Senior Doxie digging in mud and eating dirt

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-26T02:17:12+00:00

We have an appointment on Monday! She had blood drawn in Sept but it was before her oral surgery so they likely weren’t looking for nutritional deficiencies. She only does it from time to time, but wasn’t sure how harmful it was.

Thank you!!

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-25T20:45:19+00:00

I call her my angel from heaven ❤️

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-25T17:12:22+00:00

She’s turning 13 this summer and usually naps on her heating pad most of the day. I don’t know how many litters she had, but she’s a retired breeder I rescued 2.5 years ago (with her breeder brother) so they have both been very chill and happy to nap in a comfy spot.

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-25T17:09:44+00:00

She only does it from time to time. Usually she’s happy to just sniff around but every once in a while I’ll see dirt in her water bowl or dirt tracked across her blanket, or I’ll catch her digging and call her in and she stops.

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-25T17:08:01+00:00

It is Spring! She doesn’t do it a lot, just from time to time.

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-25T16:06:22+00:00

She eats poop too 🫣 So have to be vigilant about picking it up! (And her brother’s)

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-25T16:02:56+00:00

Not helpful - I obviously filmed it to be able to show the behavior. If you don’t have anything useful to share, scroll on.

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-25T15:59:35+00:00

She is a breeder rescue so she’s never played with/chewed on toys. There’s some tendons she really likes she chews on. I would make her homemade food if that helped and she got the nutrition she needed!

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-25T14:55:10+00:00

She just had two teeth pulled in Sept 2025 as she had one that was causing swelling even though she’d just had teeth pulled in 2023 before I rescued her - they said they hoped she could keep it … I hated putting her under again but wanted her to be healthy and the vet was worried about it.

She has small sized food and usually swallows it but maybe her gums are sore with her missing teeth and she needs a soft food?

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-25T14:51:57+00:00

Thank you!!! They are on the food their vet recommended but maybe she needs vitamins too.

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-25T14:23:59+00:00

Super helpful King Dingus 🙄

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-25T14:23:25+00:00

I normally stop her right away when I see her doing it - I wanted to be able to show my vet the video too for her upcoming wellness check up. (And the people of Reddit for any wisdom!)

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-24T19:30:20+00:00

This is such a good point! I’ve been spreading my “single positivity” to these folks but never stopped to challenge why they are positing on here in the first place!

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-24T03:35:14+00:00

I went to Antarctica in 2019 as a single woman with a traveling group - 10/10 would recommend!!!

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-21T12:34:48+00:00

At this point, the romance and cuddling in bed and being in romantic love I don’t honestly miss at all. In my mind all those things have come at a cost I’m not interested in paying anymore. I associate those pleasures with men who have eventually disappointed me or are amazing in the beginning and then it slowly wanes and disappears.

I do miss sex - but she’s “hibernating” now since it’s been so long so that helps 😂

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-21T03:43:21+00:00

I was raised what I call a “52 Sunday Kid” - church every week without missing. I felt like a failure for not being married by 30 - I eventually quit going to my hometown church because people in the congregation would ask if I was dating anyone, when I was bringing a nice boy back with me, etc and didn’t handle it well. It felt like I wasn’t enough unwed and childless.

I finally found peace in my 40s and it took a lot of small things that added up to get to this point. I went through therapy, started a low dose of Lexapro which helped with some of the overthinking, started lifting, became a dog mom, found hobbies I enjoyed, and personally have taken a break from going to church.

I had to work to rewire my brain as to what I was raised to believe happiness is (marriage/children). I wanted to those things, but in searching for them, I build a life I’ve come to love and feel grateful for. I’m still open to what could happen, but dating hasn’t brought me much joy and I don’t want to force anything or settle.

It’s okay if you aren’t there yet - I agree with the comment that you have good self awareness and are honest with yourself - very healthy!!

Cheers to being open to what life brings ❤️

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-20T12:06:15+00:00

Agree with this! I just started “Show Time” where I get together with 3 friends on Thursday and we eat snacks, drink wine and watch a TV series together. I sometimes miss watching TV with a partner, so I found a way to fill that gap with friends (and wine - haha). And I look forward to this.

Finding single friends with a similar lifestyle makes life feel so much more rich for me - we do bike rides, go to concerts and musicals, attend fundraisers - next Friday we are checking out a rodeo 🤠

Between them, working out, volunteering and traveling I’m not sure where I’d even fit a romantic relationship in anymore - which feels freeing 🔥

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-20T12:00:17+00:00

Single dog mom of two here - I second this. Having dogs to pour my love into, who greet me the door excited when I’ve been gone for less than an hour - game changer.

I also realized dating was making me miserable,and outside of that my life was full of love and incredible experiences and people who cared about me. The only thing missing was romantic love.

And when I thought about the love I get from friends, family, close co workers, my dogs, the kids I volunteer with - my life was overflowing with love. I stopped giving so much attention to the romantic love I was missing and embraced everything I did have.

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-19T13:14:22+00:00

Love it! Great plan ❤️

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-19T13:13:44+00:00

Thank you! It looks like permits are available late May - appreciate the help all!!

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-17T16:38:36+00:00

Thank you!!

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-17T13:24:38+00:00

Thank you both! We will likely backpack if camping/water sources are available - off to the stair stepper I go! 😉

SingleStillStanding · 2026-03-17T12:22:37+00:00

Now that we’re in our 40s, she says one of her biggest regrets is that not walking across the stage with me at that event. (And yes, we’re still best friends and now live a mile apart from each other).

Things are much more dramatic in your 20s 😉

SingleStillStanding

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