Gosh this felt deep. I'm at that stage where you love every new season because you never know how many more of them you'll see again. Not being morbid, it's just how life is. Anyhoo, happy birthday to our favourite black lab, who's looking very spry for an older lady!
Olive is getting on in years. I hope she has many more left in her, but watching her age in those photos has me all teary. You've given her and Mabel such a lovely life.
My pup passed on this year, and I only see now, scrolling through photos, how she aged. When they are with us, we become more dog-like, living for the moment. Happy birthday to Olive, and many more of them.
This has really been a struggle for. I have lost 2 dogs and one cat over the years. I have 2 dogs both 10 years old and one cat who will be 19 in April. THEN there’s the matter of all the animals whom I’ve fallen in love with via UA-cam. In 2020, I fell hard for Olive and Mabel and Pluto (another channel) as well. I stated just what you stated about Olive - about Pluto after nearly a year of watching her and boy did I cry when she left us.
I am beginning to feel that people are looking for the joy in simple things more and more due to our chaotic world. Perhaps watching Olive and Mabel and their pure sweetness resonates even more these days. Finding peace in these moments is just lovely to experience. Thank you for giving us this.
You are so right! Slowing down to smell the roses in spring/summer, enjoying the leaves change color in the fall, smelling the rain at any time of year and experiencing snow fall during the winter months. It all goes by so quickly.
Thank goodness "Helping themselves to the freezer section" made me laugh because everything else got me in the feels. "I will love you through every season" has me sobbing. This was painfully lovely, especially to this 70 year old woman.♥️
I agree I’m sobbing too, very touching the passing of time is something we all go through but we’re not always present with it, this has stopped me in my tracks it’s so moving, a huge thank you to Mr Cotter, Olive and Mabel ♥️
Of all the beautiful things in your garden, nothing is more lovely than the love between you and your girls. May you all have many more happy, healthy years together. Blessings to Olive, Mable, and you.
Always grateful for Andrew Cotter, Olive, and Mabel for helping us all through a really tough time. They are still lifting our spirits and bringing smiles to our faces ❤
I too lost my beautiful black lab aged 12 a month ago. Andrew treasure the days you have with Olive, especially as she is of the same age. please give her a belly/back rub (whichever she prefers) from me.❤
I am so sorry for your losses. If you have an open mind/ heart, the vids of BRENT ATWATER, pet psychic/ medium, who often assists with such "transitions", might be of help. They helped me greatly, when I lost my guy, coming up 8 years ago. Brent knows of what she speaks - my guy gave me MANY of the pre- & after- death signs, and I wish I'd known of her beforehand. Sincere condolences, and "heart hugs" across the miles, from this stranger.
12 already. I started watching when you helped us keep our sanity during the onset of the pandemic. Such a handful of years for us, but a third of a lifetime for our beloved critters.
@@michaelhoffmann2891 Yes, I started watching the videos during the pandemic too. Thank goodness for Olive, Mabel and Andrew. Their videos were life savers!🙂🐕🐕
With all the chaos in the world now the simple sound of snow crunch, the love in your voice for Olive and Mabel and the beauty of your garden somehow brings me a feeling of peace. Thank you
“And still beautiful in late autumn.” Oh, now you’ve brought me to tears again. Thanks for sharing the sights and sounds of your lovely garden and your precious girls. Your ruminations on the passage of time really touch me and give me solace at this particular moment of my life. All the best to you, Mr. Cotter.
Oh my heart. Mabel Ice cream headaches ❤ and the passage of time reflected in the seasons and at birthday time. Happy Birthday Olive. So glad we could watch more of you in this video. Not upstaged by your blonde younger sister. Your luscious black fur against glistening white snow, and brown sparkling eyes. Their devotion to you Andrew with their eyes is part of why I love watching your videos. Pure love. Thank you 🙏
I’m a mess. This really pulled at my ❤ strings. The message, the dogs, nature and the appreciation/gratitude for all our blessings hit home for me. Thank you, as always, for sharing a day in the life.
