Happy 15th birthday, Lady!

LADY FROM ABOUT 2013...

Since we got our Lady on Oct. 1, 2002, we count Oct. 1 her birthday. She's been with us 13 years today, and we figure she's 15 years old.

I told her that today is her unofficial birthday, but it doesn't seem to have sunk in yet. She's having an ordinary day so far; right now, she's lying in her normal spot, on the floor near my left foot.

We had a quiet trip to the dog park this morning. We were alone on the little-dog side, and Lady looked through the fence when dogs came near. There might have been as many as eight dogs at a time on the big-dog side.

When it began drizzling, we came home. She had no trouble getting into the car, and away we went.

Happy birthday, darlin'!

P.S.: She did get a special treat on her birthday, a pork chop biscuit from Bojangles.

Note: If Lady makes it to Oct. 1, 2016, she'll unofficially be 16 years old.

Note: Lady passed on Sept. 17, 2016, two weeks short of her unofficial 16th birthday.

• Woof! (translation: Go away, kid; you bother me)

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