佚名/Anonymous
I have been a dog person all of my life. For as far back as I can remember as a family we always had dogs. So, overtime I have developed a great deal of respect and admiration for our animal community. Some of the dogs that have touched my life have either been given to me or have come to me on their own. For the ones that come to me out of nowhere I find to be a big surprise and consider these very special indeed. As I have learned some very valuable lessons from them.
Ozzie came into my life at a time when I was uncertain about my future. I was in my late 20‘s and going through a period where I didn’t want to accept any responsibility for any of my actions. My heart was heavy withnegativity and distrust.
Then through a series of events I was introduced to two blind boys who had two beautiful guide dogs and, you guessed it Ozzie！
They told me his name was Ozzie and he was about two years old. He had been left behind by the previous tenant. They had tried their best to care for him but felt the environment for Ozzie was not very comfortable. Over time they had become attached but really wanted to see him go to a good home.
This was the last thing I wanted as I was not ready to care for a pet. To appease the boys I went into the room where they kept him. Calling for him I didnt get any type of response. So, I started to talk to him and asked，“Ozzie, do you want to come home with me?”Out from under the bed came this beautiful black dog with the biggest eyes I had ever seen！
He came right to me and barked. I understood that to mean，“What are we waiting for?Lets go！”He had totally won me over and had wrapped his paw around my heart. It was the beginning of a very long partnership！We settled in and I must say to this day when I think back on our time together I am amazed at how much I learned about myself.
Unconditional love was at this top of the list. No matter what kind of mood I was in, Ozzie had a way of being able to read me like a book！