Stories from the slow lane.

Practical. Honest. Grounded. Real-world writing on caring for senior dogs, from quality of life and mobility to the emotional reality of caregiving.

20 Most Common Health Issues in Senior German Shepherds

Get a German Shepherd, they said. It will be fun, they said. Sure. Until he gets older and can't get up from a lying position properly....

Oct 7, 20213 min read

Our senior German Shepherds LOVE home-cooked food and treats, and we love knowing exactly what is going into what they are eating! We use...

Aug 11, 20212 min read

The question we get asked most often is, "How do you get all the dogs to get along?" And the answer is.....it takes a lot of work,...

Jul 28, 20211 min read

Who doesn't love a party? And better yet, who doesn't love cake?! Most of us do, and guess what? So does your fur friend! Of course, just...

Jul 22, 20212 min read

Often I am asked, "How do you get all the dogs to get along?" And recently, another person looking to surrender their senior German...

Jul 16, 20215 min read

It's that time of the year, folks, when we here in the United States "let freedom ring" by getting together with family and friends to...

Jul 1, 20212 min read

Check out how much our senior German Shepherd residents LOVE their hard-boiled egg snacks! I hope your pup enjoys these Doggy Deviled...

Jun 2, 20211 min read

Eleven years ago, my senior German Shepherd, Woody, who had Degenerative Myelopathy, got a much-needed canine wheelchair.....and he hated...

Oct 16, 20204 min read