tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-13:54035 intertext intertext 2011-04-04T00:30:46Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-04-13:54035:350259 2011-04-04T00:30:46Z 2011-04-04T00:30:46Z public 1 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/debbieg/5586594323/" title="Enjoying His Birthday Treat by Debbie G, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5586594323_eaeaa1539a.jpg" width="500" height="414" alt="Enjoying His Birthday Treat"></a><br /><br />He's fourteen today. He doesn't look it in this picture, does he? But what you can't see is that he's nearly blind and quite deaf and has quite wobbly back legs, and spends 90% of his time sleeping. But he eats well, and so far he's not having any problems with his bladder or bowels and doesn't seem to have any painful bits except his back legs...<br /><br />Living with an old dog is so desperately bitter-sweet.<br /><br />But today, he's fourteen, and seems healthy, and had a lovely afternoon puttering about in the garden. I appreciate every day I have with him.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=intertext&ditemid=350259" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments