Hoss

Sponsored by Meg, Keelan, LYdia and Thai

Handsome Mr Hoss. Hoss was the squishiest of the puppies, with crinkled rolls of fat and slow movement. Hoss is a beautiful and loving dog.

Hoss as a puppy had the smoothest movement of his littermates, with a floating effortless grace. In the team, Hoss just glides down the trail with a beautiful trot and lope, with that nice fluffy tail drifting along behind him. Hoss is a very hard worker, and unbelievably driven, inheriting his mom’s appetite to keep going when we stop.

Hoss has always been eager to please, like his siblings, with a degree of intelligence trying to assert control over what I’m asking him to do at times. Like his siblings, Hoss is an excellent hiking companion and loves being in the house where he can play with toys, and somehow he learned how to sit and wait before I open the door. That whole litter I raised as companions, and they contain a unique emotional bond with me, and with each other.

In the team Hoss has turned into a hardworking cheerleader, eventually pairing well with fellow hardworking cheerleader Oriana. Oriana and Hoss pick up on each other’s energy, Oriana’s focus forward helping bring Hoss into alignment. I see Hoss over the years picking up the strong team/ wheel dog role like Oriana, and of previous dogs like Loki and Thai, hardworking no-nonsense pullers that thrive when things get hard. Hoss’ only weakness is his maturity, manifesting in a lack of discipline during hookup (i.e. flinging his giant body around).

From the LOST litter, ‘Hoss' is a nickname that Sawyer gave to just about everyone, and was his fallback nickname when he didn't know someone enough to give them a personalized nickname. 

Born: 2018
Bolt (Mackey) x Fanzine (Tremblay)