My father’s dog is a senior, at nearly 14 years old. I check her hearing every time I come, and I’m pretty sure she can hear okay. However, she plays dumb so it’s hard to tell.<\/p>\n
I called her up on my bed, and she layed down on my side, where my feet are supposed to be. “Oreo, move over,” I said. “Oreo. Oreo, move.” I nudged her with my foot. “Oreo! Move!” I nudged her harder. Not a flicker of understanding from her… not a twitch of her ears or a glance of the eyes. She continued staring at the wall as if she was old and completely deaf and did not notice me insistently pushing her from under the blanket.<\/p>\n
I ended up sleeping diagonally across the bed, leaving her where she was. She’s old, and I don’t really want to yell at her. I guess she’s earned her fake senility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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