Senior pups represent a lifetime of memories and shared joy. This sentiment is echoed in an Instagram video in which an owner celebrates her senior dog’s birthday in a tear-jerking tribute. The pet parent, Instagram user @noah_and_lincoln, writes, “A birthday message for my 14-year-old Noah.” What follows is a montage of heartwarming moments with the canine.
Owner shares a heartwarming tribute for senior dog’s 14th birthday in video
The viral video not only celebrates the senior dog’s birthday, but it also highlights the owner’s sentiments and special memories she created with the pup. “Noah turns 14 today,” says the caption.
It continues, “We started the morning with his first-ever sunrise. A quiet day for the one who’s given me a lifetime of love.” It ends with, “Happy birthday, Noah,” encapsulating the pet parent’s love for the canine.
In the video, the owner addresses Noah directly. Never having done so before, she decides to watch the sunrise with the senior dog on his birthday. The next shot shows the furbaby on the beach. In addition, the warm message on screen conveys the dog mom’s love for him.
“Time feels precious. Because you are,” says the text. The pet parent then shares how Noah was “unwanted” and “almost discarded” fourteen years ago before she took him in. She continues, “But you became everything I never knew I needed.”
The owner shares how the senior dog carried her through a lot, “with a steady breath when mine was shaky.” From being the dog mom’s “laugh on the hard days,” to being her “reason to get up,” she appreciated Noah’s presence through thick and thin.
Now, the pet parent remarks how the senior dog’s face has become “whiter” and his steps “slower,” indicating his old age. Even so, Noah is still the same “miracle.”
The dog mom states her desire to give the pup “my time. My hands. My heart,” just like he has always done with her. Ending the video with a sweet birthday wish, the pet parent writes, “Happy 14th Noah,” reminding him, “You are so, so loved.”
The video’s heartfelt, emotional birthday tribute to the senior dog is a gentle reminder of the immeasurable joy that pets bring into their owners’ lives.
