Old dogs still want to retrieve

revs2ninegrand said:
I always find it's the humans that have to force the dogs to slow down for their own good, I think dogs would happily run themselves to death
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I walked 3 mi the other day with my 12-year-old lap, and she did get stuck a few times, and that scared me, but she did complete 3 mi of bird hunting.
 
Whenever I go out and work around the house, my 12-year-old yellow lab thinks I'm going to leave her at home and go hunting. She still wants to go all the time, wow! What a great dog.
 
My 13.5 year old yellow lab has taken a turn for the worse in the past week. She is becoming wobbly and unbalanced on her feet. It might be the arthritis they diagnosed this summer in her back legs.

I don't know if she's going to be able to hunt this season with the current condition now.
 
Wind River said:
Pick and choose reasonable cover and some meds will give her some quality time in the field with her. 🙏🙏
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I tried Gallaprant (arthritis meds) in Aug/Sept for a month and I didn't really notice any help from it, although at that point she was not having the issues she is now.

What else can they prescribe? Rimadyl? I've used that in the past for inflammation after an injury.
 
gim said:
My 13.5 year old yellow lab has taken a turn for the worse in the past week. She is becoming wobbly and unbalanced on her feet. It might be the arthritis they diagnosed this summer in her back legs.

I don't know if she's going to be able to hunt this season with the current condition now.
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Mine has trouble standing up, so I get in there and lift her and help her up. Once she's up and walking, she can go a few miles. No problem if it's light cover.
 
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