Puppy at Heart

Our sweet old girl Tilly never makes it into the blog posts that often since she spends a lot of time in the kitchen in her favorite beds and can't be bothered with the punk dogs in the other parts of the house. So I thought I'd post this video of my sweet girl doing what she loves best - rolling in the grass in the sunshine.

Tilly's about 13 now and 7 of those years were pretty rough. Her health has failed very quickly in the last year and the chronic pancreatitis and intestinal inflammation that she suffers from has taken its toll and made for a very rough winter. That's why I was so very happy to capture Tilly being her silly old self. She loves to roll in the grass in the sunshine and will sometimes roll around so much that she will slide down the hill and fall off the grass into the landscaped beds.

And she's as gross as ever - she will stand up, pee, and then continue her rolling, right through the pee. And if there's a turd in the way, all the better! Because is Tilly's world poop is awesome! It smells great and you can always sneak one into the corner for an afternoon snack. (I warned you she was a gross little dog.)

We love every little thing about our seven and a half pounds of gross little dog and because she may not be with us much longer, these happy moments where she can kick up her heels and experience joy are all the more precious.