Ozzie Gets No Love

Ozzie is a funny little guy.  As a Chinese Crested, he's not a very good specimen.  His teeth are not fully formed, he has one bottom canine, one little top canine, a tusk and a nub.  Really, such a poor little show of teeth.  His hair is shaggy and corse, so if you shave him he feels like a brillo pad, so just clipping him is best.  His big black spot on his back doesn't grow hair, just fuzz so he would never have a proper powder puff coat.  He is too tall, too shy and will nip at strangers to keep them away.   Oh yes, and he has an annoying habit of poop-eating.  What a mess!  (Thankfully, Ozzie doesn't give kisses)

But for those of us in his pack, he is a cuddle toy who likes to sit up on your lap and look straight into your eyes with his brown-eyed racoon face before he leans his forehead up against yours, to just sit and love.  He will run to his own bed, but always whines to get under your covers in the middle of the night, just cause he's lonely or cold (not likely he sleeps in a comforter) and with a contented sign he snuggles up next to your side and drifts back off. 

This little guy is just a snuggle bunny, a ham who loves to run around the yard and then leap into your lap at full speed.  The one who's face is always at the back door first - paws up as high as he can reach (haven't had a clean back door in years) and pressing his little nose on the glass to get the first glimpse or just who is home.

I snapped this pic as he was napping the day away with one of the kids.  Yup, Ozzie gets no love....