Seniors Manchesters

Manchesters can live healthy lives into their late teens.

Weegee is now almost 14 and is starting to show a few signs of slowing down. Not much...but a few. She still bounces around when she knows she is going for a walk or a car ride, but maybe she bounces just a few inches less now. The signs are subtle but they are there.

It's important to keep your older MT active, just like we humans need to stay active as we age, it keeps the body healthy. A lot of people may think that since their dog is "retired" it has the right to lay around all day and be inactive. Sure maybe they enjoy a bit more of relaxation time now but we need to keep our dogs active so that they stay healthy in their "golden years." Weegee is very young at heart, she acts the same as she did at age one. Seriously... she REALLY doesn't think of herself as old and retired!

We recently showed her in the Veterans class at a dog show and the judge, after seeing her bouncing around having fun in the ring, commented "I see no one has told HER how old she is." Weegee has no idea that she is 98 years old in human years!
Here is a video of Weegee in the Veterans ring at age 13 :)



Weegee has some greying now where her tan colouring is. She has a few bumps on her body but her spirit is very young, she has not changed on the inside at all. To me she is still a young dog. But I DO realize that the aging process is inevitable and all I can do is try my best to make it as smooth as possible.

We have regular vet check-ups to make sure that her heart is healthy, and that none of the small lumps on her body are growing into anything more serious. I supplement her diet so that she is receiving the best nutrition possible. I make sure that she gets enough exercise and that she is not allowed to be overweight. So far this is working for us.
Welcoming a new puppy into the household can also help older dogs feel younger as they can romp and play again.


The MOST important thing that I am doing is cherishing every moment I have with her. Why is it that dogs are here for only such a short time? I can't even bring myself to think of a time where Weegee is no longer in my life. She has given me so much love in her short time on earth. I do all that I can to repay her.

So treat your Seniors well. Give them lots of love, attention and care. Bust most of all, CHERISH your time with them, as their time here with us is just never long enough.

Submitted by: Lisa Wysminity