A Decade of Jimmy! Someone is TEN!!!!!!

Today Jimmy turned 10 years old! It is so hard to believe. The time has truly flown by!

He had a very big day! A nice long walk to get things started......

Followed by chewing a tasty marrow bone in the back yard. My pictures for that were all a blur so you will have to take my word that he really enjoyed it! Wilson joined in and his picture turned out fine!

Next the mailman delivered a birthday card! Jimmy's breeder remembers his birthday each and every year! Thanks, Anne!

Being a nice day, we decided to have burgers on the grill. Jimmy was a bit anxious for dinner to start!

And after dinner, of course there was cake! No birthday would be complete without it! Plus the requisite embarrassing birthday hat!

He had his cake and ate it, too!

Happy Birthday to the best little guy ever!

It's Been A Decade!

What do I say about my dog that turned 10 today? It's an age that's just starting to sound old. It's an age where he has developed bushy gray  "old man" eyebrows . It's an age that makes me emotional.  On the one hand, it makes me sad...being human I know what the future brings. On the other hand I rejoice at the fact he's made it to 10 in relatively good shape! Wilson has had no evidence of IVDD yet (Thank doG!), the Big C has ignored us so far, and he seems generally quite healthy with just a bit of arthritis. These ten years have flown by and I imagine the next few will as well. I hope Wilson will be blessed with the longevity of my first Cardigan, Dylan, who missed 17 by just two weeks! I know Wilson's sire, BIS CH Sisterwood's Winsome Will,  only recently crossed the bridge at age 16 so the genes and the odds are in Wilson's favor!

Today, of course, started with a party! Wilson is much more cooperative about wearing the silly hat! And if you remember Jimmy's birthday just a couple of weeks back, you will recognize this pose with a card. And how great is this? Wilson's b-day card is again from Jimmy's breeder, Anne. She did not breed Wilson but she still sent him a card! So sweet!

I'm not old, I'm mature!

There were gifts to open.....

Look at those intense eyes!

And gifts to enjoy.....!

No birthday celebration is complete without doggy crack!

Why don't all my days start this way?!

Happy Birthday, Wilson! May you have many, many more!