Bocephus, 14 year old Labrador ROMPING :)

Yes, Bo is old, but he has never really acted OLD.
He is always been a tad crazy, VERY HYPER, and now, add in some old age dementia and what do you get? An active senile dog LOL
He will still play ball, but most of the time he just runs around. I think because he can't remember if he is getting or retrieving the ball anymore. The game of "ball" has become just too much for his old brain to process.

At the age of 12 he started to have some health issues. Early spring 2007 he was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in his mouth. There is to date, no successful treatments available for that type of cancer, it is a death sentence once diagnosed. There is a new trial treatment with a type of vaccine, but it doesn't offer a cure, only a POSSIBLE extension of life. With the vaccine life may be extended to ONE YEAR, as the usual estimate for living after diagnosis with this cancer is 6-8 months.
We opted to treat his cancer with benign neglect, (In other words, we chose to DO NOTHING)Because we didn't want subject him to trials that would cause him pain and probably wouldn't work anyway. The nearest cancer treatment center place is almost an hour away, and BO HATES riding in the car. Just getting to the cancer center would cause him undo stress (and diarrhea in the car)
I'm happy to report, it has been over a year and a half since his diagnosis.
I switched him to Canidae dog food, and he gets Welactin supplement, Previcox, and osteo biflex OR Dasuquin (whatever of those two is on sale!)
Then, August 2007 he had an emergency splenectomy, for something totally unrelated to his cancer.

By all accounts, he should not be alive AT ALL and we are very blessed to have him for as long as we have.
He has a zest for life, and is a true survivor, and a wonderful companion and is probably the BEST DOG ever. If it weren't for the fact he is insane.

ENJOY :)

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[TANNERGRN]

SHOODA PLAYED HANK JR, U KNOW "BOCEPHUS"

[Luvbeags]

@TANNERGRN Unfortunately, I can NOT remember which song I originally put on this video, THIS IS NOT IT. YouTube and copywrite restrictions, you can't use good music.

Bocephus IS named after Hank Jr. ;)

[looloorex]

LOVE the music.....fits in with this jolly ole guy!! =)

[Luvbeags]

@looloorex Thank you, this is not the original track for this song, but I'm glad it fits :)

THank you :)

[thedeleon10]

i have a dog labrador 1 years old puppy \

the name is sina

[Luvbeags]

@thedeleon10 Labs are awesome you will be with Sina a long time :)

[thedeleon10]

@Luvbeags thank you but now, i have a crossbride labrador 1 month old puppy :)

[webb20k]

i had a Labrador X Staffy for 20 years, very good dog, had him since he was born, sadly died back in Febuary.

RIP Rover

Long time ago - 1th Febuary 2011

[MrFirewalker45]

I wanted you to know that this video was really nice to see this evening. I had to put my 8 yr old yellow lab down today she had cancer real bad. her name was Pepsi and Bo reminds me so much of her, you have been blessed. again thank you and may Bo live another 15..

[Luvbeags]

I've got to get some more videos of the old man up. He had a rough summer, some ugly skin problem of some sort...And issues with his back legs. We've started "infrared heat" therapy and he is doing GREAT. He loves his heat lamps!

I just hope I'm not baking his insides! I'm not really sure what infrared does, but it certainly seems to take the rust out of his joints and he is moving better.