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May 8, 2025 12 mins

In this lively episode of "Dog Friendly," host Brandon Bennett chats with Bozz, the cheerful mascot of the Longmont Humane Society. Bozz, a lovable rescue dog, shares how he can emulate Bob Barker’s charm—minus the dog breed details—just a happy pup wagging his tail and spreading joy. Bozz demonstrates some fun tricks like playing dead, giving paws, and even doing card tricks, all while exploring his love for the community.

Brandon also reviews the Outward Hound Non-Skid Plastic Slow Feeder Bowl, used for his own fast-eating Pit mix, Roo. He gives it a solid 4 out of 5 stars for helping slow Roo down during mealtime. Bozz's walk-around at Longmont’s Oktoberfest, greeting kids and posing for pictures, highlights the fun, family-friendly atmosphere the Humane Society fosters. This episode is full of heartwarming stories, community spirit, and good old-fashioned dog love!

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SPEAKER_01 (00:00):
Good morning, dog lovers.
Welcome to Dog Friendly, thepodcast where we celebrate the
joy of dogs and the adventureswe share with them.
I'm your host, Brandon Bennettfrom Alpine Howell.
Each week, I take you todog-friendly locations to chat

(00:20):
with passionate dog owners abouttheir furry companions and the
unforgettable experiencesthey've had together.
We'll also hear from experts whoshare valuable insights on
training, health, and making themost out of our time with our
canine pals, all while enjoyingthe great outdoors.
So whether you're a seasoned pupparent or just a dog lover, grab

(00:41):
your leash, maybe a libation,and join us as we enjoy the
world of dogs and incredibleadventures that await.
Let's dive into today's episode.
Good morning, everybody at thisgreat time.
May 8th.
Hope everybody's having a goodday out there.
You know, I forgot to telleverybody that on last week's

(01:02):
podcast, we are moving toThursdays.
Gives me a little more time toget all these edits.
A lot more subscribers, which isgreat.
Keep them coming.
Keep some DMs.
Any suggestions you want me to,anybody you want me to
interview, drop us a line, infoat alpinehowell.com.
Send us through the DM atalpinehowell.

(01:23):
That's our Instagram handle.
But we got a lot of greatcontent coming up, a lot of good
interviews, an author.
We're gonna speak with an authornext week.
We got a great interview.
And then a local celebrity, inthe Uber world.
This was pretty exciting stuff.
So I needed some more time toget all this out there and I

(01:44):
apologize that I did not leteverybody know.
But this week's episode, we goturn back the hands of time a
little bit.
Forgot that I had this one onfile, but we went to the
Longmont Oktoberfest just downthe road.
We had a couple of greatinterviews there.
A couple more to promote here.
But just a short episode withthe mascot, Boz.

(02:06):
He sat down with us for a fewminutes to talk about himself
what he likes to do what he'sdoing at the oktoberfest and be
in the face for the longmonthumane society one paw shake at
a time take her away boss

SPEAKER_00 (02:22):
all right

SPEAKER_01 (02:23):
come up with your backstory yeah yeah yeah we're
gonna we're gonna we're this isgonna be literally on the fly
because my i'm always on the flybut what what is your name

SPEAKER_00 (02:31):
boss boss the rescue dog

SPEAKER_01 (02:33):
okay so first and last and what do you do Wait,
Boz?
Boz.
B-O-Z?
B-O-Z-Z.
Okay, I grew up with a buddy.
His name was Nathan.
I was talking about him lastnight,

SPEAKER_00 (02:43):
actually.
Oh, I love Nathan.
He's a good dog owner.
His nickname was Boz.
Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 (02:48):
I kid

SPEAKER_00 (02:49):
you not.
He's got a good reputation outthere.

SPEAKER_01 (02:51):
I mean, Slinger, Wisconsin, town of 3,000 people.

SPEAKER_00 (02:54):
Yep, but Humane Society in Longmont takes dogs
from all over.

SPEAKER_01 (02:57):
That's great.

SPEAKER_00 (02:58):
And what do you do?
I wag my tail.
I am very good.
And when I'm very good, when I'ma good boy, I get treats.
So I'm a good boy.
I do do that very well.
And sometimes I'll chase mytail.
But that's more for you.
I know you think it's for me,but I'm doing it for your
entertainment.

