Tips to Help Your Senior Dog Live a Longer, Happier Life
By Denise Fleck [Some portions excerpted from her book, The Autumn & Winter of Your Pet: Make Those Senior Years Golden ] As much as we’d like, we can’t turn back the paws of time, so there are some things we just can’t change about our senior dogs: A NCESTRY: We can’t change DNA (well, not yet), so your dog may be susceptible to certain diseases and defects based on his or her canine parents’ genes. For example, if your doggie’s daddy or a sibling suffered from Bloat, your dog is more likely to as well. B REED SPECIFIC HEALTH CONDITIONS Bichon Frises, Border Terriers and Cocker Spaniels...