1.0Orvis Newshttps://news.orvis.comPhil Monahanhttps://news.orvis.com/author/monahanprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bAbGRfUr0P"><a href="https://news.orvis.com/dogs/Washington-Town-Loves-18-Year-Old-Dog">Washington Town’s Favorite Citizen is a Gregarious 18-Year-Old Dog</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.orvis.com/dogs/Washington-Town-Loves-18-Year-Old-Dog/embed#?secret=bAbGRfUr0P" width="600" height="338" title="“Washington Town’s Favorite Citizen is a Gregarious 18-Year-Old Dog” — Orvis News" data-secret="bAbGRfUr0P" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Now grizzled and gray, Bear Dog has been making friends in Castle Rock for 18 years. photo by Bill Wagner via TDN.com The sign at the North County Recreation Sports Complex in Longview, Washington, is very clear that "No pets allowed inside baseball complex or on soccer fields," but then there's a strange addendum: "except Bear Dog.” It's an unusual concession that speaks to the town's love and respect for an 18-year-old Labrador mix who has. . .https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/tdn.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/17/717b9ba6-7d5b-11e2-95c2-0019bb2963f4/51282077f22ea.preview-620.jpg