I’m feeling sad that my dog is already in her older stages my brother is 31 and he has has been sleeping 

with my dog in the same bed since he was 19 I can’t imagine his pain when he has to sleep alone we got her 11 years ago and she’s been our family’s baby for ever 1 year ago she suffered a spine fracture in where 2 bones got fractured the doc told us she might be put down or see if she recovers , well we let her recover by putting her on a cage all day and only taken out to sleep or pee 

 Etc we used support equipment for the dog to go on walks well a few months late she’s walking and running 

That was our first scare since the first dog we ever had got hit by a truck in front our family which left us traumatized

This Belgian malinois has brought us so much happiness 

But the point of this post is 2 things, how can we make her live up too 15+ 

I was 12 when I got this dog now I’m 24 I can’t imagine a life without her I wish the medication to make dogs live longer releases before you know. One of our regrets is never getting her pregnant, the dog has never had sex in her life (poor dog) 

So if a doctor tells you to put a dog down don’t listen! I know every circumstance is different but if we would’ve listened we would’ve never seen her recovery 

That’s the fist option for these vets when a dog is hurt for some reason 

I know it’s not all vets but cmon don’t let that be the first option when others are possible 

 

A year ago she fractured by going after a possum I guess she was too old and ran and jumped a gate (they think their young) 

My elderly Belgian malinois my baby is now an elderly dog I still love her and I know her time is short she survived a Spain fracture , when the doctors were telling us to put her down we decided to help her ourselves