These videos are pure works of art! This one was particularly beautiful and poignant. Thanks for sharing Olive, Mabel and your wonderful garden with us all ❤
A wonderful friend who passed away some years ago gave me an important lesson when I said I loved autumn best. He said, one day you will realize all seasons are wonderful. He was so right. Thank you for this lovely tone poem and your words, “I will love you in every season.” Peace
Lot of melancholia on this side of the pond as well. That puppy pic of Olive almost did me in. Beautiful reflection on the seasons & your girls. Happy Birthday, Olive! What a sublime joy you & Mabel are. As always, much love & appreciation from Kentucky. 🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵
Oh yes, indeed. Every day is a challenge. Finding small pleasures the only lift. Andrew, Mabel and Olive - you’ve been the lift this morning! Gorgeous 💝
That was beautiful. Just what my racing heart needed this cauld Scottish morn. Never a more lovely phrase: I will love you through every season. Mr Cotter, you, Olive and Mabel have warmed my cockles this morning. Thank you so very, very much.
I burst into tears at the end of this. My beloved dog died last winter, and this is the first new year i have spent without her in 14 years. I wish i could have had more time.
I awakened this morning to a true cold day, after having a particularly mild October and November in Eastern Ontario, Canada. My old stone house was cold so l left my bed to feed my wood stove. I thought I’d just take a peek at the world and there to my delight, were Andrew, Olive and Mabel. What a wonderful surprise to wake up to. I loved the tour of your naturalized garden, while the girls did their thing. I have had Lab mixes over the years, two black, one blond and back to black, my sweet Bella, now gone. And yes l loved them through all the seasons…….. Thank you, Andrew.
Well, my dear, you are an old, deeply romantic soul. I am glad you are still broadcasting. My black lab, Barkley, lived to be thirteen. I loved her with all my heart. She was diagnosed with Cancer. She suffered through chemo, graciously I must say. But, as these things go, it was irreversible. Time moved on, as it does. And the day came for our final walk. It has been four years and I miss her every day.
Happy birthday to Olive. I loved Seasons so much I cried. Thank you Andrew,for brining us all joy and smiles. Hope your Christmas will be white and peacefull. Lots of good wishes from hot Australia.
I love the filming of the fade to Spring and back, the thoughtful words and the tender moments you share with your faithful companions. Thank you for sharing these moments with us.❤ Absolutely touching!
Mr. Cotter , I so enjoyed your flashbacks of spring and summer ~ with your sweet ladies. Happy early birthday darling Olive , Mabel will keep you young at heart … thank you for this beautiful video 😊😊😊😊 💜🩷🐾🐾🩷💜🐾🐾
I, too, have been reflecting upon the seasons of life and how quickly they seem to be passing. This video and your commentary have touched me deeply. Happy Birthday to Olive. I shall make a donation to my local SPCA shelter in her honour.🐾
Mr Andrew Cotter, so lovely and beautifully done. I wept throughout. Thank goodness for your bits of humor, she said vaguely, helping themselves to the freezer section with ice cream headaches...❤ Thank you for the auld lang syne end-of-year reflections. Happy birthday Olive! And thank you again again for sharing them and yourself through every season. Puppy Olive was an adorable bundle in your arms❤❤ Happy holidays to you and your girls! ❤❤❤
Please know how much doggie fans love your puppies! Thank you for posting these videos all these years. We have a 10 year old black lab and prior to her, we had a yellow lab, so your precious dogs remind us of our precious dogs! May they live forever and certainly will with love in our hearts.
I walked my 15yr old lab tonight I know his time is short, but he still puts a smile on our face everyday, still steals the draft excluder, and throws it around in glee
This was a beautiful walk in the Spring, still beautiful with the dusting of snow and these gorgeous girls! Have a Happy Birthday, Olive, and many Happy RETRIEVES of the day! 🥰
Happy birthday to beautiful Olive. My greyhound will be 7 shortly after. She's getting crow's feet but can still run at 40mph. That was a lovely evocation of the seasons and how our dogs are so much a part of it. Thank you and enjoy the day.
Happy Birthday, Olive! Happy any day, Mabel! And happy everything to Andrew, for his elegiac words, beautiful videos, and boundless love for his girls.
