Dogs often don't show anything but sudden, surprising or acute pain so his attitude change could be from the stress of living in pain. Have the vet check him out and see what is going on with him. It may be nothing more serious than bad arthritis but having very painful joint(s) can be so irritating when it goes on and on. Pain causes so much stress. In people, pain alone can cause high blood pressure and depression, among other things. If it's not pain, he could be getting senile and dealing with dementia and the vet may have something to help with that. Or, he could have any number of things causing this. It is definitely vet time. Plus, if you have other dogs, it is probably a good idea to keep them off him and let him live in peace, unless he goes to the dog or dogs himself. It's so sad to see our babies get old - it shouldn't be! Dogs should be exempt from ageing.
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