Tuesday, November 30, 2010

5 Reasons I Adore My Senior Pet





Today marks the end of Adopt-A-Senior-Pet month and I wanted to send a little tribute out to my favorite senior girl.  Six years ago, we adopted Beatrice from our local county shelter where she had come in as a stray. I don't know how in the world she ended up there, but I'm sure glad I found her.  Here are the top 5 reasons I adore my senior pet:

  • Girlfriend is chill.  Her only real goal is to hang out on the couch and cuddle.  She's a low maintenance kind of girl and that fits pretty well into our lifestyle. She doesn't even mind that we have to go to work every day. When else would she get in her 8 hour naps?



  • I like guessing games. Because she was adopted, we don't know how old she really is. She could be 10 or she could be 15. Who knows?  Each year, she gets a little more gray and adorable and I pretend she's a year younger.



  • Potty training, shmotty training.  Accidents in the house have never been an issue with this one.  I won't even pretend to be disappointed that I didn't have to get out the wee wee pads and carpet cleaner.



  • I've never lost a pair of shoes, a toy, or a piece of furniture.  Have you ever looked into an old pugs mouth?  It's a pretty mangled mess in there so even if she wanted to she couldn't do any chewing damage. Besides, Beatrice reserves her energy for eating treats.



  • She's happy as a clam to live with us.  She trotted out of that shelter and never looked back.  Beatrice may be grateful that we took her home that day, but I consider myself the lucky one. I couldn't have asked for a better friend.

If you've never considered adopting a senior pet, I really encourage you to give it a try. You can find so many great senior pets looking for homes on Petfinder. I promise you won't regret it.



Happy Adopt-A-Senior-Pet month from all of us at Dress My Rescue!

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