Ten Things About Tobi

I wasn't sure what direction I wanted to go with the next little post about Tobi. She was a quirky character, overflowing with personality. I think it's important to understand that she wasn't just any dog. When I write about Tobi, her name could never be replaced by another. Here are ten things about Tobi's personality that made her so special. 1. She has been to four countries and was bilingual. 2. A kitten once decided she was her mother. Even though Tobi never had puppies, she managed to make milk for the little thing. 3. She liked to skateboard. 4. Whenever I took Tobi to a creek, she would put her head under water and bob for rocks. She would then proceed to make a pile out of them.

Tobi at the Creek from Morgan Loomis on Vimeo.

5.If you talked to Tobi like she was a dog, she would sit down and ignore you. But if you talked to her like a person, with respect and in complete sentences, she would do anything for you. 6. She has had multiple operations on her knee, tail, soft pallet, eyeballs, and foot. This is why I do not recommend getting a bulldog (unless you don't have anything else to spend your money on). Morgan has documented all of her operations and health issues at poortobi.blogspot.com 7. Tobi loved the water. But it took her years to learn to swim. The first time she saw a pool, she leaped into it and sunk right to the bottom. I had to rescue her. So we got her a life jacket.

8. She was very gentle and loved all creatures, big and small.

9. Her favorite thing to do was to stand on this springy surf/balance board at the park. In fact that is what she was doing right before she passed away.

10. She once met a bull. At that moment her life had changed forever because she had discovered her purpose. After hundreds of years of breeding bulldogs so that their only purpose is to be amusing, Tobi still knew what to do. She charged the bull and we had to wrestle her to the ground before she was injured or worse.