{"id":8537,"date":"2013-07-15T21:33:29","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T04:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/?p=8537"},"modified":"2017-05-16T13:38:28","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T20:38:28","slug":"my-noble-hound-my-unwavering-pal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doycetesterman.com\/index.php\/2013\/07\/my-noble-hound-my-unwavering-pal\/","title":{"rendered":"My Noble Hound, My Unwavering Pal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nDaddy and his puppy<\/a>
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\nOriginally uploaded by ktbuffy<\/a>
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Jake turned 13 today. Pretty damned good for any canine – pretty amazing for a ninety-pound pile of bone and muscle like him.<\/p>\n

Best dog I’ve ever had; probably the best I ever will have. So easy to train. So good with kids. So bloody goddamned smart<\/em>.<\/p>\n

His joints are more arthritis than bone, now, it seems like. Some kind of nerve deterioration in his back legs. Glaucoma-blind in one eye. He takes more pills with one meal than I take in a month. Stairs are a deadly nemesis; hardwood floors their petty, vicious ally.<\/p>\n

And, still, he comes to greet me when I get home. Still he smiles.<\/p>\n

Still, he sneaks rawhide treats away from our young puppy as though it were the easiest thing in the world.<\/p>\n

I can’t easily remember my life without him. I spend a lot of time imagining him gone.<\/p>\n

Happy Birthday, Old Man. I love you.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Daddy and his puppy Originally uploaded by ktbuffy Jake turned 13 today. Pretty damned good for any canine – pretty amazing for a ninety-pound pile of bone and muscle like him. Best dog I’ve ever had; probably the best I ever will have. So easy to train. So good with kids. So bloody goddamned smart. … <\/p>\n

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