Oh Andrew. I love your videos and the way you share the utter adoration and admiration you have for Mabel and Olive. And your humour. I have watched them many times and I have gained huge comfort from them in too many different ways to mention here. I may be wrong about this, but I do speculate what you are contemplating. When that awful time comes to say goodbye , just try to remember the cliché that le chagrin est le prix de l’amour.It is no comfort at the time as I am sure you know, and the pain is as searingly awful as you can imagine. It is survivable, even though it may feel otherwise. And the words do help, eventually. In the meantime, goodness, what beautiful happy dogs they are. I hope I have not spoken out of turn.
I lost my 16 year old pup this year. Looking at images now, it is clear that she was getting old, but somehow we become "dog-like", and live for the moment. We treasure the walks, the times the dog still chases a ball, wags in excitement. I took the decision for my girl, but on the day, she knew, and was content. We just chilled together on the sofa, until it was time to go. Awful, heart-shredding, but the last gift we can give them.
The happiest of hugs to Olive on her 12th birthday. Still as sprightly as a cricket, catching her snowball. And as for the irrepressible Mabel, she's just being, well, Mabel! Beautiful garden scenes and three happy companions enjoying a lovely time together. These simple scenes are what matters in life.
Thank U Mr. Cotter for this video of Olive, Mabel & yourself. Peaceful & so full of life & the changing seasons & sounds. Your narration said it all. 🐾💝🐾💖😊🤗
Watching this video, and listening, made realize that one of my favorite sounds is the crunch of snow underfoot. I have never consciously thought that before and I am 55. Amazing. Something new every day.
This video made me very teary eyed. The seasons turning are precious as each year passes… happy birthday to dear Olive. She’s still peppy , and very beautiful!
Be careful, Andrew, or you'll turn into a real videographer! 🙂 What a fantastic short film....reminding us all to live in the moment. (That's the secret that dogs hold close....that's what they do!)
Andrew ~~~ Gosh, what a lovely video as I feel connected to your 2 labs. Love the ending photos of Olive as a pup; she is now quite healthy, trim, happy and Mable is her loyal companion. I envy you. Where I live in USA, my rental would not allow enough space for 2 labs to live w/ me. Not enough park space for them to run freely. But Scotland has captured my heart. Have a nephew who moved to Aberdeen area and I miss him & his family. His wife is Scottish. She is a great lady. I found your UA-cam Chanel within last year, and by fate I needed the calming Scottish voice, the Labs { Love all dogs !} to help me create a calm. I think of you and Olive Mable often and hope, pray that you are doing well. The tone of this video was beautiful, and w/ our celebration of Thanksgiving here you initiated a reflection that matches what every man & woman may feel here. I do. 💖 Thank you.
One of life’s inevitable lessons-though rarely understood when you’re young-is that everything you love will one day be lost, or it will lose you. Few things in life are certain, but this is an unchanging truth. So, treasure what you have while it’s here. Never take anything for granted. And when the time comes, try to smile for the moments that were, rather than weeping for what’s no longer.
Beautiful job of editing pictures and video from other seasons into your walk around your snowy garden. The love between you and your two girls is always wonderful to see.
I just can't let that statement go. On the contrary, there is increasing kindness in the world. We are waking up. I hope you don't think I'm being a smart aleck. I just don't want you to be discouraged. Love and blessings from me over here in California, USA❤
I love watching your videos of Olive and Mabel, they are so wonderful. Beautiful dogs, you describe everything so wonderfully. Happy Birthday sweetheart for next week.🎉❤🐾🐾🐾🐾💕
Happy 12th Birthday gorgeous Olive, sending you zillions of birthday kisses!! (Please share some with Mabel!) Oh they are so precious. Loved the sound of the snow crunching under your feet Andrew, it transported me to your garden.....Much love and gratitude for these wonderful videos xxx
What a beautiful, loving, and special video. Thank you for all the love you give your babies!! And, thank you for allowing us to be a part of your life with the doggies!!!! ❤❤
When I started my day I had no idea this was just what I needed. First, I loved seeing your garden with light snow coverage. The sound of snow crunching under your boots was such beautiful music! I was raised in Alaska but now live in the south where snow is a once every two years for 2 days kind of thing. Then you had to hit me with your Deep Thoughts about seasons, passage of time, thinking too much on the past you miss today, yada yada yada. And then you drove this sweet post home with the pictures of you and Olive over the years. Thank you, mrandrewcotter.
They will teach us our lessons, if will but watch well and listen. By them we can be made more humane. Thank you Mr Cotter for taking the time to share these beautifully contemplative thoughts.
