Reasons to Adopt a Senior Dog
- Older dogs are usually house-trained. You won't have to go through the difficult stage(s) of teaching a puppy house manners and mopping up after accidents.
- Older dogs are not teething puppies, and won't chew your shoes and furniture while growing up.
- Older dogs can focus well because they've mellowed. Therefore, they learn quickly.
- Older dogs have learned what "no" means. If they hadn't learned it, they wouldn't have gotten to be "older" dogs.
- Older dogs settle in easily, because they've learned what it takes to get along with others and become part of a pack.
- 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.
- 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.
- Older dogs are instant companions -- ready for hiking, car trips, and other things you like to do. Old dogs make great friends!
- 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.
- 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.