Ask Kelly
Have a question about your senior pet? Aarff.com founder and Senior Pet Lifestyle Expert Kelly Jackson is taking your questions! From specific toys for older pets to food to feeders. Ask Kelly today, and comeback on Friday to see if she answered your question!
Ask Kelly: Exercising my older pet

Laura Potts: Is there a good rule of thumb for gauging how much exercise my senior pet needs. I want to make sure he stays healthy, but don’t want to push him too far. Ask Kelly: Hi Laura, it’s so good to hear you are concerned about keeping your older pet in shape, yet not [...]
Ask Kelly: My dog seems depressed

Douglas Hopkins: Do you have any thoughts on a dog that seems depressed? I have had a 4 year old collie for about a month now and she just lays in her room. She has not had any accidents in the house and is a sweet girl, just down in the dumps. Any thoughts? Ask [...]
Ask Kelly: My blind dog doesn’t like my fiance
Kelly Olson: Hi Kelly, our newly adopted blind poodle is doing well. He was having issues peeing and pooping in the house so we are crate training him. This has helped a lot. Our issue is that he doesn’t seem to want anything to do with George, my finance. George has been nothing but kind [...]
Ask Kelly: My dog seems uninterested in toys

Sue Schultz: I have an 11 year old Maltese who lately hasn’t been playing with his favorite toys. Tito, without fail, would always toss around, chew and cuddle with about three toys. Now he just walks past them like they’re not even there. I bought him some new toys, and he’s not playing with any [...]
Ask Kelly: Why does my pet have so many lumps?
Lisa Vander Heiden Wahlfield: Hi Kelly…..We adopted our Senior Chocolate Lab, when he was brought into the shelter I help at. He was 9 years old then, he will be 11 in a few weeks. He has lumps on pretty much every part of his body, we actually thought when we brought him home, that [...]
Ask Kelly: What’s considered a senior pet?
Satchmo Edison Ewell: Hi Kelly.. what age is a senior dog? My dog is 5 years old. Is that middle age for a dog? or is he just and adult dog? thanks. Kelly: Hi Satchmo. It depends on what type of dog you have. Is he/she a small or large breed? Larger breeds are generally [...]








