely away. Ozzie also enjoys playing with toys. We will be introducing him to the Tunnel and an Agility jump while he's here to see how he likes them. He has been introduced to the clicker and quickly caught on about what the sound meant. He's offering eye contact, nose touches, and is working on sit and down. Ozzie has also played a few puzzles and he enjoyed figuring them out. He has also gotten some studio experience (see here) and he did stellar. He loves racing around the yard and tussling with his foster siblings. This guy won't last very long in the rescue-someone is going to swoop him up quick!