Today is 'National Puppy Day', March 23rd...🐕 This is absolutely a paw-some day to celebrate with our adorable little four-legged furr-friends! It was created by animal advocate and pet lifestyle expert, Colleen Paige in 2006 to raise public awareness about stray or abandoned puppies and encourage people to adopt them. She is also the founder of 'National Dog Day' and 'National Cat Day.' https://nationaltoday.com/national-puppy-day/ I just wanted to share this photo of me and this adorable 'mestiza' (mixed breed) puppy, Brownie, from a year ago... With her thick brown coat and beautiful features, big eyes, and chubby cheeks, she indeed looked like a pure bred! But, actually at that time we didn't know yet what kind of dog she was because 'Lola,' the old lady who sold baby Brownie to us, didn't know what kind of breed her dogs were. So we assumed Brownie was an Aspin or 'Asong Pinoy' (Filipino dog), but as she grew older, she exhibited more the characteristics of a Gollie, a mixed breed that was a cross between a Golden Retriever and a Collie. She had been very friendly and gentle with the cats, never biting them. She'd always been playful and energetic, running around the house. And as she grew older, her coat thickened and shed heavily. Brownie didn't like being alone, she enjoyed to be in the company of others. She was a picky eater too, with chicken meat being her favorite. She was also very smart as a puppy... when she'd been being naughty and we wanted her to calm down, we'd just say 'tali' (tie her) and she'd then behave. When we'd arrived home from outside, she would greet us with joy, jumping and barking and wanting to hug everyone. Brownie had been such a sweet little puppy, even now that she is a year older. And these make us absolutely love her furr-ever more as much as she loves us...💕 This quote by an unknown author, quite goes true, "IF yoU'rE LuCkY, a dOg WilL CoMe inTo yOuR LifE... sTeAl YoUr HeArt aNd ChAnGe evErYthiNg..." "HAPPY NATIONAL PUPPY DAY," Noisepeeps! ***╱ ▔▔▔▔▔ ╲ ╭┫╭━╮ ''╭━╮ ┣╮ ┃┃┃▇┃ ''┃▇┃ ┃┃ ┃┃╰╱▔▇▔╲╯ ┃┃ ┃┃▕╰┳┻┳╯▏ ┃┃ ╰╯╲╲╰━╯╱╱ ╰╯ ♡♡♡┃▔▔▔╲ '''''╮ ♡♡♡┃ ''''''''''' ' ╲ ┃ ♡♡♡┃┏┓┃ ''╭ '''╲ ♡♡♡┃┃┃┃╭┛ '''''┃ ♡♡♡┗┛┗┛┗━━━╯ °Facemoji Keyboard Text Art play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simejikeyboard Have a PAW-some, FURR-fect day!🐾 🐶hugs, @Mitochondria 💯Original content creator Caloocan City, Philippines🇵🇭 •Photos enhanced by Snapseed, graphic edits by Picsart