Bubba

This is our dog Cobie.  He is a big Bubba.  After we first got him we thought we had made a terrible mistake.  While petting him he would let out this low growl as if preparing to rip you apart!  However we soon learned that this was the way he spoke and that he was a very gentle soul.

Going home with his new family

Things were not always pleasant for Cobie.  He lived in a no kill shelter for about a year.  He was sent there after being picked up off the street at about one to one and a half years old.  One shelter worker we met told us that as she would lock up for the evening Cobie would cry louder than any other dog so she would often take him home to spend the night with her and her children.

When we adopted Cobie we found that he was extremely aggressive toward other dogs.  We found scars on his back and realized that he had been attacked by other dogs in the shelter and was suffering emotional trauma.  He would fly into a frenzy even if he saw another dog walk by the house.  Well, after two professional dog trainers and many lessons later (and lots of family love poured upon him) he is a thousand times better.

His one hang-up though, is with the UPS trucks.  For some reason unknown to us he wants to tear them apart.  And, he can tell the difference between UPS trucks from other trucks.

Well, we have had Cobie now for about five years and he is an integral part of the family.  Although he will probably always have issues he will have them with a loving family around him.