In the Stevenson household, birthday events are additional unique. Like most households, their celebrations include liked ones congregating, banners, balloons, cake and a rousing performance of the “Happy Birthday” tune. But, unlike many households, that tune is sung by their sweet gray-and-white pittie, Turbo.
Turbo, now 9, has actually been singing considering that he had to do with 2 years of ages, his mama, Holly Stevenson, informed The Dodo. “We had never heard him sing prior to then,” she said.
The Stevensons brought Turbo home one Christmas Eve when he was simply a puppy. “He actually was living in a loving home with his siblings and mom and dad,” Stevenson said. But after Turbo’s dog mama broke her hip, the puppies needed to discover brand-new households to look after them.
“He was the most amazing gift we have ever received,” Stevenson said.
Although Turbo was born throughout the Christmas season, you won’t discover any Christmas carols in his collection. He just sings “Happy Birthday” and absolutely nothing else.
According to his mama and human sibling, Sean, they’ve attempted to get Turbo to sing other tunes, however he simply won’t have it. He just has ears (and shouts) for “Happy Birthday.”
And Turbo is extremely committed to his preferred tune. “[The] funny thing is that no matter where or when he hears ‘Happy Birthday,’ he will sing along,” Stevenson said.
“He has woken up at 2 a.m. from deep sleep to sing along to the TV,” she included. “He will sing along to his own videos! It does not matter if you don’t sing — he will.”
Turbo chooses to be part of a chorus, however he will do a solo if required.
“If others sing along, he definitely gets more loud and excited,” Stevenson and Sean said. “The more people that sing, the more loud he will as well — but he will still sing alone!”
When Turbo commemorates his 10th birthday this October, he’ll have a lot more to commemorate than in years past. Earlier this year, Turbo was detected with osteosarcoma and went through a leg amputation.
“In November of 2022, Turbo had some swelling in his leg,” Stevenson said. “We watched it for a week, and it went down but came back about a week later. He was in a lot of pain and started not using that leg very much.”
His healing took a bit longer than the Stevensons anticipated, however after a number of weeks, Turbo started to recover. “He started regaining his confidence pretty quickly and wanting to take longer walks,” Holly said. “We started seeing him wanting to play and sing and be super silly like his old self. As of now, Turbo is in great health and doing amazing.”
Despite his amputation, Turbo is as active as ever. Stevenson explains him as a “very silly, goofy boy” who enjoys opting for strolls, shredding his toys and going on experiences.
“We take him out for ice cream, to the pet store and often to local restaurants that allow dogs too,” Stevenson said. “One of his all-time favorite things to do is swim in the pool too. Pretty much anything active, he is ready to go.”
And, obviously, Turbo is constantly video game for a “Happy Birthday” sing-along.
“Turbo is the most special and amazing soul I have ever met,” Stevenson said. “He is truly everything good.”
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