Dogs for your dotage!

[Mrs. Jingle]

All this talk of semi airborne Yorkies and Yorkie types - I've just got to have one of my own, tis very windy up on the hill where the house is!

 

[Tiddlypom]

Oh don’t
We live on top of a really exposed hill and our yorkie is x chi so pretty tiny. It’s like a little Vidal Sassoon advert firing across the yard he hates going outside in bad weather and to be honest I really don’t blame him!

Guy ropes?

 

[poiuytrewq]

When it’s really bad I have been known to pick him up and run over to the machinery shed for an under cover wee

 

[Cinnamontoast]

I've downsized quite significantly from my Bernese Mountain Dogs via Flat Coats, Border Collie and now a Springer. He may be our last dog (says the person who was looking at another springer yesterday....). I wouldn't want smaller or hairier and although love retired greyhounds would be cautious if we could hold one if he/she decided to go during a walk in our dotage. They're also a bit too bony for me - prefer something a bit cuddlier.

Another springer? Pup or no? Have you decided yet?

 

[Annette4]

We will no doubt end up with older pointy hounds as we age. We both love our hounds, they're a good size without being too strong and generally speaking nice and calm post 2yo.

 

[Goldenstar]

My parents had a lab who was by chance timed perfectly to die just when they could not really cope .
I would have had to step in if events had not taken over .
They also had a rescued Lurcher of unknown age who I found injured in a ditch long story but she ended up with them .
Medium sized, good on the lead, great with other dogs and cats and people her only down side was slightly dodgy recall when excited .
She was a fully mature dog when we found her so probably would not have suited as a puppy but she was ideal she did not need to go off lead but liked wiz round a secure garden she did her job well .
She then came here where I had no problem with recall she needed you to just to be charge then she toed the line I think lack of exercise drove the issue I think my parents persuaded themselves they walked them more than they did and I believed them ( at that stage ).
She was a good dog for an older person .
I think I perhaps have one more pup in me , then I will rehome older ones a friend put an ideal lab on her Facebook seven year dog no issues owner has suddenly become ill would be perfect for me or even much older ones I think that what I will do .

 

[Smitty]

When it’s really bad I have been known to pick him up and run over to the machinery shed for an under cover wee

You or dog ?

 

[poiuytrewq]

You or dog ?

Definitely just the dog!

 

[nagblagger]

I have been mulling his question over for the last few days.
I know i would go with all these good intentions to get one type, sensible, older, small etc and end up with another heinz 67 as i felt sorry for it or it chose me.

 

[sarah.oxford]

I currently have 2 staffords and compete in agility with them.
The only other breed I am tempted by at this point is a border terrier. I love their attitude and their looks. They are also more portable obviously, which would be an advantage in later life

 

[Baroque]

I've had Newfies for many years but it's not a breed I foresee for my dotage. I'm not especially house-proud but even a semblance of 'clean & tidy' is a lot of hard work when living with a Newfoundland. I've found myself looking (oh-so-casually you understand) at rescue greyhounds recently...