A boy and his dog

The boy is two years old. He has two older sisters and wants to do everything they do. He learns from them and stretches the limits of what he can do as he mimics their actions. He is thrilled every time he does a “big kid” thing. Doing the same as his parents pleases him too, though not as much.

The golden retriever is almost ten. The average life span for the breed is ten to twelve years. She loves walking with the family or running off lead. She also enjoys a dip in a stream, pond or the ocean. The water doesn’t have to be clean either, much to the chagrin of her family. 

This day, the dog was off lead on the trail and ran hard and fast. She was tired on the way home. The boy wasn’t. He’d been in the stroller most of the way. On the way back to the house, he wanted to walk. The old dog walked beside him. The boy was thrilled.

They made a perfect pair.