My Best Friend is Aging.......Fast

   It is a hard reality to face, that my best friend of over 13 years is past her prime and no longer a young, feisty pup full of so much life and stubborn personality, she is a 60 lb Shepherd/Husky mix that will be turning 14 years old this November and that has been quite a feat for one large dog but she is really beginning to show it now. She started slowing down a little about 2 years ago, but was still out running around and having a good time this past winter. We used to call her SUV because she would run up walls of dirt like nothing, these were 12-15 feet high and almost at a 90 degree angle and she ran up them like they weren't an issue, she did this until about 3 years ago before she started avoiding them or just climbing up a little slower. She has really begun to show her age just these past couple of weeks, I don't know if she just isn't feeling good or she really is slowing down. Coming up the front porch flight of stairs seems to be a huge effort for her, she barely wants to go outside anymore, and going outside was one of her favorite things in the world........okay her most favorite thing was going outside. She barely perked up this past Sunday when I took her to the woods and riverfront, and it sucks to see her this way.

These two photos above were taken in March of this year, that is only 6 months ago....... a huge difference now. These two below was just 2 days ago when we went to the riverfront and the woods along it. She just ambled along the edge, just a couple months ago she would have been trotting and bouncing around sniffing everything.

It sucks, I don't want to admit or face the truth, that my best friend won't be with me forever and she might not be with me very much longer. If this isn't just her not feeling well, then I fear she may not see 15 years. I honestly don't know how I will handle it, I mean I have to be strong for Dorian but losing Molly will be the hardest thing in my life yet.