Meet Oswald. Oswald was the first member of Our Silly Dog pack. In fact, it was Oswald and his silly 'super dog' antics that inspired us to assemble a Silly Dog Pack.
Oswald is a Springer Spaniel/Husky mix but we have yet to have someone peg him as such. I met Oswalds parents. His mom is a gorgeous black and white Husky and his dad is a short, stubby, growly Springer Spaniel. Oswald was part of a litter of puppies that were on their way to the shelter. Most of the others in his litter were all black and white - like mom - and had those cute, perky husky ears. They were all vibrant and active, stepping all over one another. Then there was Oswlad, huddled in a corner, looking alone and afraid. Unlike his brothers (for some reason all that were left in the litter were males), Oswald was brown and white and had cute, brown floppy ears. He was tiny and timid and if my kids had had it their way we would have went home with one of the others. But, ever a fan of the 'under dog', I chose Oswald. He was so tiny, he came home in a cat carrier.
The only other pet we had at the time was our cat, Fluffy. She was also quite young and although she didn't necessarily embrace the arrival of Oswald, she didn't really mind him, either. It didn't take Oswald long to become a beloved member of our family.
Oswald spent most of his time in his early months with kids, and cats. As such, he has adopted traits from both of them. For example, he enjoys wearing clothes - like a kid, and he eats like a cat - if you give him a slice of pizza he will pick toppings off first, eat cheese second, and take tiny bits of the rest until it is finished - eating habits which are much more polite than your average dog.
The time that Oswald has spent with our two four year olds has helped (in our opinion) to make him a super foster brother. He gets very excited with every new dog he meets. He is not interested in dominating anything. If a dog comes in and they don't want to play, Oswalds attitude is very much: that's cool, and here, eat my bone - I'll just go hide under the table (eventually, they all warm up).
Oswald is truly a great dog.
Oswald's Super Dog Stats:
Age: 1 Year
Weight: 37 pounds
Favorite Toy: Sticks
Silly Thing He Does: We make Oswald sleep in our bedroom at night - if we don't he gets into trouble - if we don't get up as early as he'd like he fakes throwing up to force us out of bed. He has learned that simply making that sound will get me out of bed in a flash.
Super Dog Skill - Oswald is a super jumper. He can jump a five foot fence with ease.
This is the cutest story! I too have a Springer/Husky mix (odd isn't?) Also from a litter but her mother was the Springer and dad was Husky. Family had an oops moment and couldn't care for the brood. Baylah was the only one who was black and white with white tipped paws. Floppy ears, but the coat and tail of her dad. I stumbled upon this as she is sick and I am worried and somehow this page popped up. I saw your dog and thought..that's Baylah's twin! Thank you for sharing this sweet story as it really helped to cheer me up! :-)
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