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Hello! I'm back again. Just for a day, this time, then it's back to your usual schedule. Since it's a day, though, well...
The last time I was here, there was a request for older animals. So, why not combine that with another thing I've been thinking about talking about for a while? I've mentioned adopting older animals before, but today I'm going to take the time to highlight not just older, but busy, working, and formerly working dogs! So: today's dogs are all hard workers of some sort, and together, they've put in many years of dedicated service in whatever tasks they might be employed in.
Military working dogs are of particular note here, especially considering the risk they face on a regular basis. Here are some organizations and groups which have made it a task to try to help those dogs both in and coming out of the field. Also, about 300 or so military dogs are released for adoption every year. Even so, adopting one of them isn't an easy task, since potential adoptees often do have to pay high costs for transporting the dogs to them. While such dogs are definitely not for the inexperienced owner, they can and do make great pets, given their good temprements (necessary), obedience and eagerness to work. This is a page with more information about that. Most military dogs are breeds such as Malinois, Shepherds, and Retrievers of some sort. They're very often pretty old- nearing ten, usually- when they retire.
Besides military working dogs, another old group would be the retired racers, or racing greyounds that are too old to be running after lures on the track. Many greyhounds are involved in dogracing all over the world, but very often don't have any place to go once their racing life is over. Greyhounds themselves, despite being speedy when running, are actually surprisingly adaptable and easygoing dogs, and while they definitely do have a tendency to cling to and attach to people, they are also (fairly big) couch potatoes. Unlike military dogs, greyhounds are usually retired once they start slowing down, which can be anywhere from about 3-6 years. As they can live up to 12 years, they still do have a lot of their lives head of them. Since they're also usually bred for speed rather than looks, they come in tons of different colours and have lots of different looks. They do need a lot of love and care, though, especially when the weather starts turning chilly, which they don't have much defence against.
Anyway, here are the dogs!
( Who let these dogs out? )
The last time I was here, there was a request for older animals. So, why not combine that with another thing I've been thinking about talking about for a while? I've mentioned adopting older animals before, but today I'm going to take the time to highlight not just older, but busy, working, and formerly working dogs! So: today's dogs are all hard workers of some sort, and together, they've put in many years of dedicated service in whatever tasks they might be employed in.
Military working dogs are of particular note here, especially considering the risk they face on a regular basis. Here are some organizations and groups which have made it a task to try to help those dogs both in and coming out of the field. Also, about 300 or so military dogs are released for adoption every year. Even so, adopting one of them isn't an easy task, since potential adoptees often do have to pay high costs for transporting the dogs to them. While such dogs are definitely not for the inexperienced owner, they can and do make great pets, given their good temprements (necessary), obedience and eagerness to work. This is a page with more information about that. Most military dogs are breeds such as Malinois, Shepherds, and Retrievers of some sort. They're very often pretty old- nearing ten, usually- when they retire.
Besides military working dogs, another old group would be the retired racers, or racing greyounds that are too old to be running after lures on the track. Many greyhounds are involved in dogracing all over the world, but very often don't have any place to go once their racing life is over. Greyhounds themselves, despite being speedy when running, are actually surprisingly adaptable and easygoing dogs, and while they definitely do have a tendency to cling to and attach to people, they are also (fairly big) couch potatoes. Unlike military dogs, greyhounds are usually retired once they start slowing down, which can be anywhere from about 3-6 years. As they can live up to 12 years, they still do have a lot of their lives head of them. Since they're also usually bred for speed rather than looks, they come in tons of different colours and have lots of different looks. They do need a lot of love and care, though, especially when the weather starts turning chilly, which they don't have much defence against.
Anyway, here are the dogs!
( Who let these dogs out? )
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