The Boss

Well with the post about our new puppies I have gotten questions about Bosco. I am still coming to grips with the fact that he is not alive anymore. 2 weeks ago today he figured out how to jump our block wall out back. I knew he could jump high but I am still shocked that he could clear the wall. Anyhow that Friday we got a call that a lady had found him and she brought him home. When we got home that night he was gone again and a different person had found him on Ellsworth. We brought him in the house and were trying to figure out what to do. I moved everything away from the fence thinking that maybe he was running and jumping off of something up against the wall. Needless to say that didn't change anything so we started putting him on a chain until we could do something permanent. When we were out in the back playing of course I would let him off to play and be free. So last Tuesday we had been playing all day in the back yard and so he was not on his chain. I came in to start dinner and the kids were still playing back there. I told them if they came in to remember to put his leash back on him. Well, they came in and no more than a minute went by and Tate said he was going to go put the chain on Boss. By then he was already gone so we went out and didn't see him anywhere. I got the dinner off the stove and we went a checked up and down the street and still nothing. I was certain any minute we would be getting a call that someone was holding onto him and for us to come get him. The call that came was quite a bit different. He had run out in front of a lady and she hit him right in front of Cloud Creek Estates. She put him in the back of her car and drove right around the corner to her neighbors house who is a vet. Chad met them at the neighbors just a few minutes later and Boss was in really bad shape. His lungs were punctured and he was struggling to breathe. The vet was sure that he wouldn't live long enough to even make it to the hospital. She went ahead and put him down right there. It was a rough night to say the least. We weren't sure how to tell the kids so we didn't say anything for a few days. I have known from the moment we got Bosco that he was going to be perfect for our family. I instantly loved him and was really comfortable with him. His demeanor was always so good and he loved my little kids. He and Ty were best buds and she played out back with him non stop. He was such a good dog and never did the annoying things that dogs do. No barking or chewing, digging was really minimal. He was house trained and was for the most part just perfect. We are all so sad that he is gone but the puppies have helped some. Ty asks almost every day when Boss is coming back. When I tell her he isn't she said she thinks he will because he is her best buddy :( He really was her buddy, she played with him and rode on his back and loved on him non stop. Just on the Tues we lost him she was out painting his nails with pretend polish and combing his hair. He would just lay there and soak it all in. He definitely was loved and appreciated in our family. Not only was he protective of our family and a good watch dog but he was fun and good with everyone who came over as well. We are hoping for better luck with the new puppies. I swear if either of them die for any reason other than natural causes that will be the end of the Cummards dog owning days! So RIP Boss Man you are defiantly being missed.