#rhodesianridgeback

Made her a pup-friendly pancake stack birthday "layer cake" to celebrate, topped with some yummy all-natural treats from our buddies at Brandi's Pet Pantry! She hated wearing a bandana + little crown I made her, & had no idea what to do with herself about actually eating the cake, so of course didn't get decent photos! 😅 👑 🎂

She's shown a few more signs of her age over the last year, but is otherwise healthy & thriving as an only dog.

Now that she’s finally no longer constantly desperate after always being railroaded by other dogs, she is far less passive, has regained so much confidence, & is even happier & more well-behaved than ever before.

She's really come into her own, displaying her actual, individual personality...she's been able to demonstrate her intelligence & acute ability to communicate, as well as her silly cheekiness! She is absolutely a giant velcro dog, but she has so much trust & tolerance, has learned so much, including new tricks/commands, husbandry behaviours, & to make her own little jokes.

I've never seen her be so affectionate & playful, nor agilely run & jump, while being so precise yet gentle in the ways she does now...she's still not very interested in toys, but her favourite exception is the hard rubber Japanese baseball I found washed up on Midway Atoll!