My grandparents are 76 years old, still live in their house on their own, still are mobile completely and do so well still on their own. Im so happy to have them with me still and appreciate everyday they are still here. I couldn't imagine life without them.
About 10 - 15 years ago, they had a little poodle named brandy. My grandmother took brandy everywhere with her. One day my grandfather let brandy out to go to the bathroom but did not put her on a leash. Sadly she got hit by a car and died. My grandmother was a mess and my grandfather has lived with the guilt of this for so long. He always wanted to get her another dog but she always said no.
Well I think the time has come that he does not care what she says he wants another little dog and he knows once she gets her hands on one she will want it too. A couple weeks ago they drove home with my dogs and my mom, and my Dexter snuggled up with my grandmother and fell asleep in her arms, my Fletcher snuggled up next to my grandfather and fell asleep. Since then my grandmother talks about how much she loves my dogs and how good it felt to have a little furry body to hold again. So my grandfather is convinced he wants a little dog.
My grandmother is also getting alzheimers and its getting worse and worse. My grandfather has to watch over her all the time at this point. We all know the stories of how dogs help those with alzheimers and other elderly ailments. So the search is on for me to find them a little dog. Boy or girl it does not matter. Money matters though. I'd like to adopt from the humane society where the baby will be fixed. He wants to keep the age 5 years or under and 10lbs or under. I think a puppy would be too much at this time for them to have to train from scratch, so I'd like to find a baby about a year or two old who is housebroken. My grandparents have the financial means to take care of a dog and give a dog a great home with lots of love and attention. The dog will be no less than spoiled rotten!
I am in Northern MA, if anyone hears of a dog that seems to fit this situation please PM me. I'd like to do this for their birthdays, which are in Sept. Thanks so much!