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NATHAN THE INDY DOG WHISPER
IS JOINING US THIS MORNING AND
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A TOPIC
THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY
HEART WHICH IS SENIOR DOGS YOUR
DOGS AND I WAS GOING TO HAVE
DUKE ON AND AGAIN THIS IS
ILLUSTRATIVE OF FLUID SITUATION
WITH DOGS.
DOGS ARE JUST SUPER HONEST.
I WAS TAKING A PICTURE OF DUKE
IN THE FOSTER AND SHE WAS KNELT
DOWN WHEN I CAME TO GIVE HER I
CAN'T CAMERA WHAT I WAS GIVING
HER.
>> HE WENT WELL AT ME.
>> WELL, IT COMES OUT THAT HE
HAS CLAIMING ISSUES THEY DIDN'T
REMEMBER ABOUT IT.
I SAW IT SO WE CAN'T RISK DUKE.
>> YEAH, HE'S YOUR GENES.
IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES UNTIL HE
GOES AFTER GEORGE.
>> HOWEVER HOWEVER THEN IT
MIGHT BE EVEN MORE FUN.
HOWEVER I'M GOING TO WORK WITH
THEM.
SECOND CHANCES PET REHAB CENTER
IS DOING AN AWESOME JOB.
THEY HAVE LOCATIONS IN THREE
STATES FOSTERS AND SHE IS
AMAZING.
SHE'S A YOUNG WOMAN
ENTREPRENEUR THAT'S RUNNING AN
AMAZING BUSINESS AND I'M
COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THEM
JUST ALL CAN BE WORKED WITH SO
WE DON'T GIVE UP ON THOSE.
>> WE DON'T SAY OH MY NO WE CAN
WORKING THROUGH THIS ISSUE AND
TEACH NOT TO CLAIM SO AND HE'S
A SENIOR DOG THAT NEEDS A HOME
WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT TODAY.
AND YOU KNOW THAT'S THE THING
SENIOR DOGS, YOU KNOW, NINE
TIMES OUT OF TEN THEY ARE GOING
TO BE SO APPRECIATIVE.
>> YEAH, YES.
ABSOLUTELY CALM AND SWEET.
YES.
AND HE AND THE THING ABOUT
DUKES UNDERSTAND IS HE CAME
FROM A SITUATION HE LIVED ON
THE STREETS IN FORT WORTH,
TEXAS WHEN THEY FOUND HIM HE
WAS SKIN AND BONES.
HE HAD PNEUMONIA.
THEY WERE GOING TO PUT HIM DOWN
IMMEDIATELY.
SO SECOND CHANCES GAVE MEDICAL
REHAB GOT HIM.
HE'S GOT ALL HIS WEIGHT BACK.
SO NOW HE JUST NEEDS
BEHAVIORAL.
AND MACKENZIE WHO RUNS A SECOND
CHANCE.
SHE'S AWESOME AND SHE'LL WORK
WE'LL GET HIM IN GOOD SHAPE SO
NO NO WORRIES THERE.
>> WHEN IT COMES TO SENIOR
DOGS, THERE ARE BENEFITS OF
ADOPTING SENIOR DOG AND JUST
BEING AROUND SENIOR DOGS MYSELF
I HAVE MORE ENERGY YOU KNOW,
FOR SOME FAMILY SEASONS IN LIFE
DEPENDING ON HOW OLD YOU ARE.
IF YOU HAVE PHYSICAL
LIMITATIONS YOURSELF IT CAN BE
DIFFICULT TO BRING A PUPPY IN
THE HOUSE A HIGH ENERGY THERE
ARE A LOT OF WORK, A TON OF
WORK.
YEAH, I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO JOKE WE JUST GOT A NEW ONE.
THEY'RE LIKE OH MY GOSH THE
PUPPY.
YES, HARDER THAN THEM.
>> RIGHT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T
REASON WITH THEM LIKE YOU CAN'T
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN'T
REASON WITH KIDS YOU CAN BE
CERTAIN WHOEVER BUT YOU KNOW
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU
LIKELY WILL HAVE LESS TO DEAL
WITH IS JUST HOUSEBREAKING.
YES.
IT'S YOUR DOG'S BEEN THROUGH
THE WRINGER ALREADY.
THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE
WRINGER AND IT'S REALLY
COMFORTING TO BE AROUND A
SENIOR DOG, JUST THE ENERGY
COMPANY.
