Caring for the Senior Dog

Aging is riddled with change. Countless changes, in all aspects of ourselves. Things that were once effortless become more difficult and bumpy. What was easy becomes exhaustive. Freedoms become restricted.

Aging is a process many dogs may not get to experience. Sometimes this is due to an illness; other (and often) times, it's due to our intolerance of the inconvenience, the necessity of having to make adjustments, and the emotional hardship a senior dog presents us with. Euthanizing, heavily medicating, or discarding have become popular ways of dealing with aging dogs. It's sad, but is truth.