Anyone know if dogs get senile?

[red_zr24x4]

Have to agree with the last 2 posts. I knew it was coming, but that last day sitting in the vets office was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. I still think about it and ask his forgiveness

 

[DoggyDaddy]

When we had to eventually have this one put down (nothing to do with her cast in this pic - she had survived getting hit by a car after getting out of the fenced in yard), I couldn't even speak to the vet tech that came out to meet us at the car. She was my buddy and, while a trouble maker sometimes, a very good dog.

 

[Fullmag]

Maggie would between 10:00 to 10:30 almost every night would start digging at a particular spot on the carpet. Other times get lost in the house. Totally bewildered look them come out of it.
Vet Said it was doggie dementia, sun-downers specifically and other times she would get so scared. We decided not to medicate with downers it seemed unfair for her to be so scared.

 

[Fullmag]

That’s Charlie in the pic. Maggie was so good teaching how her to be a good dog. Maggie was really slowing down and Charlie added many good years to Her life.

 

[foszoe]

My 19 year old dog was real clingy a couple days before she passed.

yeah I didn't want to be a downer, but for an older dog sometimes a sudden change in behavior is not a good thing.