Full Name: Osbourne Black
Ozzie was born to a litter of six siblings on January
7, 2003, deep in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.  
His mama was a 65-pound Black Lab, and his papa
allegedly a 200-pound Newfoundland that lived
several miles away.  He exhibits many bear-like
behaviors which leads us to suspect differently
about his papa.  My vote is on the bear.

He's a Capricorn pup, with a very serious and
businesslike demeanor.  However, he's also the
consummate clown.  Ozzie weighs in at nearly 100
pounds of pure "don't-touch-me, stop-lookin'-at-me"
lovin'.  He has rightly earned the nickname 'Sonic
the Bedhog.'  He's also the most gentle dog I've ever
known, especially with kids and small dogs.  And
he's a handsome cuss, too.

He eats like a goat (which means anything and
everything he can find), and his favorite pastime is
rolling in anything that's been dead for several days
or submerging his cinder block head in mud
puddles.  Despite being the runt of his litter, he's
outgrown his litter mates by 40-50 pounds.  Strong
as all get-out, he demands attention whenever he
can.

Which is all the time.

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Christian M. Lyons (Private Collection)