My dog Arwen celebrated her 8th birthday last week. I like to think that we are soul buddies.
Once you get to know me it becomes clear that I love animals. We’ve always had dogs in my family, and I can’t remember a time when I didn’t live with a pet or two or three. Currently I have two cats and a dog. Once we move from our condo to a house we will get a canine playmate for Arwen. She loves the cats though. Sometimes they fall asleep in a big pile of cuddles. It’s really sweet.
Arwen is officially middle aged, and I have spent some time this week thinking about her life and her friends. Here are some photos from this past year of Arwen and her various doggy pals. First we have my birthday girl. This photo was our Christmas card this year.
Lexus is Arwen’s best friend and the love of my sister’s life. Lexus had a rough beginning. She was abused as a puppy and my sister rescued her. My sister has a long history of rescuing injured animals, bringing home strays, and fostering. Lexus is eight months older than Arwen and they have been best friends since their first play date. If I even mention Lexus while I’m on the phone with my sister Arwen starts whining and runs to the door.
Here are the partners in crime snoozing on the couch at the cottage. The pair of them were tuckered out after rolling in something disgusting together. They had to have three baths each to get rid of the smell. If one of them is getting into something the other one is right there too. This is my favourite picture of them together (I have thousands). It captures their friendship perfectly.
Next we have Bowie. She’s three years old. My brother adopted her from the humane society when she was a puppy. She was actually one of my sister’s foster dogs and my brother fell in love. She’s high energy, loves to cuddle, is curious about everything, and is one of the most affectionate dogs I have ever met. I have three images to share with you of Bowie. She’s my favourite dog model and loves being a ham for the camera.
Here she is taking a break from playing fetch with my brother.
Basking in the sun on the dock at the cottage…
And at my house last week hanging out with Arwen. That’s Arwen in the background.
This post wouldn’t be complete with out an image of Arwen with my husband. Here they are on our nightly walk together.
Next week I’ll post some images of my ninja kitties, Nims and Nikitta. They are super cute. I promise.
~Melanie
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