Aging.....

Hi, My Friends.

Freddy here.

FreddyDogYoung?  You remember me, don't you?

Some people thought that we weren't blogging anymore because of my untimely demise, but that's just not so.  Granted, I'm very very very old...probably entering my 15th human year which would be my 105th doggy year, so I guess one might call that old.  I'm not ready to call myself old, though...not yet.

I would like to think that I'm just a fountain of well-lived knowledge on aging.  

 

• Like....you don't need all your teeth.

I lost some teeth a few years ago.  But I still have the ones that are most important....the ones I use to open my Buddha-ball and to get treats.  I might not be able to open it quite as fast as in my youth, but I still win the prize most of the time.  I must have lost the teeth, though, that keep my tongue in my mouth, because I have trouble doing that now.  I know it's not my best look, but it's the current me-look, and I've gotten used to it.

• Speaking of 'looks'...

My hair is unruly and dry, my eyes are rheumy, and my body is covered with fatty tumors.  My muzzle is grey.  I think I look very mature, distinguished, and actually quite handsome compared to all those baby cockers who all look exactly the same.  I--on the other hand-- have character.  I think I look great.  Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder...and having eyes that are riddled with cataracts helps.

• Actually, if you are 'speaking', I'm clueless, because I learned years ago that you don't need to hear to live a wonderful life.

I haven't missed a beat with a soundless world.  And the funny thing is....I still love to have my ears scratched and rubbed, so my ears are still serving a very important purpose in my life.  

• New topic.  Shall we talk about incontinence?

Let's not.  But believe me, you quickly find out how much you are loved when your world is magically transformed into a marvelous doggy assisted living space.  (I only make a mistake a couple times a week, so I'm not sure that I'm actually an expert on incontinence yet.  I'll keep you updated.  I do insist, though, on going out several times during the night to do my business.  It's that 'love-thing' going on again that keeps mom and dad up most nights.)

• Exercise

Exercise is very important for your well being at any age, but particularly as you get older.  I spend all day resting up for my hour or two of frenetic running through the house after dinner.  This is usually paired with a lively game of 'find-the-hidden-cookie'.  I've noticed lately that my running results in my back legs losing traction and giving out... resulting in massive slides that need a solid, immovable object to stop.  I've also found that sometimes as I'm leaping on the sofa or chair that I fall down.  Sometimes I don't have enough momentum built up and simply miss my target.  This does not stop me from exercising.  Mom is afraid a dislocated hip will stop me, but until that happens....I'm full speed ahead!!!

And finally...

• Memory

I'm a master of 'find-the-cookie' game and I never forget where one has been hidden in the past.  In fact, I'm pretty relentless if I don't find one where I KNOW one should be.  I'm doing my best to train my mom but she seems to be having some memory issues herself lately.

Last week she found 5 pairs of 'cheater' glasses in her purse.  At last look, four of those pairs have migrated to the bathroom.  Once I spotted her with a pair around her neck, a pair on top of her head, and a pair on her nose.  I'm a bit concerned. 

Some of us aren't aging nearly as well as I am.

 

Your friend,

FreddyDogYoung

Comments

[Karen A]

I love you Freddy!!

Steph, the commenting is difficult and is there any way to change it? I'm in on google + but that will be defunked by April. I cannot log in on Blogger because they want a '.blogspot.com' and not a '.com'

Anyways, know that I am reading all of your posts and wish Freddy a healthy existence!!!

[Andi]

Ah Freddy. Little love, thank you for sharing your life with us. Getting old stinks, but it sounds like you have the most wonderful of humans dotting on you.
Bonus you have many fans out here in blogland.
xo

[DianeMSchuller]

Good to see you're blogging again. Poor old Freddy. It sounds like things are really difficult for him. Sending him lots of understanding and gentle hugs.
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