HopOnTrot
Well-Known Member
Best Boy is now 12 and to the untrained eye is happy, healthy and bouncy. But both DH and I have noticed he's a little more anxious with age, possibly a little hearing loss (hard to tell with a terrier) and sometimes just a bit older feeling. He is reluctant to come downstairs in the mornings but refuses to sleep downstairs (even though there's an Aga) our stairs are VERY steep but we are planning on adding a new staircase in another part of the house (not just for the dog btw, as part of an extension). He has never been a morning dog though.
I've found a Purina calmer with Omega 3 and some NAF old age dog supplement in the cupboard (freebies from somewhere!) so have started him on them, are any supplements actually going to help and if so what?
We went away earlier in the year and he was really anxious and wouldn't sleep for the first night, despite being with family he knows well (he loves my mother as she spoils him) he settled on the second day, I spoke to the vet about this and she said they can give us an medical calmer that they use for short term use in anxious dogs and if it becomes an issue at home there are medications he can take, but he definitely isn't at that stage yet. The past two winters he has had brief spells of weeing in the house when the weather is bad, both of these have resolved and vet found no medical cause, he never wees in the house when it's mild or warm.
So, what changes can I make to make sure my Best Boy is happy in his old age. He's a 12 year old Border Terrier, lives with another younger BT (age 4) has free rein of the house as he refuses to be shut in one room, excellent recall and has secret aspirations to have a pet rabbit.
I've found a Purina calmer with Omega 3 and some NAF old age dog supplement in the cupboard (freebies from somewhere!) so have started him on them, are any supplements actually going to help and if so what?
We went away earlier in the year and he was really anxious and wouldn't sleep for the first night, despite being with family he knows well (he loves my mother as she spoils him) he settled on the second day, I spoke to the vet about this and she said they can give us an medical calmer that they use for short term use in anxious dogs and if it becomes an issue at home there are medications he can take, but he definitely isn't at that stage yet. The past two winters he has had brief spells of weeing in the house when the weather is bad, both of these have resolved and vet found no medical cause, he never wees in the house when it's mild or warm.
So, what changes can I make to make sure my Best Boy is happy in his old age. He's a 12 year old Border Terrier, lives with another younger BT (age 4) has free rein of the house as he refuses to be shut in one room, excellent recall and has secret aspirations to have a pet rabbit.
