11美好的晚年

11．TheGoldenYearsMybestfriend,Cocoa,andIliveinasenior-citizenapartmentcomplex1inalovelysmalltown.Cocoaisaten-year-oldpoodle2andIamasixty-nine-yea-oldlady,soyoucanseewebothqualifyasseniorcitizens.Yearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatwhenIretiredIwouldgetachocolatepoodletosharemygoldenyears.Fromtheveryfirst,Cocoahasalwaysbeenexceptionallywell-behaved3.Ineverhavetotellhimanythingmorethanonce.Hewashousebroken4inthreedaysandhasneverdoneanythingnaughty.Heisextremelyneat--whentakinghistoysfromhisboxtoplay,healwaysputsthembackwhenheisfinished.Ihavebeenaccusedofbeingobsessively5neat,andsometimesIwonderifhemimics6meorifhewasbornthatway,too.Heisawonderfulcompanion.WhenIthrowaballforhim,hepicksitupinhismouthandthrowsitbacktome.WesometimesplayagameIplayedasachild--butneverwithadog.Heputshispawonmyhand,Icoveritwith