Cozmo

Here’s a run down on Kozmo (aka Cozmo) who we adopted 8/31/2007: First of all, there was Karma involved with him coming into our life. We were going to have to put our old dog to sleep because of age and illness. We decided to get another dog right away to fill the void. My daughter was looking on-line and saw an ad for a small white Lhasa mix who “licked the hand of the person washing and grooming him as if to say thank you” as it said in the ad. I told my daughter to bookmark the dog and we’d check on him. I also told her I work with a woman that is involved in animal rescue and I’d check with her also to see if she knew of any small dogs that would fit in our small house. The next day I checked Susan and she said there was one from Albert Lea named Cozmo. I went home that night and told my daughter what you had said. She said “Dad that was the dog that I was telling you about last night”. Freaky, huh? We filled out the application and were accepted. Kozmo came into our life the same day we had to put our last dog to sleep. We drove directly to the foster home in Buffalo. When he was introduced to us he went right into my wife’s arms and looked at her with a forlorn take me home look. My wife (Deb) took him to training class and he responded really well. But, the one or two times he got outside the fence he didn’t listen very well to the come here command so I suspect that’s how he hit the streets in Albert Lea. We are very cautious with him when he’s outside. He’s always in a fenced in yard or on a leash. He’s an extremely friendly, loving and gentle dog. Except when we leave the house through the front door, then he totally transforms into the incredible hulk. Barking, jumping and nipping at our butts. When he see’s back packs going on either my daughter or myself he knows we’re leaving and gets really upset. He needs a lot of one on one attention and will sit on your lap as long as you let him. He’s a beggar for table scraps and if he smells food on the counter he will jump up about three feet and once in a while he’ll grab it. You said he’s a Lhasa mix but one of these days we’re going to have a DNA test done. Thank you for helping us get him. We bring him everywhere with us and he is always a joy. My wife calls him a therapy dog. He’s good with kids and old people alike. He’s never growled at or bitten anybody. Except nipping us in the butt and barking like crazy when we leave in the morning. (Added 12/17/2008)