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In Memoorium I miss you every day, Rufus. 

More reminders from #GooglePhotos. #Rufus

#GooglePhotos giving me more reminders. #Rufus

More of Google's incessantly reminding me of better days. #Rufus https://photos.app.goo.gl/s29bGZkHtbffYbW57

More daily reminders courtesy of #GooglePhotos #Rufus

The dog in this video, Chaser, reminds me so much of my dog before Rufus. Her name was/is Kincorra. She, too, knew the names of all her toys and countless other phrases. In fact, it's by her example that I often referred to Rufus as Dummy or Retard .  He was just never as smart as she was, but make no mistake: he was smart in his own way.  As Aesop Jr. (apparently) said, "Everything is a genius in it's own way, but if you just a fish by it's ability to climb a tree it will go it's whole life believing it's stupid."

#GooglePhotos reminds me daily of #Rufus. Here we are, for example, at the Great Sand Dunes National Monument.

If you're in Denver - and some of you are - and are wondering what's for lunch: I suggest Chipotle. While DDFL is not my favorite shelter by far, they do a lot for animals and that's where #Rufus came from, so in honor of him I ask you to eat there today. Oh, and mention DDFL while you're paying, 50% goes to them. http://www.ddfl.org/chipotle/

Everything in this article is true. #Rufus https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/8xkvpx/mourning-a-dog-can-be-harder-than-mourning-a-person

Sort of reminds me of those coffee beans eaten by a cat, or something, then pooped out before they're gathered and sold. For what it's worth, #Rufus loves avocados and their delicious destiny: guacamole. Originally shared by Robert Moser One of my pups was featured on The Dodo today! https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/border-collie-dog-diller-eats-avocados I told him he was a very good boy. I'm not sure he understood why, but he didn't say no the pets and attention. :D https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/border-collie-dog-diller-eats-avocados

I wish I'd played with this app more before now. It's really cool. #Rufus on #Storyboard

At the vet with #Rufus. I think they put us in the "death" room. Lots of photos of older dogs, a poem about how dogs are important to us and boxes upon boxes of tissues. This does not bode well.

#Rufus, right before he draws blood from me. Apparently, he really wanted the steak jerky I was holding. #gif

#GooglePhotos reminded me that #Rufus and I were in the Indian River Lagoon, in Palm Bay, FL, back in 2012 at a place called Castaway Cove, if I remember correctly.

So, according to this study, #Rufus really does hold me in contempt. He's constantly looking at me like some big fat monkey that won't share his food with the poor humble demi-wolf. Originally shared by Chris Kim A A recent study reveals dogs are more intuitive than we thought. https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/03/animals-dogs-emotions-pets-evolution/

You know that feeling when you're eating a hotdog and your dog comes over, stares at you as if to say, "Hey, Fat Monkey, you need to give me some of that," but before you can share he has explosive diarrhea mere feet from where you're eating? I know that feeling. And the associated aroma. #Rufus

It snowed earlier. It might still be snowing now, but it's dark outside and I can't tell. Here's #Rufus getting out and about.

To get your juices flowing this Valentine's Day where many of you will "Netflix and chill" while sit here alone contemplating #Rufus' life. http://collider.com/sexiest-movies-on-netflix-streaming/

I don't make a lot of personal posts so please bear with me. #Rufus hasn't been doing well for the past week or so. I mean, he's 13 (at least), and has slowed down due to age, but the past week or two he's been acting like every movement is a Herculean effort. A few times in the past couple of weeks his rear legs have given out on him completely to where I've had to pick him up and carry him which is, in itself, telling. Rufus has always hated being carried and struggled continuously when I did so. Yesterday while petting him I noticed two golf-ball sized things up under his chin. Now, they may be benign lipomas as Rufus is covered with them (one one each thigh, one on each shoulder, one on his chest and a few smaller bumps here and there) or they may be indicative of something else. I'm no vet and aside from emergency medic battlefield training I have no medical experience whatsoever, but these new things seem to be where your or mine lymph nodes are located....

Great ending but if anyone stole #Rufus it would not go well for them. #dog Originally shared by Chris Kim A "They said, 'We have your dog,' " Debra Suierveld tells NPR. "And I said, 'That's impossible.' " https://www.npr.org/2018/02/10/584521531/10-years-after-she-went-missing-a-black-lab-is-returned-to-her-owners?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180210