Bessie celebrated her 16th birthday a short while ago. Very few dogs live to see such advanced age, she was born so long ago that we did not even have a digital camera at the time. The few, precious, photos we have of her as a put are in albums in our storage container. After our long separation and her health worries last year we never thought she would not see her next birthday. When she arrived in Jeddah in December last year we thought she had joined us only to say goodbye. Since then she has shown how strong she is, she lives for the moments when the family are together and she can be with us all, she visibly deteriorates when people travel abroad, perking up again as soon as they get home.
People who see Bessie now see a dog that is bent and bowed, who has hardly any fur and whose skin sits in wrinkles on her hunched and skinny frame. She was a beautiful dog in her prime and to us she is beautiful still. Our honeymoon puppy, the dog who has followed us around the world and who has helped to care for all our children. Happy birthday to the very best dog in the world.
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People who see Bessie now see a dog that is bent and bowed, who has hardly any fur and whose skin sits in wrinkles on her hunched and skinny frame. She was a beautiful dog in her prime and to us she is beautiful still. Our honeymoon puppy, the dog who has followed us around the world and who has helped to care for all our children. Happy birthday to the very best dog in the world.
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