Local dog beats death, heads to Westminster*
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Bo was a puppy living with females when his jealous 250-pound father
mauled him, his teeth clenched around Bo's throat so tight that pepper
spray wouldn't stop him.
Bo was 10 months old, and his father saw him as competition for the females.
Following that incident, Bo, a mastiff, shivered at his own shadow. His
breeder gave him to the veterinarian, whose mastiff had just died from
bone cancer.
That vet acclimated Bo to people again and built his confidence around other animals.
The story of "Bo the show dog" is like a Jack London novel. Just replace dogsleds and the call of the wild with primping and daily tooth brushing.