Tracey and I have 3 dogs.
Lilly is going to 12 in March. (Miniature Weenie Dog)
Max is going to be 10 in October (Miniature Weenie Dog)
Maggie- is going to be 3 next month (She is a big girl- Rhodesian Ridgeback)
Anyway, with miniature weenie dogs you can expect their life span to be 12-15 years.
My parents had two miniature weenie dogs and both of their dogs started having health issues at 11. By 12 they were taking 3 to 5 pills a day for bones and joints.
Lilly has been blowing and going.
I have noticed however that Lilly is slowing down. She is so cute and acts so puppyish you forget that she is 12. That is until now. I have noticed in the mornings that she is the LAST ONE out of the pens to go outside to go potty. When it is cold outside she does not even move! This morning I picked her up and carried her to the porch. She walked two steps and went potty right there. She then turned around and wanted back in. When she "hopped" into the pen. Her back legs did not make it. He had to lift one leg...then the other. She burrowed back into her blankets.
At the moment it is warm so she is laying out in the grass on her back and sunning her belly! At first when you look at her you think...CRAP...She has kicked the bucket. But I am finding that she is moving around.
Senior Dogs are alot like Senior People. This is what I have noticed Lilly's daily schedule to be.
6:30- Get up and go outside for a drink. If the weather is nice check out the backyard for any new smells then go potty. If the weather is not nice. Get a drink potty by the back door and get back in the house.
6:35- Breakfast- Eat immediately if mom or dad put goody's in my breakfast.
6:35- Breakfasts- No goody's means breakfast can wait and I am going back to bed.
6:45-Noon- Sleep
Noon-4:00- If weather is nice go outside and find a sunny spot to bake in.
4:00-7:00- Mingle with family
5:30-6:00- Dinner- Again, pace of eating determined by amount of goodies in dinner.
7:00- Take nap either in family room or in pen.
9:00- Bed Time
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