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Happy Birthday Loodle!
This is not really an eco-anything post. This is a post to say happy birthday to my dog. He turned 13 on Saturday.
This is Loodle.
He’ had his 13th birthday on Saturday.
He’s such an old man.
He used to be a hearing dog. He let Yankee Elv know when there was a noise she should be aware of, like a doorbell or the baby crying. (He also made a good pillow for said baby… even as the ‘baby’ got older.) Some people refer to a hearing dog as ‘an alarm clock with a tail’. Mostly, Loodle was the snooze button with doggy breath, right in your face.
He liked it (except maybe the snooze button part). He was always happy when he was ‘working’. It was a pretty nice job… lie around, get treats, let everyone adore you, and paw your best friend when you hear a noise she should know about. Who wouldn’t want that job?
He especially liked getting to go wherever Yankee Elv went. His favourite places to go were parks or cafes. His least favourite was shopping. He liked going to Yankee Elv’s work, too.
During his time off, he liked to go swimming.
Especially at the beach.
He really liked the beach. It’s hard for him now. The waves are too strong, and they push him over. He hasn’t gone to the beach in a long while.
Loodle is retired. He’s deaf himself now, and arthritic, and losing his sight. Fortunately he knows some sign language, but we have to sign in exagerated motions so he can see it. Sometimes we just sign to him generally so he knows we are talking to him.
He gets very tired. (We have to drive him to the dog park now, because it’s too far for him to walk.)
He likes to sleep a lot, especially in the sunshine.
Sometimes with his best cat friend, Pou.
Sometimes he wants to be a snuggle-bunny with his human family.
He likes peanut-butter and doggy treats.
But he is just as happy taking care of my leftovers, like stale bread. (The face of the eco-friendly garbage disposal!)
Most of all, Loodle likes being the best dog ever. We love him.
Happy birthday, Loodle!
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