On August 26th 2023, National Dog Day, Baker turned eleven years old!
From his very first birthday up to the present day, I have handmade a birthday banner and taken Baker's portraits alongside it. We also like to have a little tea party and he gets to open his gifts, however, this year his Daddy was at work on his actual birthday so we had to move the celebrations to the day after.
My parents came down and so helped me take his portraits on the 26th and then on the 27th we all gathered to watch him open his little pile of presents and had a small picky tea in the afternoon.
As the years go by it gets more and more difficult to buy things for Baker as he wants for nothing. He has a never-ending supply of toys which rarely get thrown away because he treats all his things so nicely and if anything does get slightly damaged I mend them. The choice of treats and the like is forever dwindling too with his old man's constitution meaning he is on a specific diet and there is less and less that doesn't disagree with him. He did get a few nice bits though and once we return from our Honeymoon in October we hope to find some super comfy new orthopaedic beds to cradle his aging joints.
This is just a quick post to show off his beautiful little face in his birthday portraits and as I've written a small summary about Baker for the past 4 years, I'm not going to stop now. If even only for me to read one day long from now when he is no longer here.
It's surreal that he is 11 and although some days you can really tell from his mobility and especially his attitude, most of the time he needs to be reminded how old he really is and to stop jumping so high while playing with his balloons!
He is getting much more difficult as he ages, but who doesn't. He's, in human equivalent years, in his late 60s and has lived a life of being absolutely spoiled so it's inevitable that he was going to become stubborn and even more needy, but oh well! He is who he is and has grown to be that way. This is his house and his family and he can do whatever he wants if it makes him happy for the rest of his life.
His daily diet now consists almost completely of cooked chicken breast and white rice and this year we have started playing 'find it', where we hide treats or chicken around the house and he uses his nose to sniff them out. Alongside his balloons, this is one of his favourite activities.
He's been lucky to enjoy another camping holiday this past June and hopefully, we'll be able to take him away for another special little holiday next year.
He is getting much more difficult as he ages, but who doesn't. He's, in human equivalent years, in his late 60s and has lived a life of being absolutely spoiled so it's inevitable that he was going to become stubborn and even more needy, but oh well! He is who he is and has grown to be that way. This is his house and his family and he can do whatever he wants if it makes him happy for the rest of his life.
His daily diet now consists almost completely of cooked chicken breast and white rice and this year we have started playing 'find it', where we hide treats or chicken around the house and he uses his nose to sniff them out. Alongside his balloons, this is one of his favourite activities.
He's been lucky to enjoy another camping holiday this past June and hopefully, we'll be able to take him away for another special little holiday next year.
The crying and whinging may get me stressed, but I love him so much and hope for many more years of Baker.
Check out some of his previous birthdays below
Baker Turns 8!
Baker is 9
A Decade with Baker
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