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R.I.P OZZIE
9-11-2008 to 14-6-2016
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We have been so overwhelmed by the Love for Ozzie from all his Pals around the World.
We have received Hundreds of very touching sympathy messages for him. It has so helped us through this Sad time knowing what an great impression our little boy has made in his short life.
Let me tell you a little of what Ozzie was like..
He was the most gentle boy you could ever meet he never put his claws out or used his teeth in anger ever, when it was Treat time and you were not serving them up quickly enough his Paw would come out and gently guide your hand and the treat to his mouth. He was known as the ''Treat Monster'' because he would have lived just on Treats if allowed to ! You would always find him sat next to the treat cupboard in the hope of some treats and getting annoyed when there was non forthcoming !
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| Stick Treats were one of his favourites |
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| In the middle of a Patrol he would have to come in for a Treat Stop |
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| He could down a stick treat in one without having it broken into bits ! |
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Treats are a little slow forthcoming so Ozzie gets
Impatient
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| ''Let me at them !'' |
He was quite a nervous little chap around people outside & those who visited the house, he knew exactly if visitors were Cat/ Animal lovers & would be very wary & keep out of the way of those who weren't...(he was never ever wrong !)
We never knew why he was nervous with people think it was just way he was, Jasmine is much more laid back with strangers.
He had a little ritual we did every night/early hours of the morning without fail he would come into the Bedroom usually around 4am and sometimes even multi visits from 2.30am onwards reach up the bed and gently tap me on the shoulder then sit back on the floor looking up with that innocent ''Oh...your awake that's good come with me lets go and hunt down some treats'' we would then go into the back bedroom where we would see if we could find any hidden treats that he had missed (he had never missed any !) and have a bit of fuss and a few extra Treats !.
This all started when he had his eye problem and had to have his eye removed after he came home after surgery I had the bright idea of hiding Treats upstairs at bedtime so during the night he could search them out & keep him amused.
He loved going out on his Patrol's and would come and subtly remind me it was time to go, which would involve sitting on the desk & staring at me until it put me off what I was doing, if that didn't work walking across the laptop keyboard was guaranteed a result !
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| Ozzie in staring Mode ! |
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| More intense Staring needed |
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| If all else fails...this always worked ! |
Out on Patrol he would regularly meet up with his friend Percy from next door. Percy was the only cat in the neighbourhood that Ozzie got on with as soon as we moved in Percy came around to say hello and the two of them just clicked and it was as if they had been Pals all their lives !
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| Ozzie & Percy at a Patrol Meeting |
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| Ozzie didn't mind sharing his Watering Can's with his Pal |
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| Ready to set out on a Patrol together |
Water was another great fascination to Ozzie whether it was the Sink, Watering Can, Puddle, Bird Bath or our glasses of water....but never his own water bowl !
I have lost count how many times he has tipped our unattended glasses of water over, and find him in the middle of a pool of water looking very pleased with himself !
There was so much more I could say about Ozzie he was such a character.
I miss him so very much we had such a close bond. I work from Home a lot so he was always there like my Shadow, with me all day long (except in the Afternoon when he would settle himself down for his Afternoon Nap)
Regularly when I was doing stuff in the Kitchen he would come and sit on the Kitchen table just watching me, I would look over to him and say ''Love you Mate'' he would slowly half close his eye and lower his head a little as if to say ''Love you too Bud'' I would then go over and give him a little hug.
Jasmine misses her Brother a lot too and has got very vocal since he has left us, especially at night when she goes around the house in the middle of the night crying out. We go and comfort her and take her on to our bed where she then settles down, usually sleeping across my chest !
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| No glass of water was safe from Ozzie |
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| Puddles were tasty ! |
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| Bird Baths were great too |
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| Watering Cans were his favourite |
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| Not only outdoor ones either ! |
There was so much more I could say about Ozzie he was such a character.
I miss him so very much we had such a close bond. I work from Home a lot so he was always there like my Shadow, with me all day long (except in the Afternoon when he would settle himself down for his Afternoon Nap)
Regularly when I was doing stuff in the Kitchen he would come and sit on the Kitchen table just watching me, I would look over to him and say ''Love you Mate'' he would slowly half close his eye and lower his head a little as if to say ''Love you too Bud'' I would then go over and give him a little hug.
Jasmine misses her Brother a lot too and has got very vocal since he has left us, especially at night when she goes around the house in the middle of the night crying out. We go and comfort her and take her on to our bed where she then settles down, usually sleeping across my chest !
Its Broken mine & Jackie's Heart losing him so young. I imagined he would be around for another ten years or so and us becoming a couple of Grumpy old so & so's together !
He will be in our Hearts forever...never forgotten.
Thanks again for all the Lovely messages.
Best Wishes
Steve
(Ozzie's Dad)
R.I.P my beautiful little boy...
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