Question by musicfreak: I have a 7 year old chow with arthritis would a small english lab be to energetic???
I know I asked a similair question but I want to see if I can get a different answer. My aunt just had puppies they would be the one I would get. My dog loves other dogs and just wants a friend.

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Answer by Blueboofrog
I have a similar situation, an old dog and a young playful pup. The older dog plays and roughhouses with the pup all the time now whereas before he would just lay around. He is not going to hurt himself. If he gets tired or starts to ache, he will simply lay down. I think the exercise and companionship is good for him and I also let him have an aspirin every other day which does wonders for him. My guy is a small dog, so your chow could easily handle one aspirin a day.

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i recently found out my 3yo Dane, Fergie, has HD, arthritis & a bad knee. The vet has her on G3 & Deramaxx. She acts like it doesn’t hurt her &, other than a slight limp, you’d never know by the way she runs & plays. I have 2 other danes & during the day i keep them seperated from her so they don’t play rough while i’m away. When i get them back together, they play like they haven’t seen each other in years!

My problem is this: Fergie is a very energetic Dane who’s full of play, but her recent diagnosis is requiring her to rest. How do i let her get expell some of this energy without her hurting or straining herself? I’d love to be able to let her swim (i’ve read that does wonders) but i live in Ohio & its not the season for that. Also – there aren’t any facilities around that cater to animal therapy. The vet says to leash walk, & we do, but she’s still peppy after that! I hate to deprive her of playing w/the other dogs, but i have no way limiting how rough they get. Help!
Sidenote: Fergie is supposed to ‘rest’ for about a week. By ‘rest’ i mean ‘take it easy’ and not run sprints or wrestle with the others, until the G3 can start to work it’s magic. She’s not confined to a crate or not allowed to exercise – we leash-walk every other day. =)