“2. A “senior” in the large breed such as a Great Dane or German Shepherd”.
I met an elderly man a few years back walking a HUGE GSD. We had one at the time so we struck up a conversation. He had recently lost his GSD and wanted another dog so contacted a GSD foster group. The man told me that having this dog kept him young and healthy. He walked him (albeit slowly) and had a buddy to watch television and eat ice cream with at night. He was widowed and his kids lived far away. The GSD group asked him if he was sure he could handle such a large dog and he just grinned. Made my heart feel good. In a way.. the two somewhat rescued each other. The man rescued the dog and gave him a home. The dog rescued the man from being lonely.
EXACTLY! What keeps me getting up at 5:30 in the AM so I have enough time to walk and feed him? A dog! What makes me look at buying a house with a HUGE back yard? A Dog.
I have had German shorthaired Pointers which was my favorite,I now am a proud owner of a dog that I took in when my dad passed away. My dad owned a Schnoodle, so here I sit with him. Sam is 9 years old. I want to get him a brother or a sister which will be (Lord Willing) A German Shepard Pup!! If that doesn’t keep me young/Nothing will!!
:) That’s what I’m looking forward to. Hope he/she likes Moose Tracks ice cream...