Happy Dog Story...

At 12 years, Lea is our oldest dog (the photo at right is four years old).  She's still in good health except for a condition that affects her coat, but she's definitely showing signs of age.  It's harder for her to get going in the morning, and she can no longer jump up on our bed as she used to.

So she gets a little special treatment now and then, and I make sure to pay attention to her each morning.  Over the weekend, Debbie had the other three dogs at an agility meet (where they took 3 first places and 1 second place) – so Lea was home with me with no dogly companions.  I made her a treat that she really enjoyed: I broke up a couple pieces of bread into small pieces, soaked them in milk, and warmed up the resulting concoction.  Dog heaven!  She dug into that with much more gusto than she normally expends on her food.  It was obvious how much she enjoyed that treat.  Sure felt good to make our old girl so happy...