# Today's my dog's anniversary!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-dogs-anniversary/653330>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 19, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-dogs-anniversary/653330 "2013-03-19T03:52:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-dogs-anniversary/653330/1 "2013-03-19T03:52:30Z")

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I adopted my dog, [Brewster](http://emobmg.photobucket.com/albums/v238/cochrane626/Brew2009-1-1-1.jpg), seven years ago today, on March 18, 2006. Mundane and pointless, I know, but he’s a great dog, well-behaved, affectionate, looks at me with adoration and is always wagging his tail. He’s happy to be here and I’m glad to have him in the house with me. May we have many more years together. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-dogs-anniversary/653330/2 "2013-03-19T04:39:24Z")

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Aw!

Who’sagooddoggie?! Brewster!

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**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-dogs-anniversary/653330/3 "2013-03-19T10:25:11Z")

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How cute! Yay for Brewster! 🙂

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**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-dogs-anniversary/653330/4 "2013-03-19T12:30:52Z")

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And yay for adopting animals. You deserve a good doggie because you did a good deed. Way to go!

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**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-dogs-anniversary/653330/5 "2013-03-19T13:24:23Z")

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Happy gotcha day Brewster!

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**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-dogs-anniversary/653330/6 "2013-03-19T15:08:06Z")

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Congrats. 🙂

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**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-dogs-anniversary/653330/7 "2013-03-19T15:18:08Z")

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A very happy Gotcha Day to you & Brewster! I love happy endings…

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**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-dogs-anniversary/653330/8 "2013-03-20T17:19:14Z")

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I use the term “pack happiness” to describe the particular joy a dog expresses just being with his or her family. May you have many more years of pack happiness together!

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**Author:** ![MoodIndigo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@MoodIndigo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoodIndigo1)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-dogs-anniversary/653330/9 "2013-03-20T17:23:32Z")

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What a beautiful face Brewster has. You’re lucky to have found each other. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-dogs-anniversary/653330/10 "2013-03-20T17:32:21Z")

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Is Brewster a Lab? Good boy!

Today is the 824th day since I adopted my Nathan!

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**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-my-dogs-anniversary/653330/11 "2013-03-22T00:42:59Z")

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Happy Anniversary! I had a Brewster, too, many years ago. He was a great dog.
