The Old Boy
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Benni is a Rottweiler x Kelpie.
We found him 10 years ago, at 6 months old, in the local pound while looking for a kitten (long story!). He was so cute sitting there, head tilted to one side…. just looking at us. No excitement…. no going nuts like all the other dogs in their cages, no competing for our attention. Just quietly sitting there looking at us, willing us to take him home.
That’s exactly what we did…. after making sure that he and our German Shepherd, Marley, would get along.
Benni had been badly mistreated at some stage in his young life, and was a frightened, fretful, skittish little thing . He was terrified of brooms and mops… anything that looked like a stick.
Over the years he has become the most beautiful creature. He lives to please, to be loved, adores his three (two legged) kids and is incredibly obedient.
At ten years old, he is one of the fittest animals I have ever seen.
This is Benni a few weeks ago …. at play.
Not bad for a ten year old, huh?
