Bobo snuggles solo on an armchair – one of the only times he wasn’t dutifully at owner Sandy Smith’s side.Sammy and Sandy Smith had never intended to keep Bobo. Yet somehow the kooky pup managed to wriggle his way into their hearts.
Born to their pit bull “Dammit” 10 years ago, the runt was an unusual little rascal with one comically bizarre feature: his giant head. The pup’s noggin was so heavy that when he gathered around the feeding bowl with the other puppies and bent down to eat, his torso would tilt up off the ground and he’d flop over.
“He was so ugly that you had to love him,” Sandy remembers with a smile.
Unfortunately, no one else seemed to see the charm hidden behind Bobo’s big, floppy ears and the excess skin drooping off his muzzle. The facial features left him overlooked time and time again as, one after the other, his more adorable brothers and sisters found their forever homes.
By the time someone did express interest in adopting the remaining puppy, the Smiths couldn’t bear to give the little goofball up. So Bobo joined the family. And as he grew into his abnormally large head, he also became Sandy’s shadow. When she rolled over in bed every morning, Bobo was sprawled out next to her. When she got out of the shower, she had to step over him. If she was cooking or washing dishes, he set up camp at her heels. In time, Sandy even forgot how to sit back on the couch because Bobo was always nuzzled in the space behind her.