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Your Dog's Life - Ages and Stages

by Krista Mifflin
for About.com

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The Senior Dog

From seven years of age and older, larger dogs are considered to be in their senior years, despite their utter defiance of such a title. You now have a laid-back, mellow companion, as content to hang out with you on the sofa for the afternoon as he is to romp the morning away in a field or hike a mile or two.

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