‘He was brought back the next day because he had an accident in the house and the new owners were mad about that.’: A senior dog who was abandoned twice, finds his forever human who commits to giving him the love-filled life he deserves

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Oct 18, 2025 10:00 AM EDT

Senior doggos really do have it tough. They spend their whole lives being good boys and girls, never letting liquid loose in the house, yet when they reach an older age were controlling their bladder becomes a medical problem, and they have 'accidents' there is no understanding, no sympathy for the poor puppers who really are trying their best. Which is the story of our canine protagonist today, who not only lost his original home, but was returned to the rescue a further two times, because the people who adopted him could not put up with a few very genuine accidents.

Thankfully, though, there were enough caring and understanding hoomans around this darling doggo to not give up on him and find him the furever home that he deserved. Proving that pupper love beats all else around it and there is nothing that can stop the spirit of a pupper.
 

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    I remember telling myself "please let me find meaning in anything" after having much of my life flipped onto its head a few years ago. Pushing the restart button in your late 20s can be a bit scary, but I am so glad I did now.
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    I wanted to start fostering to cheer myself up. I loved dogs, and thought volunteering at the shelter this way would be helpful. I had no idea just how helpful it was, and I found myself fostering 7 dogs before adopting my current one. 5 of
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    these dogs were seniors, or dogs with disabilities. I specifically asked for them because I knew how overlooked they were, and I wanted to bring them happiness. I work from home so they always were really good office
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  • Well this certainly is an impressive feat, especially considering that most twenty somethings would be more likely to go travelling when hitting their reset switch rather than opening their lives and their hearts to darling doggos who are in need. It fills us with hope to know that today’s generation still has some decent, caring people within it.

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    buddies, and saying goodbye was bitter- sweet as you'd imagine. I started fostering a dog named "Bone" 2 years ago. He was 14 years old, had arthritis in his hips+knees, and underweight. He had not the best life. In
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    may ways, he was going to be a tough sell. He didn't care for pets, had a hard time standing for long, nephropathy that made it difficult for him to know when he had to poop, and was much more content with just existing in the same room with
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    you. Much like a cat in dog form (lol)! I fostered him for a few months before he found his family. Saying goodbye to him wasn't the same as the others, and I felt deep down in my stomach that I had made a mistake. To
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    my surprise, he was brought back the next day because he had an accident in the house and the new owners were mad about that. After a bit longer fostering him, I adopted him! My first dog as an adult!
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    It has been a wonderful experience having him live with me. He is very much a "one person" type of dog, and I am that person by default lol! Although, that isn't completely true because he loves my partner, but that's about it haha! I have
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    made a commitment to ensure he lives the rest of his days with happiness, and I have stuck with it. We go to the park every single day, we get pup cups, we pile up on the couch to play Playstation, we play tug-o-war, and we
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    care a lot for each other. My life has revolved around him, and I made sure it was going to be that way. I have left trips early to come home because he is anxious without me. It has certainly not been easy, nor would
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  • Oh jheez where are the tissues, this is almost too much love to handle all at once. We cover adoption and fostering stories here almost every day, but the love and trust shared between these two is simply stunning, and we are so happy to know that a pupper in need had been given the best possible place to rehabilitate.

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    it be financially viable for a lot of people. I spend a lot of money each month on his supplements/medicin e, and he will often have poop accidents in the middle of the night. I am usually up at midnight and 3am with him when he can feel that he has to go,
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    but a lot of times he doesn't even know :(. I only say this, because if you're going to adopt a senior dog it's important to know that these may be a factor. However, I know he is living the rest of his days comfortable, pain-
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    free, and loved! That is what really matters. I couldn't help but chuckle and think back to what I said to myself 2 years ago. I had no idea I'd have a dog, and especially not a senior one. The shelter did not expect
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    him to be alive more than a few months at 14 years old, and now he will be 16 soon. I thought about making a post once he passed, because it would help me, but my viewpoint and relationship with death has shifted, and
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    I know when it's time that I will accept it. I will be a blubbering mess for a while, but I couldn't imagine NOT fostering or adopting more special needs dogs in the future. I can hear him snoring in his bed right now, cuddled up to his
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    teddy bear. "Please let me find meaning in anything" is what I thought two years ago. With tears in my eyes, I look at my snoring old man and know that I have.
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    Rectal_... My great uncle (85 years old) adopted a senior dog, the dog passed away like 2 years after ye was adopted, my
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    great uncle passed like a month afterwards. When I'm old, my plan is to adopt older dogs, they need love too
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