Ezra’s Nicknames:
Ez, Ezzy, Bub, Bubs, Bubby, Bubster, Biggy Bubs,
Bubsy Boy and countless variations of these nicknames.

Birthday: November 1, 2001

Breed: Chocolate Lab

Favorite Pastimes: Resting and Eating.

Favorite Friend: Ruby
Favorite Food: ANY!!


Ruby’s Nicknames: Roob, Roober, Roobster, The Rubinator, Rubicon, and Girlie.

Birthday: July 4, 2003
Breed: German Shepherd
Favorite Pastimes: Running and trying to steal food.

Favorite Friend: Ezra
Favorite Food: Whatever I am not supposed to have.

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Hi, I’m Ezra!

ezra pictureOh, hi, oh hi! I’m so excited to see you! Hey, hi! It’s so great you’re here! I’m a chocolate lab, you see, and, gosh, I’m so happy to see you!

I’m the original Brown Dog, yesiree! Brown Dog Books is named after, you guessed it, ME!! I was such a cute puppy, Dar just couldn’t help but name her company after me! Hey, did I tell you how fun it is that you’re here! Oh, my golly, hi there!!! Hi! Hey, hi!

Whew... all that excitement wore me right out. I’m going to take a nap now. Snooooooore........

Ezra inspires a lot of funny poetry:

Ezra
A Poem by Ethan Hosta

Ezra is a giant chocolate bar
As he’s just so plump.
Ezra is a businessman,
He owns my mom’s whole company.
He’s also family.
But he can be just like me,
And I bet he can do better at everything.
He barks and jumps,
He’s Ezra.

My Dog
A Poem by Caleb Hosta

My dog was once not so big,
Now he's just as fat as a pig.
He doesn't have four good legs,
Sometimes I think he needs a peg.
He ran down the hill, fast as lightning.
In fact, you see, it was quite frightening.
He was running a race, down the hill.
We all yelled STOP! But he wouldn't hold still,
He was a crazy tornado that wouldn't stop,
And he only stopped when his leg went POP!
His leg, we learned, we could not fix.
It was as broken as a pile of sticks.
He chewed through his cast like it was a shoe,
And, well, it came right out in his poo.
Our only choice was to do nothing at all.
And all because of one nasty fall!

Hi, I’m Ruby!

ruby pictureI’m a German Shepherd! Wanna run after the school bus? How about the mail truck? A squirrel or the neighbor’s cat? OK, maybe some other time. Wow, I just love running!

I came to Brown Dog Books a couple years after Ezra. Dar found me on this wonderful website, PetFinder. I used to have another home, but it wasn’t a very nice place, so I’m glad I don’t remember it so well. But, hey, I sure like my new home with Ezra at Brown Dog Books!

ezra and ruby logo smallezra and ruby smallI’m really smart, and I LOVE people food, so make sure you don’t ever leave your sandwich unattended...

 

Did you know you can rescue lots of great dogs just like Ruby at Petfinder.com? It's a great place to find a great pet who needs a great person just like you for their forever home.