YOU CAN JUST SIT AND CHILL AND
THEY WANT TO CHILL TOO.
MOST OF THE TIME YOU DO MEET
THE OCCASIONAL JACK RUSSELL
SENIOR SOMETHING JUST WANTS TO
DO LAPS AROUND THE HOUSE.
>> YEAH, THAT'S ENTERTAING AT
THE LEAST I DON'T I BROUGHT
IN I THREW A PICTURE INTO THE
MIX HERE OF MY MY SENIOR DOG
JUST MY STORY HER NAME WAS
KUBLA.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN POP THAT
UP ON THE SCREEN.
>> KUBLA SHE SHE HAD THE ONE
BLUE EYE AND ONE BROWN.
>> SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.
SHE WAS A BREEDING DOG AND WHEN
AND AFTER SHE HAD A
HYSTERECTOMY THEN THEY JUST
PARTED COMPANY WITH HER SO BUT
SHE I GOT HER AT EIGHT AND SHE
SHE WAS A GREAT RUNNING DOG
ALMOST TO THE END SHE LIVED
ALMOST FOURTEEN.
WOW.
SUPER SMART SUPER LOVING AND
HUSKIES ARE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF
DOGS THAT EVEN AS THEY GET
OLDER THEY RETAIN SOME ENERGY.
YES, THEY'RE A HIGH ENERGY
BREED SO THEY MAY ACTUALLY
TAPER TO THE POINT THAT MOST
DOGS ARE SEEN HERE.
EXACTLY SO AND YOU KNOW ANOTHER
THING THAT'S JUST IT IS A
BENEFIT IS THE REDUCED NEED FOR
EXERCISE WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE AN
ACTIVE LIFESTYLE, IF YOU'RE NOT
A HIKER, CLIMBER IT WHEN YOUR
DOG NEEDS TO RUN.
BUT WITH A SENIOR DOG A WALK IS
THEY'RE GRATEFUL FOR A LITTLE
WALK.
LET'S GO HOME AND LET'S REST
AGAIN.
YEAH.
SO THAT'S GREAT FOR THE RIGHT
FAMILY.
>> THERE ARE CHALLENGES THOUGH
AND THE CHALLENGES ARE THEY DO
HAVE MORE INVOLVED MEDICAL
NEEDS A LOT OF TIME SO YOU DO
HAVE TO COMMIT TO THAT ALSO
THEY'RE LESS RESILIENT TO
STRESS.
YOU HAVE FAMILY GET TOGETHERS
AND LITTLE KIDS ARE THEY CAN
SUPER STRESS THEY JUST WANT TO
BE LEFT ALONE, LEFT TO REST.
>> SOMETIMES THEY'RE ACHY.
IT'S LIKE PEOPLE GET AS WE GET
OLDER I'M STARTING TO GET TO
THAT POINT A LITTLE ACHY JOINTS
AND BUT THE BIGGEST FACTOR WHY
FIND PEOPLE DON'T ADOPT SENIOR
DOGS IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A
SHORTER TIME WITH YOU.
YEAH.
AND THEY THEY REALLY DREAD THE
HEARTACHE.
>> SO IN MY MIND IT'S A CALLING
IT'S A CALLING TO ADOPT SENIOR
DOGS.
IT'S TO SAY THIS IS GOING TO
HURT MY HEART BUT THIS DOG
NEEDS SOMEWHERE TO HAVE
STABILITY FOR THE LAST YEARS OF
ITS LIFE TO HAVE PEACE CALM AND
I'LL PROVIDE A REFUGE FOR THIS
ANIMAL.
SO IT REALLY IS PUTTING
YOURSELF SECOND.
YEAH, YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO
PUT YOURSELF SECOND AND IT
REALLY IS A TEST OF LIKE A TRUE
DOG LOVER.
ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE ON A
DOG THAT'S GOING TO BREAK YOUR
HEART FOR YEARS AND BE GONE?
IT'S REALLY HARD.
I'M NOT SAYING IT'S FOR
EVERYONE.
IT'S NOT NECESSARY FOR EVERYONE
REALLY IMPORTANT JUST OTHER
CONSIDERATIONS CREATE A REALLY
CALM PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR
SENIOR DOG, MAKE THAT A
PRIORITY, MONITOR EXCESSIVE
INTERACTION TOWARD THEM AND
JUST GIVE THEM A NICE SAFE CALM
ENVIRONMENT.
>> IT'S A SELFLESS REWARDING