My standard poodle is 12 years old and she has arthritis. She has trouble getting up and down but once she is up she is fine. I worry every day that I am going to come home and find her dead. She can't hear as well anymore so sometimes when I come home she won't greet me at the door and I freak out! Most of the times she is just sleeping in the bedroom and doesn't hear me but I usually go to find her and then stand there watching to make sure she is breathing. I worry about her all the time and I also worry that when she is gone Teddi will be SO sad. She loves her. She sleeps on top of her and curls up by her. I always hear that big dogs don't live that long so I worry. When I take her to the groomers I bring her bed so she will have a soft place to lay and that works out much better.
__________________  Ronda & Teddi ** PPU - Petite Pups United Member ** The PINK Club Member ** |