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Welcome to LuLu & LoLLy's Information Resource for Senior Dogs!
News & Information for our more "mature" readers!
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 March 26, 2010 -- From our friends at Dog Ailments
Most owners realize that puppies will display tendencies that will need to be modified or curbed down the road. That’s the purpose of training, whether it’s related to housebreaking, socialization, or crating. Older canines can also manifest behavioral issues, a development that is both surprising and frustrating for millions of owners.
It’s unknown why some dogs who never showed bad behavior in the past start to show them in their twilight years. Below, we’ll explore this issue in more detail. We’ll describe how many mature canines can begin to show signs of aggression, separation anxiety, and other problems as they grow older.
Aggressive Behavior
Aggression can manifest in your senior pooch for many reasons, and might be an expression of something completely unrelated. For example, if he is experiencing pain from periodontal disease or arthritis, he...Read More! |
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October 14, 2009 -- Nationwide -- From our good friends at Care2.com -- There’s something disconcerting about being middle-aged and watching my once-agile dog leap ahead of me into old age. No, not leap - she’s too creaky for that, stiff and slow almost overnight, it seems. She’s suddenly terrified of the kinds of storms she once danced through; she spurns a morning walk to go back to bed, circling awkwardly in an effort to get comfortable. Once down, she’ll lie there for hours on end, chin over the edge like Snoopy at his most dejected.
She’s depressed about getting old, I decide - never dreaming that it’s I who haven’t...
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