{"id":1742,"date":"2021-11-09T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schierlyliving.com\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2021-11-08T07:53:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T14:53:02","slug":"the-old-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schierlyliving.com\/?p=1742","title":{"rendered":"The Old Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The old boy joined me twelve years ago today. I had an old goofy pit bull at the time and no one could tire that girl out, so I went hunting for a companion for the pit. Picked on a whim for the dogs bonded quickly, the old boy is the smartest, most in tune dog I’ve ever had. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is aging, now at fifteen plus, but it has been a good life. He’s never known me to leave home for a job, working remotely since before he arrived. He has been part of packs, and has had a few years solo with me, my daily companion. This ranch is his retirement home, and it is a gift for him to explore as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will scritch his butt when he rises; sleeping is his new favorite activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arrival Day, 2009<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Summer, 2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deck Chair Dog, 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sitting on the Pit – his favorite seat, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sitting on the Pit, 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vacation, 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Elder, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The old boy joined me twelve years ago today. I had an old goofy pit bull at the time and no one could tire that girl out, so I went hunting for a companion for the pit. Picked on a whim for the dogs bonded quickly, the old boy is the smartest, most in tune … <\/p>\n

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