He will be 12 in March. Thanks, I think he's adorable too. He's my perfect boy who taught me about greyhounds and started this crazy love affair.
The winter before I bought my house (3 winters ago- we lived in a townhouse with a long flight of stairs) I thought it was his last winter. It sure seemed like he was going down hill, didn't want to move much, wasn't interested in anything and it scared the crap out of me. The vet said he didn't want him doing stairs anymore or jumping so I bought a house that he didn't have stairs (other than 3 patio stairs) and my bed is on the floor now. That summer, it was like I had a new dog! The last 2 years have been amazing. The vet even said at his last annual (last summer) he's in great health and expected another few years from him which shocked me.
His LP seems to have progressed more than the LS. His bark is pretty weird sounding at times.
Just want to say again that I don't care about his accidents in the house at all- just find it interesting how he's changing with age