Oogy Part 4

"The fact that a brutalized, mutilated pup had so immediately and so completely reposed his trust in us made all of us feel that we had been rewarded. He was one of us." (Levin 113).

This line stood out to me at the end of chapter 5. It makes Oogy sound like a patient, caring, and forgiving animal, who does not have a care for the world. The thing I find amazing is, Oogy started his life under horrific abuse. The fact that he can come out of that abuse and start loving a human again is remarkable. Levin describes that having Oogy become apart of their family, was like adopting another baby, this time with even more care and even more love.

When Oogy first came to the house, he would not leave Levin alone. He would follow his owner around and would bark when he went into the bathroom. Oogy was a protector and wouldn't let anything happen to his new owners. During his first night home, Dan (one of the kids in the house) was taking a bath. When Dan went down to rinse off his hair, Oogy started barking trying to get Levin's attention thinking that his new owner had drowned. In the part of the book when this happened, Levin describes it, "Suddenly Oogy began barking, the sound reverberating off the walls of the bathroom like a dinner bell...Dan was submerged, completely out of sight, rinsing off his hair. Oogy had placed his forelegs on the side of the tub and raised himself in alert; the boy he loved had disappeared." (Levin 110). This line from the story, shows the dogs protective instincts and it shows that he cares a lot about other people.

As I continue reading this book, I hope I will find out more about Oogy's personality. I hope to finish the book later this week and will complete it with a book review and summary.