Took Pixie out for a pretty long walk today between chores and caregiving, met up with a dog-walking friend and met her absolutely adorable and beautiful new puppy, a cockapoo with super pretty colouring, and Pixie only told the pup off once, so that's pretty good for her, lol. The pup was confident, but respectful, which helps a lot when meeting an elder female that won't tolerate too much puppy nonsense! Was really good for me too. Meant I got to spend time with someone who also knew and was very fond of my dad, and understands what I'm going through now.
Otherwise, lots of laundry, cleaning, cooking, and gave the big tank a good clean and large water change, so now I'm finally sitting down and getting a chance to properly relax. Mainly for Pixie's sake, because she's tired from the walk, and did a misjudged leap to try to get onto a chair but ended up falling backwards

She's walking as if her arthritic hip is sore... not a rush to the vet job yet... will see how she is in the morning, but I always worry about her. It's only a minor thing I can pick up on in her movement, but she was so tired and just wanted to sleep, but insists on being my shadow and following me about as I empty and fill fish buckets and make dinner for everyone. As soon as I sat down with a coffee, she used her stool to climb onto the bed and fell straight into a deep storing sleep! Love this dog so much.