{"id":33340,"date":"2017-10-12T02:45:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T09:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/?p=33340"},"modified":"2017-10-11T19:07:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T02:07:00","slug":"oh-the-things-that-happen-right-before-your-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairewolfe.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/12\/oh-the-things-that-happen-right-before-your-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh, the things that happen right before your eyes …"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ava still has the energy of a puppy. She’s slim, trim, fast, and excitable. Given her breed mix and her condition, Furrydoc says not to be surprised if she lives to be 20 — and I’ll be happy if she does, as long as she’s healthy and content.<\/p>\n

So, until the other day when I was searching for a photo to use on Patreon<\/a>, I totally failed to notice this:<\/p>\n

Ava at 19 months, April 2007<\/p>\n

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Ava at 12 years, October 2017<\/p>\n

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Several years ago a visitor commented on the whiteness of her muzzle and I said, “Oh, that’s just her natural coloring.” The white didn’t creep up in the traditional way it does with golden retrievers or black labs. Ava always had a lot of white on her, including on her face. But there “a lot of white” and there’s “a lot of white.” And I missed the transition from one to the other.<\/p>\n

Oh my. What happened to my wild puppy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ava still has the energy of a puppy. She’s slim, trim, fast, and excitable. Given her breed mix and her condition, Furrydoc says not to be surprised if she lives to be 20 — and I’ll be happy if she does, as long as she’s healthy and content. So, until the other day when I was searching for a photo to use on Patreon, I totally failed to notice this: Ava at 19 months, April 2007 Ava at 12 years, October 2017 Several years ago a visitor commented on the whiteness of her muzzle and I said, “Oh, that’s just…<\/p>\n

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