https://intertext.dreamwidth.org/ intertext - Dreamwidth Studios Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:30:46 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios intertext personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/27909/54035 https://intertext.dreamwidth.org/ 100 97 https://intertext.dreamwidth.org/350259.html Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:30:46 GMT https://intertext.dreamwidth.org/350259.html <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 https://intertext.dreamwidth.org/350259.html birthday robinson dog public 1