Everyone in rescue circles says adopt senior — they're calmer, already trained, and desperately overlooked in shelters compared to puppies. Nobody mentions what the first month is actually like: the vet bills that can show up faster, the grief of knowing your time together is shorter, the anxiety a dog brings with them from wherever they came from. Honest stories welcome — was it what you expected, or completely different?
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Adopted a 9-year-old lab in March. First month was rough, month three he was a different dog.
The gratitude thing people talk about is real, but give them time to decompress first