I think that was what the 79 yr old was so annoyed about, the fact that her friend didn't get an older dog, plus a breeder was prepared to sell a pup to, what sounded like a very frail old lady in the first place,..
By who's defination was this old lady frail? Or are they presuming because she's then she's frail, my Gran died aged 96 until a few months before she died she would walk a 1/4 mile most days of the week to bingo, wouldn't entertain a taxi or a lift.
People live longer these days and where in the past 70- was your twilight years not so much the case these days, this count