Bosco-Joan similarities
I think it is funny how Joan and I are the same in our looks. I don't mean she is brown and furry - she is actually nearly albino since she lives in such a northern climate! But I mean our youthful looks. A few days ago, a man on a bike yelled out to me (and Joan), "What a beautiful puppy!" First, I have to say that I am delighted that I get compliments and that I make people smile. When we go on walks, some of the people that walk by look at me and say how pretty I am or they just smile at me. But, back to my topic, these people also think I am a puppy! I am over 4 years old!!! They might make this mistake because I am so energetic or because I am on the small side (50 lbs). Usually, people don't notice that I'm part doberman and a full-bred chocolate lab would be larger than I am. So they think I'm young! When Joan says I'm 4, they think 4 months! Ha ha.
My point, though, is that Joan is also mistaken to be younger than she actually is. On her way out to visit her parents who live near a university, she told me how someone on the plane asked her if she was a college student. She was laughing hard - because she actually is a university professor. Ha ha!!! So I think she and I can relate each other about our youthful looks. We don't mind though!
It would be funny to imagine Joan with brown fur all over her and a tail! Then we'd really be similar!
Comments
Bosco,
I'm a lab mix like you, and I am about your age (my people say I'm four and a half). I'm also frequently mistaken for a puppy. I'm a little bigger than you (close to 70 lbs.), but my build is more slender than most purebred labs. I don't mind, because it gives me an excuse to meet new people, which I love to do. And I guess I really do act like a puppy a lot of the time, even though Stacie and John (my people) keep saying I'm a grown-up doggie and should act like one!
Posted by: Lando | April 21, 2005 4:53 PM
Hi Bosco, I am not a lab mix but a mixed breed puppy of a golden :)~ I am a bit smaller than you and many people mistake me for another similar breed. I am often shy around other dogs but comfortable with my owner which is why I do not like to leave the dorm. I sometimes wish I can act like a puppy for ever.
Posted by: Sal Salman | August 8, 2007 3:50 PM