We thought about getting a rescue dog. Don't know at this point. Another thing people are doing now is adopting older dogs that are up to be destroyed. That takes a special person to take in an old dog knowing they aren't going to live long. Maybe when I retire Ill go that route. Heck, I got 12 acres here, hahah We could have lots of dogs running around. :smile:
"13-year Old Shelter Cat Is So Happy to Be Adopted, The Most Beautiful Thing Happens...
"The sweet ginger boy was having a difficult time finding a home due to his age and health issues until he met Sarah…"
"Since Jamie arrived in his new home, he's been pouring love and affection to his human mom, telling her every second just how grateful he is to have a loving home to spend his retirement. "
""Jamie needs a special diet and has health problems too but he is so loving. I feel good knowing I am giving him a happy and comfortable life for as long as he has left.
"I'd like to think his young years were spent loving an elderly person, and now he is elderly, a younger person will love and look after him."
I have a friend at work that went to look at a car. While at the house he went to ,the neighbor came over with a 3 legged beagle trailing behind him. Short story told here, the guy said the beagle was going to be put down soon. So my buddy said , well if that's the cause, Ill take him home with me. And he did. That dog lived a loved and wonderful life with him and his kids. Don't know for sure for how long, but it was years.He said he knew damn well that beagle knew he recued him from death. He said that beagle just smothered him and his kids with love, affection and also always wanted to be HIS side. He felt safe.Talking about adopting a senior pet ...
I have fond memories of a childhood beagle then a collie yet in my adult life cats have worked better for my lifestyle - and even though my orange guys were rescued young the idea of adopting senior pets is appealing. If for no other reasons than that I have worked in human nursing homes and seen the overwhelming human need for love, overwhelming enough that I can't handle it any more, and now my own health is a mess at age of 53, soon to be 54, and I'd like if someone cared about me as a less than perfect creature as a senior.
And that need for love and caring is felt in even dogs and cats and many other animals: their actions and reactions demonstrate that.
I follow cat stories more than dog stories but there are a number of both which are the character of this title,
Give a senior some love, the four feet and two feet ones both.
Well, our boy came home yesterday. They made a real cool cast of his paw print out of red clay with his name and date on the back, also has some fur /pieces of hair stuck in it too. hahha very cool. They also gave us a card stating they donated some coin in his name to a dog park that's being built in town. Those two little things they did for us sure helped a whole bunch. Later on down the road Ill make a box for his ashes.
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