Ben is sleeping more and more do all old dogs spend most of there days sleeping he eats well and comes for a walk but falls asleep as soon as he gets back in the car and when he gets home he goes into such a deep sleep and the snoring lifts the roof he is 13

I suspect dogs are no different than their human counterparts - the older ones cat nap more during the day. Don't think there is anything wrong with that though.

got a 13 year old heinz and she sleeps for England...sleeps more than she is awake....seems perfectly healthy though...

Ive had several oldies, previous ones were 11half, 14 and turned 14, one of the current ones is getting on for 13 half, they were all the same. Happy on their walks but happy to sleep the rest of the day. They do tend to sleep sound too.

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What age is a dog considered an 'oldie'. My JRT turned 7 this year. I guess this is not old at all for a JRT at all and he is still hugely full of beans, but he is turning a bit lighter in the face area and I can't help but wonder about when he does get older sometimes and if there is anything, supplements etc I should give him now to help with the 'ageing process'.

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My oldies sleep alot but i wonder if its because they are going deaf so things dont wake them up to bark at.My old Kez i could hoover round her and she wouldnt wake up until i poked her.

I've got an oldie, well she's only 8 years but the average lifespan for a bull mastiff is 8-10 so I guess you'd class her as an oldie.

She's starting to get slower and a little grumpier, but she's a great dog and I wouldn't have her any other way!

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If been 11 in 2 months time is classed as an oldie, then harvey doesnt know that yet. We went to a country park about a month ago, we walked for about 2 hours the dogs were swimming chasing backward and forwards, must have gone miles and miles, we got back into the car within 2 mins molly age 3 next month and charlie 7yrs were crashed out asleep, harvey was sat up watching the world go by him Hes certainly age defiant.

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my parents had their lab right up til he was 14. during the last year or so he used to sleep pretty much all the time, sometimes he would go into such a deep sleep you could barely wake him, worrying for my parents but my vet assured us this was normal for an old dog.

hi all yas this is bonnie T here just had to kick my mammy off this computer to reply to this thread i'll let you into a lil sercret my two leggied friends and lovers of all us K9 fur leggied gorgousness iam 5yrs old and I can sleep 4 england i wake up for my feeds and go on my walks but my favorite thing to do is sunbathe and sleep in my opinion its great and there nowt wrong with a bit of that it can happen to us all even we young 1's like it

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