Happy Birthday Dasha

This Wednesday is my little dog Dasha’s 11th birthday. No matter how you calculate it, that’s pretty old in dog years. Dasha has been with me through a lot. She has won over the hardest of hearts, including Don’s, who had a prejudice against small dogs in general, and my mom’s, who never really liked dogs at all until she met Dasha.
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Here is a video clip of her. The quality isn’t too great, but as you can see, she’s still spirited and sweet.

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Where, you may ask, is Nash? Unfortunately, he was here.

He and Dasha have different philosophies of how dog toys should be played with. Here, for example, is what’s left of a stuffed mouse he got for Christmas.

I am very thankful for the 11 years I’ve had Dasha. She has brought joy to my life. I hope she’ll have several more good years left, but for ever how much longer I have her, my life will be better for what she’s brought into it.