The Best Birthday Gift I Ever Received — 5 Years Ago Today
Five years ago today I got the best birthday gift I’ve ever had.
A puppy.
We named him **Dreugan**.
He was small, clumsy, and full of opinions from the very beginning — and I’m pretty sure he believed he owned me within the first 10 minutes.
Fast-forward to now and he still does.
Dreugan has:
* escaped more times than I can count
* broken my finger
* dragged me across a road
* accidentally bitten me during play
* and worried me half to death on several occasions
And yet… he is still my boy.
My shadow.
My alarm system.
My protector.
Out here living off-grid, animals aren’t just pets. They become part of your daily survival, your routine, and honestly your emotional grounding. He watches everything, notices everything, and somehow always knows before I do when something isn’t right.
He may be chaos on four legs — but he’s loyal chaos.
Looking back at the “then” pictures and comparing them to now, it’s hard to believe how fast five years went by. Puppies grow up, but the bond doesn’t change.
If anything… it gets stronger.
Take a look at how far Dreugan has come.
Music featured: **Advocatus Diaboli**
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Happy birthday to my best boy.
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