Golden Girls
Recently my vet said that our dogs, now that they are 7, are considered "seniors." I have to admit, my heart sank a little when she said that. I can still remember the day I hand-picked each of them from their litters. While they are not litter-mates, they are from the same set of parents, so siblings none the less. They were both very different as puppies, but equally lovable. We got Ellie a few months after we got married. At around 5 pounds, she was the runt of her litter of 11 and just as sweet as could be. She has always been our more anxiety-prone dog, and certainly not the dominant one of the two. We didn't know it, but she had parvovirus when we got her, and for the first 2 weeks we had her I rarely left her side, shuttling her to and from the vet office nearly every day for more fluid. Till this day, she and I have an unspeakable bond. Her loyalty is most apparent when there is an unfamiliar face at the door, or when Bill gives me any type of affection. She lo...