-=> MATT MUNSON wrote to ROGER NELSON <=-

 MM>   Re: Re: older dogs
 MM>   By: Roger Nelson to Matt Munson on Sat Apr 24 2010 03:24 pm

 > You didn't, but that's okay.  In any case, you are lucky to have a dog that
 > long.  Common sense tells me to tell you to keep on doing what you've been
 > doing.  I had a German shepherd almost that long.  She was a little over 14
 > when I had to have her put down because of hip dysplasia.  If not for that,
 > I
 > may have had her a few more years.  It was one of the saddest days of my
 > life.
 MM> I have a 1 year old corgi that keeps the 15 year old dog lively. And
 MM> only thing im fearful of is the hips on the older dog where she cant
 MM> jump up on the bed or couch and might have to go to costco to get the
 MM> ramp.

That's what I did for my guy.

I took the casters off of a footrest to lower it and put it next to the bed
to allow my guy to climb up into bed with me. 

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