'I purposely asked to see the oldest dog': Wholesome man adopts adorable old dogs from a shelter, prompting people to share their sweet senior dogs adoption stories

Hello dog pawrents, how many years you have had your fluffy friend at home? Usually, if you haven't adopted your fluffy friendo recently, the answer to this question varies - but always is "X amount" of years. Dogs are friends for life - at least for theirs. Dogs' lives are shorter than ours, but they still manage to live for a considerable amount of time, bonding with their hoomans over years and years of joint friendship. That's why it makes it tenfold more sad to see an elderly doggo in a shelter.

Dogs are sometimes surrendered to a shelter even after spending a significant amount of time with their hooman - it's not only such a sad occurrence because a hooman gave up on their fluffy friend, but because they now have less of a chance to be re-adopted because they're not a smol puppy anymore. But despite all chances, some good-hearted hoomans who adopt elderly dogs exist. Such an example of a hearty hooman like that, who only adopts old dogs, was shared with the online doggo community - and it prompted dog pawrents to share their own old doggo adoption stories.

These stories might have a hint of sadness to them, but the thought of giving a home to a senior dog is so wholesome. When you open your home to an old dog, who probably wants a family so badly, you open your heart completely. These sweet, elderly dogs have such sweet adoption stories, and we respect the hearty hoomans who adopted them so much. They win the wholesome doggo prize, truly.

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This OP is referring to Steve Greig, a man who decided to do something good after a tragic event - when his original dog was hit by a car. Greig decided that from then on, he would open his home for elderly dogs from the shelter, giving them the love and family they need in their twilight years.
This way, Greig helped, and keeps on helping senior dogs - but also helped himself to heal from his first dog's passing.
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It's no secret that old doggos, like old hoomans, can have health issues - but this is exactly why these older dogs need the extra love, affection, and care. If they go through all these things with a supporting and loving family of hearty hoomans (and maybe other animals as well) - they can spend the rest of their lives being happy and safe.
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