How old is to old?

[victor 10]

Hey lads n lasses, I've got a bull terriers grey hound and his preformence isn't lacking but he is coming up to 10 years old, I was wondering if there is a recomended age were I should retire him? 

Thanks in advance 

[peterhunter86 8,627]

He will tell you when he's ready.

[Aussie Whip 4,099]

No age, when he stops catching stuff.Even then might like to tag along.

[troyboy17 631]

U will break his heart leaving  him at home

[tsteve9999 456]

Mines 9 now and shows no sign of slowing up.

I've noticed that his muscles aren't as defined as they used to be but I reckon he'll be good for at least a couple of years, hopefully more.

[dytkos 17,793]

My eldest is 10 and a half and still puts a shift in 

Cheers, D.

[bird 9,913]

my older dog Bryn  11 in sep , he still keen,  goes out  2 hours every day with my big dog Buck , and Bryn still great at marking stuff fur/feather    But he as deff lost his pace,  he struggle in the lamp catching rabbits now , he started to loose his speed  prob 15 months ago. but he in quite good health  eats well , he could go another 2-3 years  the old prat lol , i think generally lurchers  are a healthy kind of dog being hybrids = x breeds  , them and heinz 57s  can live easy 14 years .

[Daniel cain 45,426]

My bitch is 10,noticed about a year ago she was slowing down couldn't keep weight on her outside, so brought her in the house-seems to of made her soft lol, she's still handy for a spot of ferreting and marking fox for the terriers, she don't like the cold and rain these days, first time yesterday I had to lift her over fences that she would of cleared in her prime...... Shame they got to get old...... Such is life...... They will let you  know when they have had enough. ?

[Black neck 15,964]

1 hour ago, Daniel cain said:

My bitch is 10,noticed about a year ago she was slowing down couldn't keep weight on her outside, so brought her in the house-seems to of made her soft lol, she's still handy for a spot of ferreting and marking fox for the terriers, she don't like the cold and rain these days, first time yesterday I had to lift her over fences that she would of cleared in her prime...... Shame they got to get old...... Such is life...... They will let you  know when they have had enough. ?

At least no one will pinch everyone s coats she got her eye out

[Dig-deep-draw-charlie 2,713]

every time my Lurcher hears the back door open he’s out of his box and standing at the pen door with his tail wagging, the day I have to call him out of his box is the day he’s to old

[Bobtheferret 1,248]

I lost my whippet/beddlington last year aged 12 and he was going ferreting all day sometimes Saturday and Sunday and although he didn’t get loved going out and I loved taking him. 

[Shaddy93 840]

Every dogs different, iv always said when a dog doesn't get out of its box to go out he's had his day, my last case was old knocks started to come back with revengance and he developed kidney failure, but he basically worked until his death, 

[Jerry71 269]

My whippet is nine and he still behaves like a pup, if I was to leave him behind it'd destroy him and I'd miss him, atb 

[bracken boy 584]

It's down to the owner to understand what the dog can and can't do,  lighten his or her load, nothink stops them from coming with you , my black saluki x I started resting him at 9 but the brindle was still kean at 12,

[Loton Moocher 1,254]

i got a 12yr old still does days beating and picking up muscles aint what they were and needs a day to recover now but she still keen and fit ;