Mochi the Dog

a tumblr for this 12-year-old border collie mix from Boulder, CO and his adorable adventures

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Hot porch hangout

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Too hot, gotta get in the creek

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Flip flop pup

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Happy pride! Had a great time attending the festival and saying hi to everyone today.

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Happy Cinco de Mayo! Mochi received a tiny sombrero from a very nice stranger at our city celebration.

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Persephone also had a go

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Happy Cinco de Mayo! Mochi received a tiny sombrero from a very nice stranger at our city celebration.

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Mom can I pls have my couch spot

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Reservoir shake

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Our beloved Mochi-dog turned 12 years old today! ❤️❤️❤️ He had a very excellent birthday. He got to come say hi to a bunch of coworkers at my job, go for a fun open space hike, eat a whole bowl of chicken, and got a new squeaky weiner dog toy. He only briefly had to tolerate the "party animal" hat lol.

Bonus photo featuring rare human parents appearance:

We're uniquely lucky that we know his actual birth date, since his litter was born at the shelter. Here he is as a truly baby bean:

We love him so, and hope for many more years with him.

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Our beloved Mochi-dog turned 12 years old today! ❤️❤️❤️ He had a very excellent birthday. He got to come say hi to a bunch of coworkers at my job, go for a fun open space hike, eat a whole bowl of chicken, and got a new squeaky weiner dog toy. He only briefly had to tolerate the "party animal" hat lol.

Bonus photo featuring rare human parents appearance:

We're uniquely lucky that we know his actual birth date, since his litter was born at the shelter. Here he is as a truly baby bean:

We love him so, and hope for many more years with him.

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Farewell, Flynn. (20th May 2013 - 25th February 2026)

Today, I said goodbye to my dear old Flynnie. He'd been seemingly doing OK (the pic here was taken last week) but then suddenly & dramatically deteriorated over the past 48-72 hours. Yesterday evening, after growing increasingly worried, we rushed to the vets & had blood-work done. The results were awful - poor Flynn was in kidney failure, plus he was severely anaemic (caused by the chronic kidney disease), & it looked like his liver, pancreas etc were beginning to give up too. We returned to the vets first thing & thankfully, although he wasn't doing appointments that day, we were seen by our lovely regular vet who has been caring for Flynn's (many, complex!) medical issues for the past year. The only kind option at this point was to let Flynn go. I was with Flynn while he passed.. he slipped off very gently & peacefully, while I stroked his head & told him he was such a good boy.

For Flynn, I am honestly relieved he didn't suffer too badly for too long at the end… he was OK & then he was not & then he was gone. As for me… I am shattered & sort of in shock. I've known for a long while that at *some point* Flynn's only remaining kidney would be unable to continue working but at the same time… we had so many serious health scares which he survived & then this final one snuck up on us so fast, I can hardly believe what happened. I don't know what to do with myself… & the house is so hideously empty.

Rest in peace, Flynn… you are so very, very loved & missed.

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Thank you very much for sharing him with us all these years. You were so lucky to have each other and he had a great life.

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We're visiting Wyoming

Bonus:

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Bundled the heck up and braved the cold for a little bit on Saturday

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We finally got some more snow... only like an inch or two, but Mochi will take it lol

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Mochi's 2025 Year in Review!

January:

February:

March:

April:

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July:

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September:

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November:

December:

Here's to a great 2026 of many more adventures.

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I had a very good Christmas! I hope all of you did too. 💖