My girl, Roxy, is seven years old today.
I'm not sure when and how this happened. It seems just like yesterday that we brought her home:
A tenacious little ball of fluff she was; she looked like a tiny Ewok:
From the very beginning, she was adept at clearly communicating her likes and dislikes.
She really
liked her ball:
But she greatly
disliked being locked in the laundry room with the puppy pad:
And, although she didn't care much for school, she was able to graduate from puppy academy before moving to the farm:
...which is fortunate, because it takes a lot of knowledge and dedication to be a farm pup.
She is my faithful companion in everything I do:
She is the ever-vigilant watch dog:
She helped raise our flock of chickens from day old chicks:
And she insisted on being with them:
until the day Roopert the Rooster grew bigger than she:
Now, she just watches from afar.
She was, of course, on hand to personally greet the first six donkeys to arrive on Critter Farm back in 2008:
And Pete and Reggie, our Nigerian Dwarf goats, have been
her goats from Day 1:
She takes her job with them
very seriously:
And even though they are now quadruple her size and outweigh her by about 50 pounds, she is still the boss of them (which delights her to no end):
Roxy has had her share of challenges and there have been times when she hasn't felt her best:
But she is always up for new adventures:
and experiences:
And though some of them are a little unusual, she is
always a good sport about them:
So, to celebrate the beginning of her 8th year of life, we had a small birthday party:
Roxy invited her favorite goats and waited patiently for her guests to arrive:
The guests, in their excitement, nibbled and licked the decorations:
These particular party guests were, unfortunately, quite impatient and more than a little pushy:
And, overall, they were
not at all well behaved:
Somebody should really speak to their mother about their manners:
About the time the headbutting broke out, it was time for the party to end:
Roxy seemed more than ready to move her party into the people house:
So we did:
It was a much more civilized affair.
She really liked the flowers:
:-)