King Bowser

So, I realized I never made a post about my new dog. Needless to say, his name is King Bowser (bowser) for short. We resuced him from the SPCA Cincinnati. He was the only dog in the kennel that wasnt barking or growling as we walked around. Funny story actually, but we were about to leave because I had to be back to work but as we were leaving we saw this dog just laying in his cage. He was a handsome dog with symetrical brown markings on his shepard face. When I approached the cage he threw his back agaisnt if as if dying to be pet. I knew immediately that we had to take him out and feel him out. When we took him outside he would roll on his back asking to have his belly rubbed. He was very gentle and jumped up on the picnic table outside to be at head level to us. He showered us in kisses and at that moment we knew we would be coming back for this guy.

To be honest, I was very hesitant to get a dog. I knew it was a lot of work as well as a financial burden. I am still in school too which could pose some problems but none of that mattered that day. My parents told me not to get one but agaisnt everyone's opinions I adopted him. Initially I wanted to get a bulldog puppy and name him bowser. I fell in love with them after watching Rob and Big on MTV. After researching I found out it wasnt the right dog for me.

The name bowser was intended for a bulldog and wasnt sure what to name this guy that we got from the kennel( who is estimated to be 1 yr old by the way). After two days of playing with him we knew he needed a name. I decided that the name bowser was what I wanted and it turns out some really strange way that the name given to him is perfectly fitting to his personality.

Anyone familiar with the Super Mario series knows that bowser is a large reptile with spikes on his back. He has sharp fangs that he shows and rolls on his back and charges into things with his body. Well Bowser does all this. His habit of throwing his body weight on you is so cute its hard to not laugh. If you sit down to pet him he will normally just flop his body into you and do some kind of sommersault or spin so that hes leaning against you. When he is on his back and being playful he will show his teeth acting as if hes really tough or something when hes just a big baby. He is suspiciously intelligent and sometimes it worries me. He can be very obedient eager to learn with me one minute and the next he can be a little devil or King Bowser. He is still young and im hoping to turn him into a great companion and hopefully an agility dog.

He is just shy of 45 lbs and is fully grown. I think he is the perfect size to train to do agility courses and maybe even compete some day. I am getting ahead of myself but oh well. Pictures soon to come.