Today Thirteen is fifteen years old. Fourteen and a half years ago I took her to the vet for the first time, and he told me that from her teeth he could tell she was exactly 6 months old. So I counted backward and declared June 13 to be her birthday.
It may sound crazy to say this, but I never thought she'd make it this far. After Lina died in Feb 05, I didn't think Thirteen would live through the summer. But here she is, a little worse for wear but still plugging along. She's happy, and with the medication and the acupuncture, her health is better now than it was a year ago. I don't know how much longer she'll be here, but I'm grateful for every day. She's my girl.
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It's a gift. Happy birthday, Thirteen! It's also my sister's birthday... thirteen times four. But that's hardly concerning her. I think all three of my sisters (who are all older than I am) are looking for a way to make a big deal out of my 50th birthday in December. I can hardly wait.
Yay Thirteen!!! Happy birthday!!
did you get her name from the birthday you decided for her?
i wish i had written down some kind of date for moseman's birthday. i know it's around this time of year, maybe more like July than June. But I'm not sure exactly when. But hey, for a month he and Thirteen are the same age!
Happy barkday, Thirteen!
Lisa: It was the opposite actually, I picked the 13th because of her name. She got her name because my friend at the time, who helped me a lot with the dog-acquisition, wanted to name a dog after a number. We tried calling her Twelve but it didn't sound right. "Here, Twelve!" Just doesn't have a nice ring to it. So we moved on to Thirteen. If that hadn't worked we would have tried Fourteen. But I liked the sound of Thirteen so that became her name.
Awwww, congratulations Thirteen!
Happy Fifteenth, Thirteen!
I remember about six years ago some flyball friends' dog turned fifteen, and they started thinking that the end was getting near for him--he was slow, going deaf, didn't see well ... etc. Then he turned sixteen. Then seventeen. Then eighteen. Eighteen turned out to be his time.
that's so great! i'm glad thirteen is still in your life. she's such a sweetie!
Thirteen - Happy Belated Birthday!! Hope you got some extra treats for your big day!