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[quote=Anonymous]I just turned 50 and if things turn out like I hope, my 49 year old husband and I are going to be adopting a 70 pound, 1 year old dog today.

We just lost our beloved big mutt about four months ago, after having him for 13 years. If we get 13 years with a new dog, we'll be i our early-mid 60s when we're faced with this decision again.

And what we do will depend on so many factors! What our lives are like, what our health is like, our mobility, our finances. If we have someone in our lives who could take a dog, if gd forbid something were to happen to us.

What folks are saying about the tradeoffs of having pets is totally right - on the one hand, your day to day life is a million, zillion times better with a dog there; and on the other, it's much harder to travel, or even just go out for a whole day.

My 80-something year old parents have decided not to get another dog, since our last family dog died 10 years ago, because my mom wouldn't be able to do any of the walking - and also because they want to be able to travel without worrying about pet care.

I guess another thing to consider is that pets do bring health benefits, including for older people. They really help with loneliness and isolation - and they also will keep you more active, since you have to walk them. [/quote]

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