Our oldest springer, Zuzu, is 16 and is fading fast. She''s having some continence issues, is the typical obstinate old dog, and is totally deaf. She hobbles around pretty well but has some rear end issues as dogs that age usually do and even occassionally trots but her days of chasing a kong or a ball are long gone.
When we brought her home as a pup I could hold her in one hand and like all of our other springers over the years she made our older dog's lives miserable as a pup and was an old aunt to the younger dogs.
Of all the dogs I've owned this one might be the sweetest of them all. It breaks my heart to see her get this old and feeble.
Big decisions ahead. It doesn't seem fair.
BKB