SupremeChicken

And watch out for the pitbull mouth germs!

Thanks very much mimdeledio - hope your old girl continues to do well with her walkies

How about getting a water container you can hang up so its too high for him to put his feet in easily, but he can still get his head in for a drink? You could have a clam shell pool for him and encourage him to splash around in there on hot days.

She gets to see alot of comings and goings throughout the day - Mum does Family Day Care so there is always people and kids around - must be like watching Funniest Home Videos some days!! Thanks Showdog

So start little and build up - what level of fitness do you think a dog of Jassies age could safely get to? Around the block every couple of days?

My family has an almost 12 year old Golden Retriever - Jasmin (Jassie). She is in good health other than a bit of arthritis and occasional stiffness. She's on Sashas Blend which helps this alot. She hasn't had regular out of the yard exercise for at least 4 years - Mums always been too scared to walk her incase of stray dogs, Dad isn't very active and us kids coming and going etc has just meant it hasn't happened. Shes a titch overweight, but nothing major - the vet is happy with her weight. We've also got a very active 2 year old GSD living with us. Shes the kind of dog who will run all day after her kong and still not want a rest. I walk Indi the GSD a fair bit and we'd really like to inspire Dad to get out and about some more for his health. Jas went for her first walk last week, just around a small block, and loved it. I think if Jassie could come for a walk too, Dad might want to join us. Any advice for getting an old girl back into shape or is it best now to just let her continue her life of luxury?

bye bye zac attack We were lucky to have spent the time we did together. Thanks for always making us laugh, even though it was mostly at you not with you You beautiful boof head and happy smiling face will be missed around here. I hope that you are happy where ever you are in heaven, and say hi to Bailey for me. cya mate, miss you already ~lights will guide you home~