Growing old with dogs

Dad certainly fits this saying!  this was a reading written by an Anonymous person.  I revised it to fit dad.

When i grow old i will wear OLD comfortable clothes and spend my social security check on MOUNTAIN SPLASH and MY DOG.  I will sit in my BIG recliner watching the history channel or listening to my favorite music, or just watching the old movies of yesterday that i enjoy so much.  When people come to visit i will smile and nod and show them my dog. I will clean up after her, feed her, whatever it takes and whisper her name in a soft loving way.   I will wear my old clothes like a jewel and will be an embarrassment to my wife and perhaps even my family who have not yet found the peace of being free and to have a dog as their best friend. My dog,a friend who always waits at any hour to have me greet her and jumps to her feet out of a sound sleep to greet you when you come home as if you are a long lost friend.  With their warm eyes full of adoring love and with hope that you will always stay.  I'll hug their neck , kiss their dear sweet head and whisper to them in their own very special company.  I look in the mirror and i see i am getting old ... and think this is the kind of person i am and this is who i have always been...and my dog accepts me as I am.  Dogs appreciates your presence in their lives. 
Now that i am old...older, this is important to me. You will understand when you are old.  Loving a dog is easy.   .... if you are lucky enough to have a dog to love.If so you will understand!