When we adopted Maggie in 2016 we were told she was probably two-and-a-half to three years old. And since we needed to nominate a date of birth for her registration, we ended up picking 5 December 2013.
So, at least according to that guesstimate, our now-not-so-little Maggie is ten years old today. Happy birthday!
Here she is making the most of her middle-agedness:
Photo of a red/brown dog fast asleep on her side in a round, fuzzy, orange dog bed. One back paw and one front paw is sticking out over the edge, and the dog’s head is also resting on the edge. The bed is lying in the corner of a carpeted room.
Red heelers like Maggie tend to have a 12-15 year lifespan, though healthy, well cared for, non-working heelers can easily live for 18-20 years. So we have many, many years with her yet.
That said, here’s a side-by-side comparison of how much greyer her muzzle has gotten over the years. ❤️
Nadia and I have gotten greyer over the last decade too, of course, so we’re all a happily middle aged family now :)