It was Summer 2016 and Simone Biles was the U.S.A. Olympic Gold Medal winner in gymnastics. It also was the summer that I adopted Simone, my Gold Medal dog. HSHV named her after the gymnast and I kept that name. Simone is now thirteen years old and the past nine years have been spent with the best dog buddy possible – loving, smart, receptive, funny, silly, perfect. Both of us can be considered ‘elderly’ but we still take three walks each day and we eat healthy (our favorite meal is chicken with rice). Old age for humans can be complicated sometimes but, with Simone, my life is filled with love and joy. Thank you HSHV for Simone.

Simone