The Elders

This month I had the unique opportunity to sit for all dogs elderly.  Earlier in the month I watched Albert, the Golden Retriever, again and the animal herd he lives with, including Pedro the bird. 

Pedro is a sweet bird who says "Hi!" and willingly crawls on your shoulder to follow you around the house.  He's friends with the dog and is not at all threatened by the beast 30 times it's size.

And introducing the newest seniors: Beau, Cody, and Rupert.

Beau, Cody, Rupert

 Beau is an Australian Shepherd mix who is most likely a forever-foster dog.  Cody is a Red Heeler Mix who loves to fetch and retrieve the ball.  And Rupert is a Golden Retriever therapy dog for Intermountain Therapy Animals who, ironically won't retrieve.  He'll bring it back but refuses to drop the ball.  These three guys are obviously good buddies and made my stay far from mellow.  Despite their age they are active and up for anything.   At one point I took all three of them for a walk through the neighborhood.  Beau struggles with walking and mobility in his legs and though he lagged behind a little bit and had to rest every 20 steps or so, he never seemed discouraged or ready to quit.  The other two charged ahead ready to take on the world.

Molly the cat stayed hidden most of the time, but showed herself for this brief interaction.