Senior Moments
 Training an older dog requires some accommodations, but it can be done!
by  Pat Miller
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This informative article was published in December 2007 issue of The Whole Dog Journal and can be purchased.  

You’ve no doubt heard the adage, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” If you have an older dog, you’ll be relieved to know that for the most part it’s false. Older dogs are perfectly capableElderly Dog Training of learning. The oldest dog ever to enroll in one of my training classes was an 11-year-old Labrador Retriever, and she performed admirably. Positive trainers like to say “it’s all tricks.” Any new behaviors your senior dog can learn count as new tricks, even if he’s no longer jumping through hoops. …