Thank you for sharing your love for all things bright and beautiful-and for your precious girls-with us! 🐾 A very happy birthday to Miss Olive! 🐾 Peace, joy, and blessings to you, now and always.
Thank you for sharing this video. How beautiful is the love of a pup. I look at my two dogs fast asleep and snoring on the bed and love them just a bit more. Our time together is precious. Your garden is a beautiful, calm place. Shared with Olive & Mabel makes it perfect. Happy birthday Olive.
Thank you, Andrew, you have a beautiful property and two adorable dogs. The sound of your voice and even a wee glimpse of Olive and Mabel warms my heart❤️❤️❤️
“I will love you through every season” is one of the most beautiful phrases I have ever heard. Thank you so much for this.
It is beautifully put- resonates with Shakespeare’s tender lines. Not to a dark lady but an amber- eyed beauty.
I started to cry after he said that. What beautiful words for beautiful Olive 🇮🇪❤️☘️
Yeah. A most beautiful line. A new all time great.
@@TheBernice1 So did I. I had a black Labrador who got to just before his 15th birthday,
Brilliant and gorgeous Olive Happy birthday Olive
Gosh this felt deep. I'm at that stage where you love every new season because you never know how many more of them you'll see again. Not being morbid, it's just how life is. Anyhoo, happy birthday to our favourite black lab, who's looking very spry for an older lady!
I was unprepared. Now I'm in bits. How lovely and moving this was.
So moving and meaningful for this old dog lover. Thank you, Andrew 🇦🇺♥️
Happy Birthday, dear Olive, a very, very good girl. ❤❤❤❤
Olive is getting on in years. I hope she has many more left in her, but watching her age in those photos has me all teary. You've given her and Mabel such a lovely life.
Well said!
Their lives are not long enough💔
My pup passed on this year, and I only see now, scrolling through photos, how she aged. When they are with us, we become more dog-like, living for the moment. Happy birthday to Olive, and many more of them.
Well said-I feel the same!
❤️Olive & Mabel! ❤️
This has really been a struggle for. I have lost 2 dogs and one cat over the years. I have 2 dogs both 10 years old and one cat who will be 19 in April. THEN there’s the matter of all the animals whom I’ve fallen in love with via UA-cam. In 2020, I fell hard for Olive and Mabel and Pluto (another channel) as well. I stated just what you stated about Olive - about Pluto after nearly a year of watching her and boy did I cry when she left us.
No matter the season, every day is a little brighter with Olive and Mabel in it.
It sure is
The "helping themselves to some stuff from the freezer section" made me laugh. Happy almost birthday Olive!
Utterly beautiful. Love between man and dog knows no bounds
And the “ice cream headache” that followed.
I am beginning to feel that people are looking for the joy in simple things more and more due to our chaotic world. Perhaps watching Olive and Mabel and their pure sweetness resonates even more these days. Finding peace in these moments is just lovely to experience. Thank you for giving us this.
Perfectly put. x
Yes! We're finally remembering how to allow our souls to soar again🤍
You are so right! Slowing down to smell the roses in spring/summer, enjoying the leaves change color in the fall, smelling the rain at any time of year and experiencing snow fall during the winter months. It all goes by so quickly.
Thank goodness "Helping themselves to the freezer section" made me laugh because everything else got me in the feels. "I will love you through every season" has me sobbing. This was painfully lovely, especially to this 70 year old woman.♥️
I did too get a lol chuckle!🥰
I agree I’m sobbing too, very touching the passing of time is something we all go through but we’re not always present with it, this has stopped me in my tracks it’s so moving, a huge thank you to Mr Cotter, Olive and Mabel ♥️
Of all the beautiful things in your garden, nothing is more lovely than the love between you and your girls. May you all have many more happy, healthy years together. Blessings to Olive, Mable, and you.
Always grateful for Andrew Cotter, Olive, and Mabel for helping us all through a really tough time. They are still lifting our spirits and bringing smiles to our faces ❤
Beautiful Olive. I lost my black lab recently and this had me in tears. Give her an ear scratch from me ❤
I too lost my beautiful black lab aged 12 a month ago. Andrew treasure the days you have with Olive, especially as she is of the same age. please give her a belly/back rub (whichever she prefers) from me.❤
I am so sorry for your losses. If you have an open mind/ heart, the vids of BRENT ATWATER, pet psychic/ medium, who often assists with such "transitions", might be of help. They helped me greatly, when I lost my guy, coming up 8 years ago.
