[janieb]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

I talked to my vet yesterday about the best way to make the transfer comfortable for both dogs and she said it was not a good idea. Buster is just a few months short of 18 years old. He is blind, deaf and has no teath. Our vet said introducing anouther dog into his fragile environment could cause severe trauma to him.

We adopted our little dog when he was 2 1/2 months old and our older dog was 15. Now I do need to add that our older dog was one of the best dogs ever. We felt that it brought new life to our older dog as he seemed to feel that he had to protect and teach the ropes to the little guy. Our older dog however was only deaf, he could still see and had his teeth. I think the little guy added several months to his life.