Adopt A Senior Dog In The Month of November

 

~ November is Adopt a Senior Dog Month ~

WHY ADOPT AN OLDER DOG?     

From the very beginning you’ll know their full-grown size, personality and grooming requirements. All this information makes it easier to pick the exact dog you are looking for and get that instant connection that will last their lifetime. Not into surprises? Then an older dog is for you!

Can you teach an OLD dog NEW tricks? The answer is YES!!!!
Older dogs have a good attention span and great at focusing on you. They can be better learners because they’re calmer than youngsters. Plus, more years of experience reading humans means they can quickly figure out how to do what you’re asking.

Older dogs don’t require the constant monitoring puppies do, leaving you with more freedom to do your own thing. If you have young children, are very active at home or need to take some time to yourself, this is a great bonus.


Less messes in the house means more time to do things you need to do. Most older dogs are likely to already be housetrained. If they’re not, they have the physical and mental abilities to pick it up really fast (unlike puppies). And with their teething years far behind them, seniors also are much less likely to chew on things and become destructive chewers.

Please consider an older canine rather than a high-energy young dog who may run you ragged. Not that older dogs don’t require any exercise.....younger high energy dogs need lots of exercise, but the older dog is not going to need, or want, to run every day.


AT SHELTERS, OLDER DOGS ARE OFTEN THE LAST TO BE ADOPTED AND THE FIRST TO BE EUTHANIZED. Nowadays, rescues are having trouble finding space to hold on to the senior dogs that seem to find a home slower than the youngsters, and a lot of times the fosters that keep the dogs have a major life change and if the dog is not adopted in time, they have to go to the shelter. Their last hope for living out their lives naturally and comfortably is adoption.  THIS IS WHERE YOU COME IN. Saving an animal’s life offers an ENORMOUS emotional return on your investment, and you’ll feel the rewards every day you spend together.


The Joys............

• What you see is what you get
• A buddy to spend more time with and less time cleaning up after
• Friend to go places with and less time training
• Your older dog will already have passed the stage in life to know to alert you when there is someone outside the door
• An older dog will appreciate and understand the hugs they receive around the neck

Pictured above was our loving, fun and outgoing Reno. He passed away this year at the ripe age of 16 years (human years).  He lived longer than either of his background breeds, Pit bull & Boxer. And he never saw a sick day in his life until he died. That was one of the last pictures taken of him.