I didn’t have a lot of life events or milestones while I have been nine years old, but a couple of things did happen. I’ve put my milestones into two categories for you.
Life Event One – Traveling To Three New States
Mom still can’t believe I don’t like the car and I dislike traveling. Trying to be nice, she included me on the Montana road trip in September. Needless to say, for the most part, it was a total failure. I was edgy, unhappy, and I didn’t do my nose work. She wasn’t mad, just sad because she wishes I would enjoy traveling and sports like my siblings do.
On the way out to Montana, we traveled through North Dakota which is a new state for me.
While in North Dakota, we visited my first National Park, Theodore Roosevelt National Park. It is a very nice place, but quite stressful to deal with the drive to get there.
The park has the Badlands in it, so I got to experience some of the Badlands.
Next up we arrived in Montana. The only state sign is on a busy road. Mom didn’t want any of us to run and get on the highway, so she posed with us.
My final new state was Wyoming. They sure have a nice welcome center. With these three new states I have now visited a total of twenty four states in my life. Not bad for a dog who doesn’t like to travel.
Life Event One – Earning My DCAT Title
The more fun of my life events this past year was earning my DCAT Title in FastCAT. Running FastCAT is really fun and as you can see from my smile, I love it. This is from my final run when I earned my title.
Here I am with my final two Q’s and my really nice DCAT ribbon. I won’t be running anymore FastCAT as I have some arthritis and after a run or two, I often limp. Getting my FCAT would be pawsome but at about sixteen points a run, getting five hundred more points would mean a lot of running.
Today is my last day to be nine, so what will turning ten mean?
- I have been loved for ten years
- I have been loved for one hundred twenty months
- I have been loved for five hundred twenty one weeks
- I have been loved for three thousand six hundred and fifty days
- I have been loved for eighty seven thousand six hundred hours
- Which all adds up to five million two hundred and fifty six thousand minutes of being loved
I’m super lucky to have had so much love my first decade on this planet, and I look forward to adding more love every day for the next ten years if I am so blessed.
We are joining our friends at Living Laughing and Barking in Our Backyard for their Nature Friday blog hop.
You sure do lead an exciting life, Bailie, and you are so so loved!
Yes, my mom really loves me and I am a lucky girl!
You really are so lucky! Enjoy year ten and beyond.
Thank you. I hope to enjoy many more years.
oooh wyoming and montana… how great… you saw sp much wonderful things … you and your mama are the best ambassadors for the us ;O)
We try to be, but I prefer to stay home and let my sisters and brother be the ambassadors.
Bailie, you are very much loved for who you are. Celebrate who you are! Maybe you would like activities other than sports that you would not have to travel to do.
I enjoy hanging out at home, I don’t have to be doing activities/sports but I may try some sniffing again. We will see.
Wow!!!! We love your math. Mom
wants to do that for us now. Because you’re right — we are loved. Happy almost birthday!!!! your friends Chester and Lilly
Thank you. Love math is really fun. It is a fun idea my mom had.
Did you ever count the number of people that love you I’m sure it is more than the number of minutes that people have loved you.
Bailie, you duid so well travelling to those three new states (despite not enjoying travelling), and winning a FastCAT ribbon. Gail and I are certain that the coming year has more great things in store for you.
Toodle-oo!
Nobby.
We will see what Mom has up her sleeve. She isn’t one to just leave me home and give up on my sports.
I would not even know where to begin counting all the people because I have so many that love me online.
OH MY Dogs what wonderful sights from your 9 years of living and loving in your family. I adored you hats at the Wyoming sign, BUT most of all I loved your thoughts and facts about being loved.
Hugs Cecilia
Love is the best thing in the world and I am lucky to have a lot of it.
We love you too Bailie!
I love you and your new pup that makes you so happy.
Those were some darn good things that you experienced this past year and the photos sure were fun! Happy almost 10 sweet girl!
Thank you. It was not a bad year, but not my best either.
You are loved for sure ~ great traveling with you sweet doggies and great photos ~ Xo
Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Thank you.
We love how loved you are Bailie!! Sunny is learning to enjoy travel a bit more now that she doesn’t get car sick…but Angel Jakey was just like you and didn’t like traveling at all.
xoxo,
Rosy(and Sunny too!)
I quiver, pant and pace around the entire time I am in the car. It is terrible for me.
Baillie, Ya Done good in your first 10 years! Has your mom ever tried using CBD with you? I take it for storms and noise. Maybe it would work for long trips. I does NOT make me sleepy or slow down, it just makes me mellow. I have to take it a couple hours before the storm hits, but only once a day/night.
My FIRST mom, Claire, started using it for me. My current mom, Karen, does it too, now. I am a much happier girl!
Olive
We have tried so many things, even different types of CBD, knock out pills, all kinds of things but I don’t relax at all. I’m glad it works well for you.
I’m so glad you enjoyed FastCat and hope your next year brings you more of what you love, running in the back yard and enjoying your loving home!
Thank you. I may try some sniffing again, locally, we will see.
WOW! 24 states! That’s a lot more than I’ve seen/travelled to in my (almost) 70 years!
We love you, too, Bailie – all of us: the Z Kids and all their angel siblings and me – you’re a special pup!
Thank you. Mom has been a traveler her entire life and has seen lots of the entire world, so it is only normal that we also travel and get to see different parts of the USA.
Happy birthday sweet girl.
Thank you.