single, working dog owner

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my dog, Chevy, was from the spca and he was 7 or 8 when I adopted him. I had him for 6.5 years. He was a 90lb mostly-rottweiler who was just a chub of love. He was never an active dog, loved everyone he met, and tolerated my dominant cat. They slept together, but it was more that Chevy let Morley sleep with him.

I also fostered a 13 year old Yorkie cross recently, and that was a bit too close to home.

I love older dogs. I don't think I'll ever get a puppy, but at the same time, I just can't do elder care again so soon. It was very difficult with Chevy; he had a lot of medical issues, and being alone and him being so big, it really was hard.

I do love big dogs, but watching Chevy struggle with steps and even just walking at the very end broke my heart every day. I wanted to help him but he was just too big.

Since Chevy was basically old from the get-go (they thought he was about 10 years old when I first got him), I never really had a co-pilot who did active things with me like hiking and camping. I'd really like that in my next dog, at least for a couple of years before he/she gets too old, anyways!

I'm hopeful that one day the right dog will find me.

What I need to do is work from home and find a house with a big yard