SPEAKER_01 (03:13):
What kind of dog are you?

SPEAKER_00 (03:15):
I mean, you're yellowish with purple.
Lettering?
You know, I think I'm not a fanof that question because it
doesn't matter what kind of dogI am.
I'm a happy dog.
I'm a happy dog.

SPEAKER_01 (03:24):
That can be a breed, by the way.

SPEAKER_00 (03:26):
Oh, okay.
I'm a happy dog

SPEAKER_01 (03:27):
breed.
It's completely okay that you'rejust a happy breed.

SPEAKER_00 (03:30):
Yes, I am.
I'm a happy dog.
I'm a

SPEAKER_01 (03:32):
good boy.
We know.
I mean, you're sitting in achair politely.
Do you bark?

SPEAKER_00 (03:39):
If I have to.
If you're in danger, I will.

SPEAKER_01 (03:41):
Okay.
Do you have an owner?
No.

SPEAKER_00 (03:44):
Right now I'm with the Longmont Humane Society, but
I'm sure very soon I will getadopted.

SPEAKER_01 (03:49):
Oh, gosh, I hope so.
You're cute as hell.

SPEAKER_00 (03:51):
I give the big eyes when people come in, so it's
just a matter of days at thispoint.
And do you know any tricks, Boz?
Like card tricks?
I know a few.
Like if you have a deck, I'll dosome.

SPEAKER_01 (04:03):
Bad joke.

SPEAKER_00 (04:05):
Well, hey, listen, I'm a dog.

SPEAKER_01 (04:07):
Tricks.
Tricks are for kids, all

SPEAKER_00 (04:11):
right?
Oh, silly rabbit.

SPEAKER_01 (04:13):
Okay.
No, do you know any tricks?
Do you do

SPEAKER_00 (04:16):
paw?
Do you do back flips?
I do paw.
You can rub my belly.
I think that's a trick.
I can play dead for severalhours.
All right.
So I'll shake hands.

SPEAKER_01 (04:26):
Oh.
Yeah.
Oh, you have a hand.

SPEAKER_00 (04:28):
I'll shake paws.

SPEAKER_01 (04:28):
Okay, good.
I'm going to clarify this tomake sure.
Shake paw.
Yeah, I got it.
I got it.
So what's your favorite thingabout the Longmont Humane
Society?

SPEAKER_00 (04:37):
Um...
You know, Longmont's a big town,and the Humane Society does a
lot of different things toservice that town.
Medical, you know, not justadoptions.
They'll do medical procedures.
They'll take unwanted strays,cats and dogs.
They'll take, you know, lost andfound pets until they find their

(04:57):
owners again.
They just do all the things thatwe need, cats and dogs.
And I do like cats, if you'rewondering.

SPEAKER_01 (05:03):
Okay, yeah.
My question was going to be,like, how many—what's your
number— You know, like, youknow...
Stripes down your arm, tattoos.
How many you got?
The

SPEAKER_00 (05:13):
cats and I are simpatico.
We get along.

SPEAKER_01 (05:14):
Okay, good, good, good.
And how'd you end up at theHumane Society?
Did you just run in or what?
Did they just take you?
I don't know if they would.
They

SPEAKER_00 (05:22):
did, you know.
I was with the family, but itwasn't a good fit for them.
And things changed, so theHumane Society took me in.
And like I said, when peopleshow up, I put on my A-game.
So I'll be adopted pretty soon.

SPEAKER_01 (05:32):
Yeah, I can see that.
I can see that.
Maybe by somebody here at theOktoberfest.
And what's going on today?
I mean, I just saw you come outin the last hour or so.
What have you been doing aroundhere?
What's going on?

SPEAKER_00 (05:42):
Oh, you know, it's a great place.
There's an obstacle course fordogs.
There's just lots of grass andtrees for us to hang out on.
So I've just been walkingaround, enjoying the atmosphere,
listening to music, playing withkids, a couple of selfies here
and there.
So it's been a good day.

SPEAKER_01 (05:54):
Gosh, that's so special.
Okay.
You know, we're not trying tocut you short or anything like
that because you're a big, talldog.
We always ask the owners, butYour owner clearly isn't here.
I mean, I don't know if Marcy'shere and, like, taking care of
you or not.
But anyway, if you could sayanything in English, because

(06:15):
dogs bark, what would you say topeople that are around you?
What would you say?

