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When Your Dog's Behavior Changes With Age — What's Normal and What's Not
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Your dog starts doing things that feel… different.
Pacing at night.Getting stuck in corners.Forgetting routines they’ve known for years.
Or just not quite seeming like themselves.
And you can’t tell if it’s normal aging… or something else.
These changes are easy to second-guess. Easy to explain away.
Easy to carry quietly while you wonder if you’re overthinking — or missing something important.
In this episode of The Dog Who Asked for More, Em sits down with veterinary surgeon Dr. Terry Fossum to talk about what aging can look like inside a dog’s body and brain — without fear, and without jumping to conclusions.
Not from a place of panic.But from a place of noticing.
Because sometimes behavior changes aren’t random.
And they’re not always “just getting older,” either.
They can be your dog’s way of telling you something feels different.
If your aging dog has started acting off and you’re not sure what to make of it… press play.
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