If I were to get another dog it would be a Senior dog. Right now we have a senior dog and a young dog. The senior is much less work. He sleeps through the night and a lot during the day. The young dog hears ever sound. He barks or cries when he hears something outside, on tv, when he is hungry (many, many times a day) or if you rattle something in the kitchen. He gets up around 3:00 a.m. every day. Sometimes 2:30, sometimes 3:30. Good thing I don't mind getting up early with him. The Senior dog sleeps all night long and is definitely not an early riser. He is not deaf by any means, but he does not hear every sound outside nor does he hear us in the kitchen making noise. When he is awake he likes to cuddle and run around and play. He sleeps alot and I can get things done around the house. With the younger dog, he is always under foot and wanting to eat or go out or be held or getting into something or crying because the golf cart left without him or I have stepped outside the house. To me the Senior dog is a lot less work and just the right amount of activity and playfullness. I love both our dogs, but if given the choice and I found the right dog I would go with a Senior in the future. Plus there are a lot of Senior dogs needing homes because most people think they need a puppy or young dog. There isn't any right or wrong answer as to whether a person should get a puppy, adult, or Senior. It just seems like a Senior works out better for our family. The young dog is like having a young child at home.
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