Trigger, you ARE stil a young kid! Our Sadie the beagle passed whdn she was 17 years old and so did our Dusty dog. You've go alot of living left to. As things chnge physically we just find ways around things,over them or if we are feeling very fiesty, straigh though 'em.You find new ways to do things The Fancy term for it all is 'Adaptave Living'. Not such a bad expression!