OldDogs.
Flickr/me'nthedogs We've already celebrated Shelter Pet Appreciation Week. Now here's another reason to fete November: National Senior Pet Month (or Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month, depending on your source). Senior pets fill rescues and shelters, bringing with them some unique benefits, as well as some challenges. For one thing, according to The Daily Journal, older pets often adapt very easily to new surroundings. Generally they're a bit calmer than their playful puppy counterparts, and they're often already housebroken. They may even know some tricks, making training easy. Older pets may have belonged to loving families who could no longer care for them, or they may have simply been ...