Brent knows of what she speaks - my guy gave me MANY of the pre- & after- death signs, and I wish I'd known of her beforehand.
Sincere condolences, and "heart hugs" across the miles, from this stranger.
@@Nannupcat2324 So sorry for your loss. I was lucky to have my black lab Annie for 16 years.
@@PamelaBane Condolences for the loss of your precious fur baby.
Prayers
12 already. I started watching when you helped us keep our sanity during the onset of the pandemic. Such a handful of years for us, but a third of a lifetime for our beloved critters.
@@michaelhoffmann2891 Yes, I started watching the videos during the pandemic too. Thank goodness for Olive, Mabel and Andrew. Their videos were life savers!🙂🐕🐕
With all the chaos in the world now the simple sound of snow crunch, the love in your voice for Olive and Mabel and the beauty of your garden somehow brings me a feeling of peace. Thank you
@@heatherbrown9368 my sentiments too ♥️♥️
Agree 101%
“And still beautiful in late autumn.” Oh, now you’ve brought me to tears again. Thanks for sharing the sights and sounds of your lovely garden and your precious girls. Your ruminations on the passage of time really touch me and give me solace at this particular moment of my life. All the best to you, Mr. Cotter.
Even a melancholic video from you Andrew is better than 99% of stuff on tv
I loved the sudden flashbacks to the summer season. Very well done. Love you all. Thanks so much for the videos.
I did not expect tears on this Friday afternoon. Happy birthday, dear Olive, and a happy winter to you all. Thank you Andrew for sharing them.
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thats the most important message they need to hear: "I will love you through every season"
Devastatingly touching bit of metaphor there. It was a wonderful six minutes.
those last pics of Olive made me cry. Love them through every season. and happy birthday to Olive!
Beautiful garden now and then, lovely dogs as close companions, compassionate host with the eye of a painter and the soul of a poet.
Happiest Birthday, to our dearest Olive, who has brought so much joy to so many! Still a lady, still a beloved lil character! 🐾🐾
🎂🥳🎉🎈🎊🎁 💕
Oh my heart. Mabel Ice cream headaches ❤ and the passage of time reflected in the seasons and at birthday time. Happy Birthday Olive. So glad we could watch more of you in this video. Not upstaged by your blonde younger sister. Your luscious black fur against glistening white snow, and brown sparkling eyes. Their devotion to you Andrew with their eyes is part of why I love watching your videos. Pure love. Thank you 🙏
I’m a mess. This really pulled at my ❤ strings. The message, the dogs, nature and the appreciation/gratitude for all our blessings hit home for me. Thank you, as always, for sharing a day in the life.
These videos are pure works of art! This one was particularly beautiful and poignant. Thanks for sharing Olive, Mabel and your wonderful garden with us all ❤
I wish I could "thumbs up" this one a thousand times.
“I will love you through every season” 🥹 Beautiful promise of commitment from puppyhood into old age ❤. Also available for humans 😊
got a little teary, there!
A wonderful friend who passed away some years ago gave me an important lesson when I said I loved autumn best. He said, one day you will realize all seasons are wonderful. He was so right. Thank you for this lovely tone poem and your words, “I will love you in every season.” Peace
Dang, Andrew, get the tissues! Thank you for reminding us what's important in life. 💋
What a beautiful video, happy birthday Olive for next week 🎉❤
Lot of melancholia on this side of the pond as well. That puppy pic of Olive almost did me in.
Beautiful reflection on the seasons & your girls.
Happy Birthday, Olive! What a sublime joy you & Mabel are.
As always, much love & appreciation from Kentucky.
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Oh yes, indeed. Every day is a challenge. Finding small pleasures the only lift. Andrew, Mabel and Olive - you’ve been the lift this morning! Gorgeous 💝
This was simply beautiful
As always ❤
Thank you, thank you. A lovely piece; poignant and resonant. God bless you, Olive and Mabel.
That was beautiful. Just what my racing heart needed this cauld Scottish morn.
