Worried
Hi Trish. We have had a West Highland White Terrier for some time now (MANY years) and she is very special to my family. About a year ago, we adopted a baby boy Cockapoo who is VERY hyper and active.
Nowadays, my Westie seems very slow, and doesn't want to run around.
When I had one of my neighbors babysit my dogs for a weekend, they had great trouble getting my Westie to simply go outside.
What is going on with my girl? Is all this behavior just because she is getting old? Does the new puppy have anything to do with this?
Please help!!! Thank you so much in advance!
Nowadays, my Westie seems very slow, and doesn't want to run around.
When I had one of my neighbors babysit my dogs for a weekend, they had great trouble getting my Westie to simply go outside.
What is going on with my girl? Is all this behavior just because she is getting old? Does the new puppy have anything to do with this?
Please help!!! Thank you so much in advance!
Replies are closed for this discussion.
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Trish McMillan on
-
Hi,
It may be worth getting your Westie checked out by a vet and see if any aches, pains or other chronic conditions are adding to her lethargy. Some older dogs become more playful when a puppy is added to the mix, but unfortunately a puppy can't cure old age!
Personally, I like to have about 5 years between my dogs, so I have a middle-aged dog to run interference between the puppy and the senior if need be!
Trish
Latest Activity
I agree to that. chains just build up their musecle mass and the muzzles just make it look like they are agressive and they bite. that makes them become anti-social. that then could cause some agression to new people. like some dogs become protectiv…
Please seek legal real estate counsel for this issue as I have difficulty responding to the above written wording. A consultation may be of no charge if you call around for a constinginsey fee arrangement. Verbal is like a he said, she said . So ple…
I agree about the lack of postings. I recently signed up in the hopes to have some wonderful discussions about Gsd but I have not seen the thought provoking conversations I know we all wish for.
So here is what I have been working on with my Gsd's-…
The pups are doing great. There are 2 boys and 1 girl. It was a small litter but that's ok. Here last litter was of 7. I am looking for another female to breed with my male this summer.
Badge
© 2009 Created by ASPCA
