Top Ten Reasons to Adopt an Older Dog* | |||
| Housetrained | 1. Older dogs are housetrained. You won't have to go through the difficult stage(s) of teaching a puppy house manners and mopping/cleaning up after accidents. | ||
| Won't chew inappropriate items | 2. Older dogs are not teething puppies, and won't chew your shoes and furniture while growing up. | ||
| Focus to learn | 3. Older dogs can focus well because they've mellowed. Therefore, they learn quickly. | ||
| Know what "no" means | 4. Older dogs have learned what "no" means. If they hadn't learned it, they wouldn't have gotten to be "older" dogs. | ||
| Settle in with the "pack" | 5. Older dogs settle in easily, because they've learned what it takes to get along with others and become part of a pack. | ||
| Good at giving love | 6. Older dogs are good at giving love, once they get into their new, loving home. They are grateful for the second chance they've been given. | ||
| WYSIWYG | 7. What You See Is What You Get: Unlike puppies, older dogs have grown into their shape and personality. Puppies can grow up to be quite different from what they seemed at first. | ||
| Instant companions | 8. Older dogs are instant companions -- ready for hiking, car trips, and other things you like to do. | ||
| Time for yourself | 9. Older dogs leave you time for yourself, because they don't make the kinds of demands on your time and attention that puppies and young dogs do. | ||
| A good night's sleep | 10. Older dogs let you get a good night's sleep because they're accustomed to human schedules and don't generally need nighttime feedings, comforting, or bathroom breaks. | ||
| *Adapted from Labrador Retriever Rescue's "Top Ten Reasons to Adopt a Rescue" FROM:
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Some senior dogs in need of adoption:
Texas:
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/19663330
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/18887962
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/19120380
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/10496863
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/19663346
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/15405335
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/18529328
South Carolina:
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/9500851
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/9500853
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/10078196
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/18280126
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/19518095
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/19587619
New York:
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/19587619
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/15436436
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/17463076
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/19004533
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/18835844
http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/18806271
