This is a wonderful thing, because senior dogs also tend to be calmer and mellower, and less likely to suddenly develop misbehaviors or phobias because they've been around longer and have had a lot more
experience than younger dogs.
Not exact matches
We don't often adopt to families where children are under the age of 5 though, especially if there is more
than one
young child and if the family is not
dog experienced.
In
dogs, smaller breeds tend to
experience dental problems at a
younger age
than their larger counterparts.
In our 40 years of
experience and the training of more
than one million
dogs, we have found that
young puppies are very impressionable and any bad
experience they encounter will stay with them forever.
One of the worst «
dog»
experiences I have had an adult — albeit significantly
younger than I am now — was when I gave my
dog a rawhide chew treat.
Only then shall the BOD of BHRR consider those homes that have children
younger than the age of 8 yet they must be over the age of 5: a) ONLY homes that have no more
than 2 children shall be considered if said children are under the age of 8 and over the age of 5 b) ONLY
dogs that BHRR deem most suitable for homes with children within these ages shall be considered c) ONLY homes that have prior suitable breed type
experience ie Great Danes for a Great Dane possible adoption or a Saint Bernard for a Saint Bernard possible adoption shall be considered d) ONLY homes that have no more
than one
dog already and that
dog must be a right matched personality fit; shall be considered should any children be under the age of 8 and over the age of 5 e) ONLY homes that have all family members in attendance for the home visit and only those same homes that have all family members come to BHRR to meet us shall be considered BHRR stresses that children and
dogs should NEVER be left unsupervised together!
Whether
young or old, introduce your Poodle to new sights, sounds, and
dogs slowly and in a positive, controlled environment; Poodles are very sensitive
dogs, and bad
experiences early on will do more harm
than good.
Many
experienced vets have seen enough histiocytomas that they are comfortable to recognize them on gross inspection of a patient that fits the typical age and breed of the patient (teh patient is typically a
young dog less
than 2 years of age, with Labrador retrievers, Staffordshire terriers, Boxers, Cocker Spaniels and Dachshunds most commonly affected breeds).
Not only do older
dogs have different nutritional needs
than young pups, they're more likely to
experience difficulty when eating.
It is particularly hard on seniors, who are generally less able to deal with stress and may
experience more disorientation
than a
younger dog.
Whether it's
young farmers farming with horses and rediscovering sheep
dogs, or backyard farmers with more
than 5 decades of
experience, what matters is not whether our farmers conform to the stereotypes we've created, but whether we are willing to listen to them and see them for who they really are.