{"id":1932,"date":"2012-12-29T10:30:47","date_gmt":"2012-12-29T18:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anthonyhelton.com\/blog\/?p=1932"},"modified":"2012-12-29T10:30:47","modified_gmt":"2012-12-29T18:30:47","slug":"el-dorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.anthonyhelton.com\/blog\/?p=1932","title":{"rendered":"El Dorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I can honestly say that I&#8217;ve loved working with every dog and cat that I&#8217;ve met, but I find working with senior dogs to be a particularly special privilege, and El Dorado was no exception. Maybe I&#8217;m just a sucker for sweet white faces, or maybe it was seeing how much (hint: a lot) this beautiful boy still loved his favorite things in the world &#8212; his people, his treats, and the chance to run freely &#8212; even though he&#8217;s not as spry as he once was. Whatever it was, being with El Dorado that day moved me.<\/p>\n<p>Dogs never cease to amaze me; their ability to love us unconditionally, or effortlessly adapt to new situations that would leave us stunned, is nothing short of breathtakingly inspirational. I could only hope to face the world half so bravely as millions of dogs across the world do every day. And so when I see a dog like El Dorado, who still has so much love and joy in his heart despite the inconveniences of old age, I just want to hug him, tell him that he&#8217;s such a good boy, and never let go.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter p3-downsized\" title=\"112312_ElDorado_02\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anthonyhelton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/112312_ElDorado_02.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter p3-downsized\" title=\"112312_ElDorado_26\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anthonyhelton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/112312_ElDorado_26.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"p3-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"112312_ElDorado_03\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.anthonyhelton.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/112312_ElDorado_03.jpg\" width=\"466\" 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