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@elizadolittle i have a new walking companion--sort of! Little Molly is a Pomeranian!. She's 6 months old and doesn't fit my criteria for adopting a dog. I found the perfect dog. He was a rescue, non-shedding, 4 years old and he liked me. His owner was giving him up because he was afraid his son would hurt him. The owner changed his mind 3 times! Then a couple of rescue organizations refused to let me adopt due to my age. They don't say that in so many words. "Sleeping beauty" needs a home and she would be great for a senior. I bit.
Little Molly is the funniest little dog I've ever had. She makes me laugh and everyone I tell that she doesn't fit my criteria! She just graduated from Beginner Puppy training at PetSmart last Sunday.
I think she had done something to my favourite landline phone. I discovered egg shells in one of her beds. Little Molly is faster than a cat in jumping up on things. She's ruined my crochet hook for the afghan I'm making for my Great Grandchildren!
We're still pottie training. She is very shy around other dogs. I'm taking her to the Small Dog Park close by.
Needless to say, it's no longer quiet in the house and I something to share besides aches and pains with friends. Research shows seniors spend less time in the hospital and live longer. So why do rescue organizations discriminate against seniors when they are looking for homes for needy pets?
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Dogs are great friends. I lost my Cockapoo of 13 years two months ago to a auto immune disease. He was also a registered PTSD dog for me but he was my best friend after my wife.
He had such a personality and totally Intune with my wife and I. My wife just has surgery and I will have surgery in June. So contemplating getting another best friend after that. But right now another dog would just bring the memory of my dog I loved as child.
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@elizadolittle My previous email needs some edits. I hope you get the message. As one person put it, "Dogs don't live forever. Seniors have family. They need a home."
I think there should be a law that states rescue organizations cannot discriminate due to age.
I have no problem with them asking if there is someone willing to take the pet, if you no longer are able to look after the pet. My granddaughter had already offered before I went looking for a pet.
There are organizations that will take elder pets if someone cannot look after the pet.