My buddy Mr Pookie was a pound recue Black Lab.
Heartworm probably took a few years off him.
East Tx, Arkansas is ground zero for it.
I had no idea.
I got 12 years out of him despite the HW
Poor old Pook.
When I named him, I told the boy, “you cant name a Lab Spike or Bone crusher, His name is Pookie, but we’ll add the Mr so he has some dignity” :)