My Grandpuppy is Aging
By Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (55193)
Canada
September 23, 2025 6:14pm CST
Ellie, short for Eleanor, is our grandpuppy.
She just turned 13 years old.
Our son and his now wife choose her when she was a pup, and they adopted her at 3 months of age. Ellie is an Aussie-Doodle. She has alot of the Australian shepherd in her and is often skirting the edge of the crowd wherever we are in their home.
The past 10 months have seen Ellie go from a mature dog to an aged dog.
Her health is beginning to fade. She will be allowed to live out her days, unless she seems in distress. This photo shows her as she was 8 years ago. You can really see the brightness in her coat and her eyes, and her posture is better. The lower picture, I took this afternoon, she was 'resting' which is what Ellie spends the majority of her time doing. But.......I suppose that she has earned that right.
~Photo is mine
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@Juliaacv (55193)
• Canada
24 Sep
She has had a good life, even if she took a number of months to accept that the babies were not going anywhere. 
She has an issue with one of her organs, I cannot remember which one, but she has her good and bad days. Yesterday was a good day.
The girls do not let her get up on the couch, but while we were gone to play at the park she crawled up there and slept nicely.
She has an issue with one of her organs, I cannot remember which one, but she has her good and bad days. Yesterday was a good day.
The girls do not let her get up on the couch, but while we were gone to play at the park she crawled up there and slept nicely.1 person likes this
@Juliaacv (55193)
• Canada
24 Sep
@JudyEv Oh yes, she has been with the girls until very recently when our son and DIL made the difficult decision to move her out to her mother's place. She lives in a remote village, and since she lives alone, it is a much quieter household and better for Ellie, and the girls are not seeing her physical decline.
@luisadannointed (9329)
• Philippines
24 Sep
Give her the best care, love and attention you can give. God bless.
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@luisadannointed (9329)
• Philippines
24 Sep
@Juliaacv I think good memories are the only thing that we can ever give to them.
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@LindaOHio (201593)
• United States
24 Sep
This makes me so sad. I hope she has a comfortable life for the time she has left.
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@snowy22315 (196593)
• United States
24 Sep
Poor baby.. happens to all of us I'm afraid. You hadn't mentioned Elle in so long I wasn't sure she was still living.
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@Juliaacv (55193)
• Canada
24 Sep
Thank you.
She was an adorable pup, a lovely adult dog, full of vim and vigor and now in her senior years, she is still very loyal to her family and loves to cuddle a pillow if a person isn't nearby to cuddle with.
We were fortunate to have found such a sweetie.
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@Tampa_girl7 (53552)
• United States
24 Sep
I hope that she can live her life out comfortably without any pain.
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@wolfgirl569 (122829)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Sep
Still very pretty. They get old too fast
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@RasmaSandra (89223)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Sep
I hope she hangs around for a while longer. Ellie is such a cutie,
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@aninditasen (17728)
• Raurkela, India
24 Sep
When pets get old their owners feel worried about them. Hope she doesn't fall sick.
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