SPEAKER_00 (06:22):
I would like to quote my favorite game show
host.
Remember to spay and neuter yourpets.

SPEAKER_01 (06:27):
Oh, Bob Barker, R.I.P.
Bob Barker.
R.I.P.
All right,

SPEAKER_00 (06:30):
all right.
Rest in peace.
Well, Boz...
I want to thank you for havingme here today.
I see a mailman in the corner,and he's with a squirrel, so I
really can't stay much longer.

SPEAKER_01 (06:42):
I was just going to say, thank you for being with
us.
This has been excellent, Boz.
I hope we got some greatpictures, and come back again.
I'll be here.
This is great.
I can't wait to throw sometreats at you.

SPEAKER_00 (06:53):
Next time I'm here, I'll be adopted.
I can't wait.
Thanks so much, Boz.
Bye.

SPEAKER_01 (06:57):
All right.
Thank you, Boz.
Thank you, Longmont HumaneSociety.
Remember to support your localHumane Society here in Longmont.
We have a fantastic crew there,growing leaps and bounds.
It's not too far away, but checkthem out at
thelongmonthumanesociety.org,the nearest one in your area.
I support them.
I donate as much as I can fromthe sales that I have because

(07:21):
it's important to me.
I don't want dogs to go.
Dogs and cats work with allsorts of rescues of that nature,
but...
It was fun.
It was cool to sit down with atalking mascot.
You look at mascots, sometimesyou're like, do you say
anything?
Anyway, thank you, Boz.

(07:42):
All right, thank you, everybody.
We're on to reviews.
This week, I had talked about itlast week that I have a bowl
that I've been using for my pitmix, Roo, because he eats just
so fast.
And I think a lot of people havethis sort of conundrum with some
of their pets, dogs inparticular, but mine I caught

(08:05):
early on and got them the swirlybull is what I call it, but the
technical term is And it's byOutward Hound.
So you can check them out.
I'll plug them in the notes.
OutwardHound.com.
But the Outward Hound non-stickplastic slow feeder interactive

(08:28):
dog bowl.
Mine's in teal.
You can get them in a coupleother colors, sizes as well.
This is a two cup.
Got it on, I believe I boughtmine on Chewy.com.
It's been a while, but I forgotthat that was an important thing
to me.
I've been talking about dogbowls for the past...
couple reviews.
But it works wonderful.

(08:51):
I didn't know that the companydoes so much, which I presume
most do.
There's not just a one and done,which I think is great.
But this company, fantasticproducts.
They have a great missionstatement.
Their mission is to enrich thelives of pets and their families
worldwide with innovations thatdeliver happiness.

(09:12):
You can't beat that with astick.
No, don't fetch that stick.
But they have a lot of neatinteractive pieces on their
website.
Education for dogs, products,and not just for dogs, for cats
as well.
But a wonderful bowl.

(09:33):
Dog slows him down.
He's been slower than my bluehealer.
she's done in no time very foodmotivated dogs that are also
ready in the morning and they'reon a time schedule so they're
once in the morning once atnight and he's ready to go with
it but it's a great product Ithink that 4.5 out of 5 stars is

(09:59):
adequate for it great pricepoint and You know, it's great
for what I need them to do.
It does exactly what I want outof a product that slows my dog
down.
Dishwasher safe and make sureyou use it.
It recommends low heat.

(10:20):
And I mean, what can I say?
Great product.
Thank you.
Go check it out.
Outward Hound.
Again, I'll plug it in the notesas well.
So, all right, that's it forthis week's episode.
We're switching to Thursdays.
I got, again, a couple greatguests in the hopper coming up
in the next couple of weeks andeverybody should get excited

(10:42):
about this to hear from anauthor, uh, wrote about his
journey with his dog and just agreat human.
And I love it that we got totalk interactive.
This one was over, uh, manystate lines.
And then, uh, Got a little bitof talk with the Uber dog coming
up a couple weeks here.
All right.

(11:03):
Pet them dogs.
Thank you for joining us thisweek on another episode of Dog
Friendly.
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