I’ve had two dogs that were in puppy mode right until the very end, and my current girl is five years and still acts like 5 weeks (which hurts, because she’s 85 pounds). It was saddest day ever when one of them, a 12 year old golden retriever, suddenly became partially paralyzed due to a blood clot in his spine. The vet came to the house, and his front half was just as excited as ever but his back half could not move, and he was becoming very scared because e couldn’t understand what was wrong. She had to euthanize him there.
I’ve had two dogs that were in puppy mode right until the very end, and my current girl is five years and still acts like 5 weeks (which hurts, because she’s 85 pounds). It was saddest day ever when one of them, a 12 year old golden retriever, suddenly became partially paralyzed due to a blood clot in his spine. The vet came to the house, and his front half was just as excited as ever but his back half could not move, and he was becoming very scared because e couldn’t understand what was wrong. She had to euthanize him there.