It's been a couple of years since I have posted to this blog. To spite his age, Rowdy is still going strong. To estimate his birthday, or time of year he was born, he will be turning 15 years old, during the first two to three months of 2024.
He is showing his age, with his face hair graying. Now, he is having a little trouble getting around whenever he gets up from a rest and he has lost some of his hearing, estimating about 50% loss. He's also only half motivated to chase squirrels in the yard, when I let him out.
To explain most of our absence from here, in March of 2021, I came down with Covid and was in the hospital for 10 days and in recovery for several months after that. During that time, my cousin took care of Rowdy and then me, after I got out of the hospital. After recovery this blog was mostly out of mind and even though Rowdy did some things worthy of recording on here, I only posted a few times and then got too busy to post any more, after being back on my feet.
While staying at my cousin's, Rowdy picked up a new habit, which I am not certain to label it good or bad. He never barked at the door to let him back inside before, but somehow he learned to do that at my cousin's house and now he does that every time I let him out and he is ready to come back in.
I'll try to post a little more often, when Rowdy does something new or funny, or when I remember something I haven't posted in the past.
