6/7/2023 0 Comments Oogy by Larry LevinSomehow, he had survived, but only just, with major wounds to his head and most of the left side of his face gone. Oogy’s origins are shrouded in mystery - he probably started life as a drug dealer’s fighting dog who’d refused to fight and had then been used as bait for other dogs. Which would have come as a merciful end to a short and dreadful life. Oogy was probably two months old when Larry first clapped eyes on him, and the puppy’s then-horrendous appearance was the least of his problems - as an appallingly injured stray, he was due to be put down. When he first saw his beloved pet, owner Larry Levin thought Oogy’s face had melted. Oogy is a white pit-bullish dog with a truly strange, skew-whiff face - left ear missing, part of the left jaw gone, mouth and snout pulled sideways.Īnd that’s after extensive reconstructive surgery. Love at first sight: Levin has resolved to adopt OogyĪs his dustjacket photo proves, the star of this book won’t be winning any beauty contests.
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