Dogs too grow old

Tess back on the mountain.

Maybe it was the heat of the day or that it had been some time since she had done such a long walk, whatever the reason, at the end of the day she was straggling behind for the last few kilometres.

Age? That too, maybe. Estimated age is nine or 10.

And there's no cure for it.

Then again, if she smelled or saw something that interested her ahead, she suddenly forgot her tiredness and could shoot off at great speed.

Psychological warfare?

They learn all our tricks, or is it that we are all tarred with the same brush?