Never a more lovely phrase: I will love you through every season.
Mr Cotter, you, Olive and Mabel have warmed my cockles this morning. Thank you so very, very much.
I burst into tears at the end of this. My beloved dog died last winter, and this is the first new year i have spent without her in 14 years. I wish i could have had more time.
Deepest condolences to you on your loss no greater love than the love of a dog 🐕🐾
It is not how much time we spent with them, it's the life we gave them that matters most ❤️🩹
Happy Birthday, Olive. Here’s to more snowballs in the winter and spring adventures 💗
I awakened this morning to a true cold day, after having a particularly mild October and November in Eastern Ontario, Canada. My old stone house was cold so l left my bed to feed my wood stove. I thought I’d just take a peek at the world and there to my delight, were Andrew, Olive and Mabel. What a wonderful surprise to wake up to. I loved the tour of your naturalized garden, while the girls did their thing. I have had Lab mixes over the years, two black, one blond and back to black, my sweet Bella, now gone. And yes l loved them through all the seasons……..
Thank you, Andrew.
What a stunning video. Thank you, Andrew! 😊😢❤
As always, just beautiful. Thank you Andrew, Olive and Mabel.
My world is so much better for having Mabel & Olive in it ❤
Well, my dear, you are an old, deeply romantic soul. I am glad you are still broadcasting. My black lab, Barkley, lived to be thirteen. I loved her with all my heart. She was diagnosed with Cancer. She suffered through chemo, graciously I must say. But, as these things go, it was irreversible. Time moved on, as it does. And the day came for our final walk. It has been four years and I miss her every day.
I am so sorry for your loss Barkley was a very lucky dog to be so loved and cherished, they all take a piece of your heart with them don’t they 💔 🥰
Olive and Mabel make my day. Thank you for your videos ❤
And Happy Birthday Olive. What a goodest girl.
Oh, you have made me cry, they are with us for so short a time
Happy birthday to Olive. I loved Seasons so much I cried. Thank you Andrew,for brining us all joy and smiles. Hope your Christmas will be white and peacefull. Lots of good wishes from hot Australia.
I love the filming of the fade to Spring and back, the thoughtful words and the tender moments you share with your faithful companions. Thank you for sharing these moments with us.❤ Absolutely touching!
"The birdsong & the flowers, and it will come 'round again." Thank you from Canada, and minus 10 ...
Mr. Cotter , I so enjoyed your flashbacks of spring and summer ~ with your sweet ladies. Happy early birthday darling Olive , Mabel will keep you young at heart … thank you for this beautiful video 😊😊😊😊 💜🩷🐾🐾🩷💜🐾🐾
I, too, have been reflecting upon the seasons of life and how quickly they seem to be passing. This video and your commentary have touched me deeply. Happy Birthday to Olive. I shall make a donation to my local SPCA shelter in her honour.🐾
Mr Andrew Cotter, so lovely and beautifully done. I wept throughout. Thank goodness for your bits of humor, she said vaguely, helping themselves to the freezer section with ice cream headaches...❤
Thank you for the auld lang syne end-of-year reflections.
Happy birthday Olive! And thank you again again for sharing them and yourself through every season. Puppy Olive was an adorable bundle in your arms❤❤
Happy holidays to you and your girls! ❤❤❤
Please know how much doggie fans love your puppies! Thank you for posting these videos all these years. We have a 10 year old black lab and prior to her, we had a yellow lab, so your precious dogs remind us of our precious dogs! May they live forever and certainly will with love in our hearts.
I walked my 15yr old lab tonight I know his time is short, but he still puts a smile on our face everyday, still steals the draft excluder, and throws it around in glee
Our Talia turned 15 Oct.30 and is looking forward to Xmas now.
She is a lovely adorable
Black lab still quite frisky and a perennial mooch.
Every video from Andrew is a gift. Thank you sir and may God bless all who dwell in your house.
Thank you 💕. Just those few moments of video that make me smile every time ❤️
This was a beautiful walk in the Spring, still beautiful with the dusting of snow and these gorgeous girls! Have a Happy Birthday, Olive, and many Happy RETRIEVES of the day! 🥰
Happy birthday to beautiful Olive. My greyhound will be 7 shortly after. She's getting crow's feet but can still run at 40mph. That was a lovely evocation of the seasons and how our dogs are so much a part of it. Thank you and enjoy the day.
