This January marked 10 years since I got this goon from the shelter! I'd estimate him to be 11 now.  Pretty sure he hasn't missed a beat and still has big days running up and down mountains and loves the snow like no other. He is kind of the winter mascot at one of the local ski areas and get his photo taken quite a bit by strangers I later find on social media like one of em below with the kid in goggles. Other than being a nightmare to keep groomed, he has been a pretty great boy. Sometimes still stubborn with "selective hearing" I call it when he is off smelling smells or chasing a critter in the woods.  Some people think 11 is a "senior dog" and he shouldnt be allowed to run so much, but I think he would disagree on that and who am I to tell him he is too old to do something?  

this day he made me so proud since it was deep powder skiing and we skied up and down the mountain at least half dozen times!



Found this one on social media with the caption "anyone know this pretty dog"



Just takin a little ski break. Mainly for the humans

Looks like you all were having a blast! Dog and folks!

Bottom picture "ya, go ahead, I just dare ya!! I'm not gonna do anything but it's fun to just get in the way!"

Hard to believe it's been that long. Will have had Kenzi 9 years next month. She's somewhere in the 13 range and will still go as far as any younger dog, in spite of the diabetes. It's amazing how they can hold up. As the saying goes, age is just a number.