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Originally Posted by Woogie Man  Thanks for your input, Cindy. You're only voicing some of the same concerns I have but I started this thread, not only for input on this situation, but as something to discuss that others may be confronted with at some time.
I think, in this case, we're not talking about the 'typical' 80 year old. I'm not sure if there's some cut-off point in a person's life where you should not consider them based on age. What would it be? 80..75..70... 65...? Just read the obituaries and the ages are all over the place. I'm in my 50's and see plenty of folks dying in my age group. Your point is well taken, but it's not so cut and dried to me.
I did ask the question earlier about recommending a retired female or rescue to her if a younger dog wasn't appropriate. Also, I would add that most girls settle down at about age 3 and aren't the chore that a young dog can be. By that age, they are more just another member of the family.
I did speak to her vet yesterday and the vet was quite surprised when I mentioned my concerns about her being 80. She told me she would have figured her to be no more than 70, at most. She did tell me that the lady and her husband were both in very good shape, were active, took vacations, and had local family and were very good owners with their previous dog.
Just to clarify, I'm not more interested in making a sale than the welfare of my dogs. If I was, I wouldn't have an 8 month old to be talking about...she would have been long gone. I think you were speaking generally, but I just wanted to clarify.
As Nancy said, I think maybe a little flexibility in our thinking might be in order. What may have been true 20 years ago might not apply today. The fastest growing age group in the U.S. is centenarians.
As I said before, Tessa's welfare is my main concern. I brought it up here because, as I said, I was unsure and I thought it might be useful to see a discussion about it. BTW, I'm still unsure. Placing our babies is something that can be a struggle as we seek to find that 'ideal' home.
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The cutoff we had in our rescue was 70 but if the person was willing to talk about an adult dog then we have placed some of the rescue's in those homes with the full understanding the dog came back to us or we met the children of these people and how involved they were with the dog.
Just dealing with statistics but what are the odds this person will outlive their yorkie if the dog stays healthy...and how sharp will they be. I clearly think someone 60 has a bigger chance then someone 80. My mother passed at 85 and was still driving, taking care of hospice patients, heavily involved in her church etc..and in one day she was gone. Her mother and grandmother lived to be 99 but both were bedridden. My mother loved dogs but fully understood it was not fair if she passed and no one would take her dog...she knew I would but she was in Michigan and I was in Colorado... so she helped foster and she helped raise $$$ for the rescue...
Every breeder has to make choices but 80 to me for a puppy is ......
My girlfriends Yorkie is 19 and still going...they can live a long life if well taken care of...