Happy
Birthday, dear Roxy
Saturday,
23rd March is Roxy’s 9th birthday. Until she was seven, she had three older canine
companions, Jenna, Gus and Bertie, and three cats, Herschel, Isambard and Jellicoe. She enjoyed being with all of them but Bertie was the one she played with the
most. He was four years older than her and was most indulgent. He always allowed
her to take his stick and now she shows Gilbert the same courtesy.
She enjoyed playing with Frankie as they grew up together.
She had the
loudest snore of any puppy we’ve ever had, though she is challenged now in that
department by Herschel.
She has vivid dreams, during which she growls and
whimpers and runs. Generally, she is a quiet dog and doesn’t bark unless she
sees a good reason to do so and then she sounds quite ferocious. This is quite
misleading as she greets all visitors with wild enthusiasm and any thief would be
assured of a warm welcome and more likely to be knocked over through an excess of
excitement.
Labradors are bred to cooperate and collaborate with each other. They work together to retrieve. They are the kindest of dogs. Roxy loves playing with balls and if they're squeaky balls, she's even happier.Like most Labradors, she relishes water. For a very long time she held her head very high as she swam, as though she didn't want to get her hair wet.
When Roxy lost her three companions in rapid succession, she became quite depressed. The arrival of Gilbert lifted her spirits and he has become a wonderful playmate for her. They're rarely far apart. Although he's now much bigger than her, he is still subordinate. She's not always the most elegant sleeper.
Happy Birthday, Roxy!
Ah Happy Birthday Roxy! What a wonderful tribute to her.
ReplyDeleteShe is a really sweet dog:-)
DeleteNot only are labradors the most cooperative of dogs, they are also the most handsome. Roxy is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I'll tell her that :-)
DeleteRoxy is very beautiful, Happy Birthday to her. Most people out here seem to prefer yellow Labradors, though my daughter had a black one, who died a couple of years ago.
ReplyDeleteBlack and yellow (in its various shades) are the most commonly seen colours. Chocolates can be variable, but Roxy is a nice deep brown.
DeleteHappy Birthday, beautiful Roxy! A lovely tribute to a very special dog and to the breed. We've had three "Labradors" but they have all been mixes: a Lab/border collie, a Lab/greyhound, and a Lab/who knows what. I hope Roxy's day has been full of fun. She's a darling girl.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stephanie. I must say, we're more excited about her birthday than she is ;-)
DeleteHappy birthday Roxy, it's my birthday today as well love from Val x
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Val. I hope you're having a grand day:-)
DeleteHappy birthday Roxy ! The dogs I like the most are the Golden Retrievers and the Labradors. Of course I love all dogs, and they apparently love me. Wherever I am and there is a dog (the big once not the little waffwaffs) the dogs always come to me, a little Pitbull settled down on my lap in a restaurant, and our friends screamed, poor dog has such a bad reputation thanks to mean owners ! Ever since I live alone with Rosie, she has changed ! I think she had always wanted to be an only cat and not living with 3 others. Only Arthur was her big friend.
ReplyDeleteDogs know where they're welcome.
DeleteCats don't always enjoy the company of other cats. They are solitary creatures, but our cats love our dogs.
Happy Birthday, Roxy. Have a great day packed with doggy treats. xx
ReplyDeleteRoxy can never have too many treats - we have to ration her, or she'd be the size of a horse! x x x
DeleteLovely photos and memories,
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marlene :-)
DeleteHappy Birthday Roxy. You have quite the lovely home and lots of fur to spend play time with. But you have the saddest doggie eyes I have ever seen. I'm sure that's just a playful ploy.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, it's a ploy, to make everyone feel sorry for her, and, more importantly, give her treats to 'cheer her up'!
DeleteO how what a beautiful girl 😍
ReplyDeleteOur Jas sounds very similar in habits and temperament. I remember seeing a photo of a lab in one of those impossibly contorted sleeping positions with the caption 'some assembly required ' 😅
Happy Birthday Roxy x
Alison in Wales x
'Some assembly required' - I like that:-) Apparently, if your dogs sleep in that position, they are very relaxed and trusting of their owners. x x x
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DeleteAlison x
Happy birthday to Roxy :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pradeep:-)
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ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post, and a happy birthday to gorgeous girl Roxy! xxx
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ann. She's had a good day. Well, she's been fed, so every day is a good day :-) x x x
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ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Roxy! You are such an adorable pup even now at 9 years’ old. Sweet photos of you with your lovely companions. It was fun learning all about you. Thoroughly enjoyed all those great photos too. Happy week to you all!
Thank you:-)
DeleteAww this post is lovely.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your photographs and a big woof to wish Roxy a happy birthday :)
All the best Jan
Thank you, Jan. She's happily snoring now . . . :-)
DeleteHi Janice - lovely post ... lucky Roxy living in such a wonderful happy home to one and all incumbents! Cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteShe's a sweet dog.
DeleteRoxy is such a gorgeous dog with those melting eyes. Thank you for sharing her story. Belated birthday wishes to her x
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