Otto, special bonus blog

Oh, the glories of an older dog! Otto, our curmudgeon, is 19, going on 20. He has to go out once an hour and sometimes makes statement wees on the floor or rug. He loves Bob. He loves eating, especially breakfast. He still barks for it. You should see the hog's mess I give him for breakfast. It takes him a while, but he eats every bite. Essi cleans his dish for him when he's finished. He loves water. We let him have all he wants for breakfast and lunch, but then not after that. He can still make it the whole night. He doesn't like to be put anywhere. Even blind, he likes to twirl until the position is right. If you try to move him when he's sleeping, he growls big time. When he's carried out to wee he and Essi have a bark fest. He loves pasta and tidbits when available. His back legs don't work that well anymore, so this makes walking on the kitchen tiles difficult. He still moves around pretty well on the rug and outside. Sometimes he looses his balance and falls over, but just gets back up again. He still gets a lot of joy out of life. We think there are life lessons to be learned from him - live now, don't let your aches get you down, and get back up when you fall over.

We love him!

Sue