"Cheri" wrote in message news
No, not wanting to go through the death etc. of either the dog or one of us.
LOL

Cheri

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All our other dogs have been older. The first was 11 yo but we had her
until she was 17 I still miss her

I think it is harder for older dogs to get homes.

Poppy is the youngest we've had, but her looks and history are what drew us
to her. You have seen her original pic. She was a mess.