Happy Birthday, Olive! Happy any day, Mabel! And happy everything to Andrew, for his elegiac words, beautiful videos, and boundless love for his girls.
Precious doggies. Thanks for sharing this lovely video
Beautiful Olive, who grew up to be famous and a joy to many people she will never know, and greatly loved by her family.
Oh Andrew. I love your videos and the way you share the utter adoration and admiration you have for Mabel and Olive. And your humour. I have watched them many times and I have gained huge comfort from them in too many different ways to mention here. I may be wrong about this, but I do speculate what you are contemplating. When that awful time comes to say goodbye , just try to remember the cliché that le chagrin est le prix de l’amour.It is no comfort at the time as I am sure you know, and the pain is as searingly awful as you can imagine. It is survivable, even though it may feel otherwise. And the words do help, eventually. In the meantime, goodness, what beautiful happy dogs they are. I hope I have not spoken out of turn.
I lost my 16 year old pup this year. Looking at images now, it is clear that she was getting old, but somehow we become "dog-like", and live for the moment. We treasure the walks, the times the dog still chases a ball, wags in excitement. I took the decision for my girl, but on the day, she knew, and was content. We just chilled together on the sofa, until it was time to go. Awful, heart-shredding, but the last gift we can give them.
I have two emotional settings when I watch and Olive and Mabel video - laughter or tears. This one had both. Beautiful as always, Mr Cotter.
@@littlecitygirl I agree totally this was definitely both, a beautiful 6 minutes ♥️♥️
The happiest of hugs to Olive on her 12th birthday. Still as sprightly as a cricket, catching her snowball. And as for the irrepressible Mabel, she's just being, well, Mabel! Beautiful garden scenes and three happy companions enjoying a lovely time together. These simple scenes are what matters in life.
Thank U Mr. Cotter for this video of Olive, Mabel & yourself. Peaceful & so full of life & the changing seasons & sounds. Your narration said it all. 🐾💝🐾💖😊🤗
I hope Olive has many more healthy years ahead of her! And Mabel, eternal spring, too. Thanks for the walk.
Just lovely. Thanks to you and your sweet girls for sharing.
Watching this video, and listening, made realize that one of my favorite sounds is the crunch of snow underfoot. I have never consciously thought that before and I am 55. Amazing. Something new every day.
Happy Birthday Olive. What a beautiful garden, in all seasons. Glad you enjoy it all year round. 😊
This video made me very teary eyed. The seasons turning are precious as each year passes… happy birthday to dear Olive. She’s still peppy , and very beautiful!
Be careful, Andrew, or you'll turn into a real videographer! 🙂 What a fantastic short film....reminding us all to live in the moment. (That's the secret that dogs hold close....that's what they do!)
Andrew ~~~ Gosh, what a lovely video as I feel connected to your 2 labs. Love the ending photos of Olive as a pup; she is now quite healthy, trim, happy and Mable is her loyal companion. I envy you. Where I live in USA, my rental would not allow enough space for 2 labs to live w/ me. Not enough park space for them to run freely. But Scotland has captured my heart. Have a nephew who moved to Aberdeen area and I miss him & his family. His wife is Scottish. She is a great lady. I found your UA-cam Chanel within last year, and by fate I needed the calming Scottish voice, the Labs { Love all dogs !} to help me create a calm. I think of you and Olive Mable often and hope, pray that you are doing well. The tone of this video was beautiful, and w/ our celebration of Thanksgiving here you initiated a reflection that matches what every man & woman may feel here. I do. 💖 Thank you.
thanks for sharing your backyard, your doggos, and your wonderful narrative.
Just lovely. I can feel that crisp fresh air. Yes, I love those balls of snow caught in the crooks of trees.
LOL helping themselves to stuff from the freezer section 🤣
Happy 12th Birthday Olive 🥰
Thank you for your beautiful message. Enjoy the moment ❣️ Who better to deliver the message than Olive and Mabel. 🐾🐾
One of life’s inevitable lessons-though rarely understood when you’re young-is that everything you love will one day be lost, or it will lose you. Few things in life are certain, but this is an unchanging truth.
