05/16/2026
I got a phone call from Nara yesterday that made my whole day. Nara doesn't speak English, and I don't speak Spanish, but thanks to Google Translate, we were able to communicate in 2013 when she and Marcio adopted Boy. At that time, they lived in California, but now they live in Florida. She called yesterday with questions. She had taken Boy to the vet for a well visit. The vet was very surprised that his teeth were so clean and in excellent shape at 14 years of age. And still, he talked to her about one day having to pull some teeth under anesthesia, which understandably concerned her. Nara has brushed his teeth his whole life and cooked for him. I told her not to worry, that he would probably never need any teeth pulled. Boy is the perfect example of a dog who has been fed a healthy human-grade diet, given minimal vaccines, and a Mom who takes good care of him. I'm going to my grave preaching minimal vaccines and a human-grade diet. My only suggestion for her was to add organic MCT oil to his diet to help with his cognitive function, and I sent her the Amazon link!
