tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post5248026484920347592..comments2024-03-29T02:25:24.120-05:00Comments on Two Pitties in the City: Pooches: On The Secrets of ElderbullsTwo Pitties in the Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04694420319336839807noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-59947078660938424772013-01-16T09:47:18.977-06:002013-01-16T09:47:18.977-06:00Old dogs are the best dogs. Hands down.Old dogs are the best dogs. Hands down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-33096216172359494182012-01-29T21:39:17.600-06:002012-01-29T21:39:17.600-06:00I must be on crack, because I think you should jus...I must be on crack, because I think you should just pack her up and ship her to me! I could totally hide her from Jason and he would never know that a third dog lives with us. I could definitely handle three dogs and a baby! And two birds!<br /><br />Sometimes I wonder if Neptune is older than three, which is what they estimate him to be now. He is just SO mellow. Honestly, I don't even think he wants to go on walks. He just wants to hang out and play at home and cuddle. We joke that he thinks that walking business is crazy and wonders why we drag him along to do it every day.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14310521653862222270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-64703052298324436712012-01-25T18:57:15.692-06:002012-01-25T18:57:15.692-06:00Great post! If I were going to adopt another dog,...Great post! If I were going to adopt another dog, I would try for one between the ages of about four and nine years old - not old, by any means, but more mature. I love puppies, though, but give me a more mature pup any day.Tucker The Crestiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13785899841721617997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-22157808349976923532012-01-25T14:49:54.606-06:002012-01-25T14:49:54.606-06:00love your blog and wanted to drop in to say....i T...love your blog and wanted to drop in to say....i TOTALLY agree! i have an older weiner dog...adopted last year out of the Kalamazoo area in Michigan too. and, although he has past abuse issues, he fit right in...like a pea in a pod :) and, now lives a quiet life coming to work with me daily and enjoying life sleeping with the heater on! gotta love it!Weiner Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125605240135448336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-61863041156977818262012-01-25T14:42:49.005-06:002012-01-25T14:42:49.005-06:00I've been wanting to add an "old man"...I've been wanting to add an "old man" to my pack for awhile. I am thinking sometime in the next year it will happen, we just have a lot going on right now with our current foster as far as training so it would be a tough time to do it. I've felt strongly about it for awhile and I have Jay on board now so I think it's just a matter of time.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650445910092342851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-16925096291731407322012-01-25T14:35:45.909-06:002012-01-25T14:35:45.909-06:00Love that picture of Mr B! Such a happy face. Im s...Love that picture of Mr B! Such a happy face. Im surprised Bessie hasn't found her perfect home yet! She sounds like an ideal pooch!brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490740909541514702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-88401207559372202842012-01-25T13:54:51.928-06:002012-01-25T13:54:51.928-06:00Love this! How old is sweet Bessie anyways? With...Love this! How old is sweet Bessie anyways? With most the shelters I visit being overrun with out of control, adolescent dogs with no manners it seems everyone doesn't want to endure the more challenging years to get to the end result of a sweet laid back elderbull. I don't think you would be able to appreciate how awesome Miss M and Mr. B are in there golden years if you hadn't had crazy Miss M as a teen :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351917238165900485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-32831890468966839532012-01-25T13:46:38.027-06:002012-01-25T13:46:38.027-06:00We adopted our pit Schultz when he was 5 years old...We adopted our pit Schultz when he was 5 years old from the animal shelter. He is so well behaved in the house and didn't need hardly any training. However, his previous owner severely neglected (and we think maybe abused) him so I am working very hard to socialize him, but its hard working against 5 years of bad and scary experiences. There are good and bad sides to everything I guess...Stephanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109527167812934642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-75921463910021648532012-01-25T11:15:00.263-06:002012-01-25T11:15:00.263-06:00Our Nina is almost 14 and a very no-hassle dog to ...Our Nina is almost 14 and a very no-hassle dog to live with. She is always the last one out of bed in the morning and doesn't require much entertainment (other than watching out the front door all day). Some day we will have to get another dog (after Nina has passed) and I'm sure life will be very different then. We cherish every moment with Nina.<br /><br />CindyMillie and Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15880442203258355043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-37713809477388331592012-01-25T10:27:56.274-06:002012-01-25T10:27:56.274-06:00I love this post!
