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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’ve posted about Oswald a few times, but since yesterday
was Oswald’s first Gotcha Day Anniversary, I figure I should tell all of
you a little bit more about him. When we adopted Oz last year, we got an
estimate of his age to be 2-4. He seemed to be a bit on the older end of
that, so we went ahead and estimated that he was 5 instead. He hasn’t
ever had to visit the vet the whole year we’ve had him because he got all
his shots before we got him, so when he went back for his boosters and his
annual exam this year, we asked our vet to give an estimate of his age and he
thinks Oz is 6-7, so we decided that yesterday would be his 7<sup>th</sup> birthday
as well as his 1<sup>st</sup> Gotcha Day anniversary. Happy Birthday
Oz! I told my family that I found out my dog is older and they were
expressing their sympathy or sadness for me that he was old, but I didn’t
really think of it as a negative thing. He’s our guy no matter
what, so who cares if he’s 7 or 3. He’s still our awesome
doggy. So for his special day we took him to the pet store and got him
some bones, a squeaky duck (which already has lost half the stuffing), and a
can of senior dog food for a treat for dinner. We also got him a fancy
new name tag that jingles all over the place. He got a few very long
walks too. He’s gotten so much more playful over the past
year. When we first got him, he was just a very inactive, chunky, short
guy who didn’t like toys and didn’t bark much…now, just a
year later, he’s changed SOOOO much. He now will play with stuffed
animals (especially if they make an animal noise) and a few plastic toys.
He’s lost about 4 lbs, and has a waistline instead of looking like a
sausage. He’s a lot more vocal too. Today for example, he was
barking for about 20 minutes straight until I figured out that he wanted me to
try to take his bone away from him so he could run away barking with his bone
still in his mouth (he’s the only dog I’ve ever met that will bark
with his mouth full). As soon as he’s had enough of running away
from me he just laid down and chewed the bone up for a while. At least I’m
starting to understand his language. My husband Keith and I are both so
grateful we can share our life with Oswald. I don’t even really
remember what life was like before him. It just feels like he’s
been there all along. We love you Oz! (and we tell him all the time
too!) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Kat – owned by Oswald<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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