Can you teach an old dog new tricks?

Last week, I suddenly realized that Ruby is no longer a puppy. She’s about 8.5 years old now and it seemed like her whole life, we’d be getting comments like, “Oh, I thought she was just a puppy!”.

She’s more dignified now. Her movements are slower, she doesn’t wake up right when I get up, she doesn’t want to go outside if she doesn’t really need to pee. She’s getting to be an old doggie. Last week, she had an upset stomach for 3-4 days straight which is super unusual for her.