A very dear old boy

As you might have guessed, Joe is fifteen today.
We got him when he was 16 weeks old and he settled in very well apart from falling into our small pond.
He had a few health issues early on, such as needing teeth out and a major op on his legs which meant we had to carry him everywhere for three months.
He’s such a lovely dog although he has always been scared of young children. He is spaghetti daft and it’s so funny to watch him eating it.
He doesn’t see very well now and hears very little but as long as we don’t move things around, he gets on fine.
I have taken lots of photos of him but black dogs are not the easiest to get a good photo of but I rather like this one.
He’s the sweetest wee boy and we are so very lucky to have him play such a big part in our lives.