adria

My darling 14 (or 14+) yr old blind Dandie Dinmont mix seems to be slowing down. He hates going down stairs, doesn't enjoy his walks so much anymore (which worked out well because I am so not up for long walks with the EDS) and I have to coax him to eat enough now and when he does want to eat a lot he usually vomits (or tries to, I am pretty good at distracting him until the heaving stops) afterwards. Today he even just vomited up water. He has incontinence issues and is so blind he's even walking into people standing still now. He doesn't want to play so much anymore either, but he still loves to cuddle and get treats. I think he has a touch of dementia on top of the blindness and deafness because he is getting lost in our apartment now and paces and paces and paces. My guess is we've got 6 months to a year with him max. I've witness my terriers aging before. We had one who died in his sleep at the ripe old age of 11 blind as a bat and chubby and stinky. But well loved.



I am looking to rescue/adopt a Pitbull or American Staffodrshire Terrier or large, strong (to help me with my stability issues getting up/standing) pit or bully type mix who has service training for working with people with disabilities after Drax passes on. I would love the help sooner but don't want to upset Drax at this stage of his life with a big change. (Drax has gotten defensive about large dogs lately as well.) I'm guessing finding a dog that needs to be re-homed or rescued with this kind of training will be a bit of a thing so let the search begin.