Fae is my first puppy, and I go...I love this post!<br /><br />Fae is my first puppy, and I got Daph when she was 10 months, so neither was really an "adult" when I got them. Now that Daph is 4... can I say that I LOVE having an older dog? But I am also grateful for all the shaping and growing that we get to do with Faegan. I enjoy being forced out of the house on daily hikes (or else going crazy).<br /><br />I also find it frustrating when people say things like, "You're so lucky! Look how well behaved your dogs are!" Okay, it's a nice pat on the back and some good recognition, but I always want to say, "Luck had NOTHING to do with it! Lots of stress, money, and learning went into having good dogs."<br /><br />Here's to good dogs, early on and later in life, and to providing homes to the best of them (whether they're the best before, after, or hopefully sometime in the distant future :)).TheQueerBirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04224772805269392964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-50438449612090097062012-01-25T09:26:51.000-06:002012-01-25T09:26:51.000-06:00We adopted Corbin at 6 months, and while he was ho...We adopted Corbin at 6 months, and while he was house and crate trained... that was just about it. I realized I will most likely never get a puppy and always adopt older.<br />-CorbinCorbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099985133525531865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-73464226861626791372012-01-25T09:14:02.789-06:002012-01-25T09:14:02.789-06:00I rescued my Lucy at 8 months and she has got some...I rescued my Lucy at 8 months and she has got some issues from her previous life. That is really the only downside. Correcting other people's ignorance can be difficult but YES I love the older dogs. Calhoun is now pretty much happy curled up on the couch sleeping. Of course, he get a wild hair every now and then!<br /><br />Mamma HeartbeatThe Heartbeatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02393683958514752759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-85950165207961333282012-01-25T08:52:50.838-06:002012-01-25T08:52:50.838-06:00We got Izzy at 6 months. She never chewed and only...We got Izzy at 6 months. She never chewed and only had 3 or 4 accidents. But we're dealing with the endless energy now! We didn't want a puppy, but it was love at first sight!Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676143718362217701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-42492727783693151962012-01-25T08:49:57.980-06:002012-01-25T08:49:57.980-06:00It's true, mom looked for young dogs too. Mayb...It's true, mom looked for young dogs too. Maybe next time it will be a senior<br />Benny & LilyTwo French Bulldogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504475675258871866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-29590932345082470832012-01-25T08:35:58.462-06:002012-01-25T08:35:58.462-06:00I adore my Billy and I wouldn't want to trade ...I adore my Billy and I wouldn't want to trade these crazy extra years with him, but I have to admit, when it comes to adopting future dogs I'll definitely be looking at 5 and up!In Black and Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12487675112150460362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-11896119141837585552012-01-25T08:17:07.522-06:002012-01-25T08:17:07.522-06:00I love older dogs! Heidi and Nemo were both older ...I love older dogs! Heidi and Nemo were both older when we adopted them and they were by far easier to integrate into our home than Melanie was when we got her. We went through a lot of the same things with her that you went through with Ms. M!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682247361413446387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-78151817297202539952012-01-25T08:06:09.040-06:002012-01-25T08:06:09.040-06:00Nearly six months in with Dean we're slowly st...Nearly six months in with Dean we're slowly starting to look around and see if we might like to adopt a second dog. The vet certainly thinks it would help with Dean's separation anxiety and we're very open to filling our home with more doggy love. That being said, I certainly think if we adopt a second dog he/she will be older. Dean came to us at 2 years (very young for a retired racing greyhound) and we love his two-year old enthusiasm buuut we're thinking an older fellow or gal might be able to help him chill out a bit.Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14170718605555374041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-88803198195697070182012-01-25T07:49:50.179-06:002012-01-25T07:49:50.179-06:00She is adorable. My dogs are now 4 and 6 and start...She is adorable. My dogs are now 4 and 6 and starting to settle down now - I think any future dogs will be at least 4 years old, and we will probably foster until we buy so to speak ;)jethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306733879105775659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-68640148808930515142012-01-25T07:49:27.052-06:002012-01-25T07:49:27.052-06:00We have to say after adopting 2 at 18 months old i...We have to say after adopting 2 at 18 months old it was a good way to go. Still young to play but mostly out of the chewing stages and potty trained all ready. Bessie is so sweet looking. Sniffs, The HoundDogsHoundDogMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15828509164127432246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-3766798482932067672012-01-25T07:48:53.418-06:002012-01-25T07:48:53.418-06:00All very true. You just have to make the most of ...All very true. You just have to make the most of your time with an older dog :) We got Ben at the perfect age - around 3 or 4. However, based on his very chill, laid back persona from the get go, I don't think he's ever been mischievous or energetic :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331337258510887489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-42546579055103401002012-01-25T07:31:02.516-06:002012-01-25T07:31:02.516-06:00Older dogs RULE!Older dogs RULE!vanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169577634716205598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513996817497959054.post-25144605555695600842012-01-25T07:22:55.172-06:002012-01-25T07:22:55.172-06:00Amazing posts on Elderbulls and Bessies adoptabili...Amazing posts on Elderbulls and Bessies adoptability!Two Grad Students and a Pittiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13269935614694788118noreply@blogger.com