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November Celebrates Senior Dogs: Learn, Bond, and Care!

11/23/2025

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November is Senior Dog Month in Grand Junction, Colorado, where shelters promote awareness of senior dogs.
Trainers emphasize veterinary care because health issues in older dogs affect behavior.
Senior dogs, with life experience, exhibit confidence and focus, making them learners.
Bradley Phifer, executive director of the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, notes the bond with senior dogs and dispels the myth that they cannot learn new tricks.

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Story summary

November is Senior Dog Month in Grand Junction, Colorado, where shelters promote awareness of senior dogs.
Trainers emphasize veterinary care because health issues in older dogs affect behavior.
Senior dogs, with life experience, exhibit confidence and focus, making them learners.
Bradley Phifer, executive director of the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, notes the bond with senior dogs and dispels the myth that they cannot learn new tricks.