Sophie is now thirteen years old! This is new territory for us, as we've never had a collie go past twelve. We take one day at a time with our senior girl and enjoy every minute of it! Sophie has good days and then some moments that make us realize she won't be with us forever. She seems to have lost her hearing and sometimes is easily knocked off balance. But, Saturday, she ran along the fence line as I drove down the driveway! Her gait looked awkward and I was afraid she wouldn't be able to stop without crashing into a bush or tree, but her tail was wagging and her eyes were shining with happiness.
We celebrated the birthday milestone with doggy blueberry muffins for everybody. The birthday girl got full size muffins while everyone else got the mini's. What a hit! I think the dogs would like philosophy of the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland and celebrate the un-birthdays, too, and have muffins every day!
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| The muffins are ready--let the party begin! |
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| Sophie enjoying her birthday dinner and muffins. |
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| Checking for an overlooked crumb or two. |
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| The look on her face seems to say, "There's no more"? But, her bowl is very clean! |
2 comments:
Happy, happy birthday to your Sophie!! I hope she still has more good days left for you and her to enjoy together! Those muffins look so yummy--even for humans to want!! :)
Thank you! We hope Sophie is around for a long, long time, too. The muffin recipe is from the Three Dog Bakery Cookbook and one of my favorite treats to make for the dogs. It's very fast and easy!
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