Senior canine Klyde is 18 years old!
I have such a soft area for senior dogs.
I’m believing seriously about adopting a senior canine in the future. however for now, one method to honor them is to function three “super seniors” right here on the blog.
By “super seniors,” I imply dogs that are living well into their teens.
I am so appreciative for the three people who kindly shared stories as well as pictures of their special household members. I understand it’s not always simple to show on an older dog’s life.
I hope you delight in “meeting” these fantastic dogs – Klyde, Maddie as well as Jenna, as well as please feel welcome to share your own stories of your senior dogs. I composed about my senior canine Ace earlier this week.
Klyde, 18-year-old mixed breed
[quote_center]”He is such a blessing.”[/quote_center]
“Klyde is certainly a very dog, as well as the sweetest, many cuddly canine you can imagine,” stated his owner Aaron Gessner, who believes Klyde might be a husky/corgi/Sheltie mix.
Klyde is pictured above for 2014’s “Bring Your canine to work Day” as well as below with Gessner as well as his spouse on Christmas.
Gessner’s spouse was the one who discovered Klyde under a truck in 1996, so they understand he has to be at least 18 years old.
“Wherever we take Klyde, he brings delight as well as smiles to peoples’ faces,” Gessner said. “People want to pet him as well as talk about him. Of program they are always impressed when they discover out he is a mutt as well as is 18 year old! They always state he looks just like a puppy.”
I asked Gessner if there’s anything that might have contributed to Klyde outliving many dogs.
He stated Klyde eats homemade canine food, a mix of chicken, rice as well as vegetables. He likewise has the most remarkable veterinarians.
“Klyde is perfection of body, essence, spirit, size, weight, obedience as well as partnership,” Gessner said. “He shares his food with the feline as well as any type of other furry guest that comes over. He just shares whatever he has with everyone.”
Klyde utilized to be a country canine however adapted to life as a city canine later in life, Gessner said. He’s been hit by a car, attacked by a porcupine, sprayed by various skunks as well as been in a commercial.
“He is such a blessing.”
Maddie, 14-year-old flat coated retriever
[quote_center]”She is incredibly well loved, as well as she understands it.”[/quote_center]Maddie is a 14-year-old flat coated retriever had by Diana Donnarumma.
“She still runs after her sphere like a puppy,” Donnarumma said. “We take her out at least when a day to play with her sphere as well as be active.”
As a puppy, Maddie was the “runt of the pack” as well as the only female out of 12 puppies.
“When she saw me, she untied my shoelace, believing it was a toy, as well as my household understood then that she was the one,” Donnarumma said.
She doesn’t understand what has contributed to Maddie outliving many dogs. However, she believes Maddie’s food has been a factor, together with her dog’s pleased as well as active nature.
“She is incredibly well loved, as well as she understands it,” Donnarumma said. “Ever because the day we brought her home, she has brought so much delight to our lives.”
Jenna, 18-year-old Labrador/border collie mix
[quote_center]”I’m so extremely pleased we chose to take a drive to our regional animal shelter on that specific day …”[/quote_center]“I own the sweetest, very senior canine you’ll ever meet,” stated Cathy Herard of her canine Jenna, a Lab/border collie mix who turns 18 this month.
“I’m so extremely pleased we chose to take a drive to our regional animal shelter on that specific day back in 1996,” she said. “Not only did she ended up being my one as well as only ‘daughter’ when she joined our family, however she has likewise been one of the biggest gifts.”
Herard stated she likes to believe Jenna has lived so long since she has always been pleased as well as well taken care of by her loving family.
“I likewise believe that having a younger canine in our house – Socks just turned 9 – has assisted to keep her ‘young’ as well as active over the years.”
When Jenna joined the family, Herard’s child Cody was practically 2 years old, as well as Jenna had to put up with a great deal of young child habits that was “disguised as like for the household pet.”
To Herard, whatever about her canine is special.
“She has really been the most loving as well as faithful canine a household might ever ask for,” she said. “We all feel so fortunate to have had Jenna as a furry member of our household for so long.”
Update: Jenna passed away on Sept. 3, 2014.
These dogs are so special, aren’t they?
Please share your own stories of your own senior dogs.
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