Senior Animals Stories

Bonnie the senior schipperke sitting on the floor

Senior, sassy schipperke finds love, acceptance in her new home

With limited vision and arthritis, Bonnie is not a fan of surprises, but after medical care and time to unwind, she met an adopter who is making her golden years truly shine.

Read about her progress

Legion the dog smiling and wearing sunglasses

Hero dog with traumatic past gets his own party at Dogtown

It's a 'just because' party and no one deserves it more than this heroic senior dog.

Join in the celebration

Moogan the dog looking up with a toy between his front feet

Blind dog can still find his favorite things

When he was younger, Moogan’s vision started to fail, but he doesn’t let anything slow him down.

Read about his zest for life

Patch the dog standing outside

Senior dog with a heart of gold now has a new home

A big, black senior dog named Patch needed heartworm treatment and a new home, and eventually he got both

See Patch's journey

Ranko holding Soba the senior dachshund in front of a pine tree and blue sky

Out of more than 100 foster pets, volunteer adopts the blind senior dachshund

A long-time foster volunteer yields to temptation and adopts a senior dachshund with special needs.

Screen shot of person petting Google the dog

My best friend has paws

Elder gentleman Google trotted into Lisa's life when she least expected, showing her love has no age. Now, they're inseparable.

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