Sad..

[RainbowLass]

I often wonder if an older dog would be a calming influence on Rogue... its hard on her being an only child!!

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Anni

Not all rescues have this policy, for example some adult sheps have been brought up in homes with children and are the result of relationship breakdowns.

It's no bad thing for children to experience loss of pets - might sound macabre but it teaches them about death, and life. Afterall, pet rabbits, hamsters etc shuffle their mortal coils fairly regularly.

I agree very strongly with Anni`s responce here,..if this wasnt the case every dog older than 7 or 8 years old would never find a home again,...that would be sad

[zetstaff]

Originally Posted by Stuart

I agree very strongly with Anni`s responce here,..if this wasnt the case every dog older than 7 or 8 years old would never find a home again,...that would be sad

I agree very strongly too, + you're right it would be very sad

[GV9297]

Originally Posted by RainbowLass

I often wonder if an older dog would be a calming influence on Rogue... its hard on her being an only child!!

I often think that about my spolit boy but I would dread deciding yes and it all went horribly wrong.....

[TiasDad]

We're looking at fostering or maybe adopting once Tia has been spayed (and recovered) but will be looking at similar aged dogs with similar energy levels. It just wouldn't be fair on a new older dog to be overwhelmed by the tornado that Tia is at the moment.

As Tia ages and she calms down, we wouldn't hesitate to have an older or less agile furball.

[Triksta]

Originally Posted by Anni

Not all rescues have this policy, for example some adult sheps have been brought up in homes with children and are the result of relationship breakdowns.

It's no bad thing for children to experience loss of pets - might sound macabre but it teaches them about death, and life. Afterall, pet rabbits, hamsters etc shuffle their mortal coils fairly regularly.

They will experience death of a pet soon enough without us making it too often let alone Im not sure if I could cope going through it too often

Dont get me wrong about kids and shepherds though, I was brought up with my mum breeding sheps so we had 1 or 2 at all times until I left home and Ive had shepherds ever since. My oldest son at 17 grew up with my last shepherd Roxy and my youngest now 6 is growing up with Echo. I have no qualms at all about kids and shepherds but many many people dont think that way sadly

[Triksta]

Originally Posted by Stuart

I agree very strongly with Anni`s responce here,..if this wasnt the case every dog older than 7 or 8 years old would never find a home again,...that would be sad

Originally Posted by zetstaff

I agree very strongly too, + you're right it would be very sad

It would be sad if it were the case but most of the population dont have young kids which was my point so hopefully it isnt that big an issue

I would definately consider adopting an older dog when my youngest is older but I just dont feel its a good time with a young child for several reasons

[ArchandEbs]

Well this is very close to my heart. As most of you know I adopted a 13 year old gsd from the pound in New South Wales and had him flown to Brisbane. It was the best decision we ever made and he had 16 wonderful months with us.

I then fostered Poppy who was 9 months old. She was only ever meant to be a foster dog as I like to adopt the golden oldies. However Arch has got really attached to her.

Arch is nearly 12 and Ella-Bella is 10. The younger dog has given Arch new life. Oldies and young dogs can get on really well and Poppy has learnt manners etc from Arch and Ella-Bella.

In respect of vet bills - I had nonef for Harry apart from at the end.

My next adoption will be another golden oldie.

My friend who was staying with me when we had Harry also saw the benefits of a golden oldie and in fact when she has the opportunity to adopt - she's going to get a senior dog