So, treasure what you have while it’s here. Never take anything for granted. And when the time comes, try to smile for the moments that were, rather than weeping for what’s no longer.
Beautiful job of editing pictures and video from other seasons into your walk around your snowy garden. The love between you and your two girls is always wonderful to see.
Happy birthday to lovely Olive! 🥳
This is a wonderful, charming, reflective and calming video...much appreciated!
Geez. My boy is 13. Made me cry. Lovely video. Thank you.
God bless you for giving Olive and Mabel the best life ever. You are a very kind man. There are not many kind persons in the world today. ❤
I just can't let that statement go. On the contrary, there is increasing kindness in the world. We are waking up. I hope you don't think I'm being a smart aleck. I just don't want you to be discouraged. Love and blessings from me over here in California, USA❤
Thank you! No, I guess I speak from a recent experience which has left me hurt and despairing...❤
@@naomiphilippaheredia9038 I'm so sorry someone hurt you so deeply. I promise you, things will get better even tho it seems like it won't.
@@charlottemccaig578 thank you very much...May God bless you! ❤️
Wonderful. Simply wonderful.
Beautiful edit and story. Thanks for slowing down a tad and listening to what is around you. Happy Birthday to Olive.
What a glorious video. I watched it three times. Thank you so much!❤
I love watching your videos of Olive and Mabel, they are so wonderful. Beautiful dogs, you describe everything so wonderfully.
Happy Birthday sweetheart for next week.🎉❤🐾🐾🐾🐾💕
Happy 12th Birthday gorgeous Olive, sending you zillions of birthday kisses!! (Please share some with Mabel!) Oh they are so precious. Loved the sound of the snow crunching under your feet Andrew, it transported me to your garden.....Much love and gratitude for these wonderful videos xxx
What a beautiful, loving, and special video. Thank you for all the love you give your babies!! And, thank you for allowing us to be a part of your life with the doggies!!!! ❤❤
No need to be less melancholic on our account--we think all of you are absolutely lovely just as you are. Thanks for sharing your girls and garden.
Happy birthday Olive! Hope you have a lovely day with all the treats you like!❤
When I started my day I had no idea this was just what I needed. First, I loved seeing your garden with light snow coverage. The sound of snow crunching under your boots was such beautiful music! I was raised in Alaska but now live in the south where snow is a once every two years for 2 days kind of thing. Then you had to hit me with your Deep Thoughts about seasons, passage of time, thinking too much on the past you miss today, yada yada yada. And then you drove this sweet post home with the pictures of you and Olive over the years. Thank you, mrandrewcotter.
Beautiful girls! Happy early birthday to Olive 🎉🎉❤❤ thank you for sharing your adventures
I got / felt really choked up watching that. Your videos always feel like a gift ... even when they make us cry. Warm hug to you all.
Happy (early) birthday Olive! I hope your day is full of all the things you enjoy. ❤️
They will teach us our lessons, if will but watch well and listen. By them we can be made more humane. Thank you Mr Cotter for taking the time to share these beautifully contemplative thoughts.
💘💝 So much to be grateful for. Happy Birthday, Olive 🎉 🦴 🎁
Wonderful to see your beautiful girls again 🐾🐾 enjoy your birthday Olive 💕. Your garden looks so very pretty …
Olive, Mabel and Andrew. Thanks for sharing. An actual joy to watch.
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Thank you for sharing your love for all things bright and beautiful-and for your precious girls-with us! 🐾 A very happy birthday to Miss Olive! 🐾 Peace, joy, and blessings to you, now and always.
Happy Birthday Ms. Olive! Enjoy your day and the crunch of snow under your "feet".
Dogs truly are the best....happy happy 12th woof day Olive ...here's to many more ❤
That’s a very good age for Olive. Inside that head is the eternal pup. Love to both of them.❤
Thank you for sharing this video. How beautiful is the love of a pup. I look at my two dogs fast asleep and snoring on the bed and love them just a bit more. Our time together is precious. Your garden is a beautiful, calm place. Shared with Olive & Mabel makes it perfect. Happy birthday Olive.
And we will love you through every season too!
Thank you, Andrew, you have a beautiful property and two adorable dogs. The sound of your voice and even a wee glimpse of Olive and Mabel warms my heart❤️❤️❤️