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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your dog will slow down a it ages.  It' still young and energetic and demanding.  After about 5 it will settle down in the house but still need exercise (tired = good, as I'm sure you've heard).  After 7 or so its exercise needs will start to decline.  [b]My 15 year old dog basically sleeps all day, although having a very old dog comes with other challenges and we really can't board her anymore at this age.   [/b]

Anyway, you are approaching the sweet spot of a mature dog that is fun but not as needy.  [/quote]

I’m guessing OP shudders at the thought of the dog reaching 15 years old. [b]We have a 16 year old dog and are in the same boat - can’t board him.[/b] But OP, it’s pretty uncommon to have a dog that reaches such an old age, so don’t think about that now. Outsource care, find a dog sitter that can come on short notice, and feel good about all benefits to your kids. Usually, familiarity breeds contempt, but with a dog, familiarity leads to affection, so I bet one day you will realize that you love the dog. You are a good egg for taking care of the dog and being a good dog mom. [/quote]

Can you and P-PP explain why you can’t board your senior dogs anymore?

I have an 8-year-old Bulldog, and she still boards. I’m wondering if there is something I’m missing. (Bulldogs aren’t long lived, so 8 is quite senior.)

[NP][/quote]

Old dogs are unhappy in boarding.  Like old people.  They don’t like their routines and favorite things disrupted.  - n p [/quote]

I'm one of the PPs. It's a lot of this - younger adult dogs can deal with their routines shifting but it's really hard on older dogs. Not just they don't like it (mine has never liked it) but it causes all kinds of eating and bowel upsets and significant decline. Also mine is frail and requires some careful handling, as well as meds several times a day.
If your senior dog doesn't have those issues, that's great! [/quote]

I am the PP who asked.

My senior girl has been day boarding and overnight boarding at the same location since she was 8 weeks old. She loves it there. I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing some other factor. Thankfully, she has no potty issues.

Thanks so much for explaining. [/quote]

I’m pp with 16 year old dog with arthritis. Most dogs get to a point where it’s hard to board them because they don’t enjoy being around energetic dogs and could easily get hurt by normal roughhousing that dogs do. Our dog was still doing 6 mile hikes at 14, and then down to 1-2 miles at 15 and then at 16, we stopped taking him on any hikes, just short walks. Our vet said dogs his size usually live until 12, so he is a super senior. You will notice when your dog’s activity level diminishes and they don’t enjoy being in a boarding setting anymore. Until then, keep doing what you are doing![/quote]

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