Decision : to get an older dog or not ?
It has been over 16 months since Petunia the Chi went to the Rainbow Bridge ... and looking at choices of mini-schnauzer (sp?) or Yorkie size and somewhere in the 2-4 yr range ... Any info would b...
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RoadXYZ wrote:
Know that any dog has its issues .. but wondering how at our age how can we 'handle' a larger dog which needs assistance, whereby is a smaller dog like a Yorkie better .. or ? glad to get the responses about checking out those older dogs in Rescue Groups ... will continue to listen/read on with responses ... thank you
We've mostly had medium to large dogs. But our last addition was a Shih Tzu (four years old now). We're "only" 53 and 56, but I knew that in not many more years we wouldn't want to/wouldn't be able to be lifting an elderly, arthritic 30+ pound dog in and out of the RV multiple times a day when traveling. DH is a good sized guy, but helping our old Brittany (about 47 pounds) in and out of the RV got old fast. It's SO easy to scoop up the little Shih Tzu (who is actually on the big side for his breed). So I'd say you're on the right track looking for a smaller dog. A two to four year old should be perfect--settled down but still young enough to give you many years of companionship. Good luck!
