{"id":801439,"date":"2019-11-16T15:21:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T22:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=374532"},"modified":"2019-11-16T15:21:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T22:21:15","slug":"november-is-adopt-a-senior-pet-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/november-is-adopt-a-senior-pet-month\/","title":{"rendered":"November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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November is Adopt-a-Senior Month, and locals are encouraged to consider adopting older animals that might be getting on in years but are just as loving, loyal and cute as the young\u2019uns.<\/p>\n

Extolling the joys and virtues of adopting a senior pet is Silverthorne Mayor Ann-Marie Sandquist, who recently adopted a 12-year-old great Dane-Labrador mix named Buddy. Sandquist was looking to find a companion for her four-year-old golden retriever, Rippy, who hasn\u2019t had a friend since his sibling had passed.<\/p>\n

Sandquist considered getting another puppy from a breeder, but got to thinking that there was a dog out there that needed her and her family.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen I thought, maybe we should be looking at older dogs,\u201d Sandquist said. \u201cOlder dogs are harder to adopt, and everyone wants a puppy, and so we went around looking for one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sandquist said she came across Buddy, and said he had a \u201cgreat face\u201d and seemed like head a good personality. She took him for a walk outside the shelter, and noticed that he was a bit stressed out. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t bond initially, and I think it\u2019s because so many people had come to see him and had not adopted him, so he didn\u2019t know what was going on,\u201d Sandquist said.<\/p>\n

But when they went back inside, he was happy to see the shelter staff he recognized and was really affectionate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat told me that he was okay, and just stressed out,\u201d Sandquist said.<\/p>\n

After meeting Rippy and hitting it off, Buddy got adopted and now the old boy has a new family, thanks to his owner\u2019s willingness to take a chance. Even though the 80-pound pooch is considered \u201celderly,\u201d Sandquist said he\u2019s still very spry, wrestling and chasing his brother and living his best doggy life.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing to understand about older dogs, is that they\u2019re wise,\u201d Sandquist said. \u201cFor people who have never had a dog, they\u2019re great since they\u2019re already trained and understand what\u2019s going on. I think it\u2019s even better than getting a puppy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Based on her experience, Sandquist urged potential owners to be patient with senior dogs when they first meet, as they\u2019ve probably been through the wringer and might take a little time to warm up.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t assume everything about an animal at the initial greeting,\u201d Sandquist said. \u201cUnderstand the situation they\u2019re in and give them a break. See how they interact with staff. Remember that they\u2019re scared, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

To find a new old friend, visit the Summit County Animal Shelter<\/a> or call the shelter at 970-668-3230 for more information.<\/p>\n

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November is Adopt-a-Senior Month, and locals are encouraged to consider adopting older animals that might be getting on in years but are just as loving, loyal and cute as the young\u2019uns. Extolling the joys and virtues of adopting a senior pet is Silverthorne Mayor Ann-Marie Sandquist, who recently adopted a 12-year-old great Dane-Labrador mix named […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-801439","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-01 18:02:14","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801439\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}