My Old Dog

Many ardent dog lovers have busy schedules. For them, an adult or senior dog can be a much better fit than a puppy — because puppies are hard! Here, Gloria Acosta describes how easy-going and adaptable her rescue dog Murray has proven to be: “I’m a nurse, and I have to work days together in […]

A video has been going viral among animal and music lovers — and with good reason. It shows Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Neko Case sitting on her bed, playing her guitar and belting out a love song to her big, black wolf of a dog, Liza. Liza is utterly blissed out during the happy serenade. The shepherd mix rolls […]

Shelter stays are never easy on dogs — but they can be especially difficult for older dogs. The barking and other noises can be disorienting, and the hard floors can leave them feeling stiff and sore. You know what can help with that? Comfortable dog beds — and for the past seven years, The Grey Muzzle Organization […]

We all want our dogs to live forever. In one sense, a very special dog named Bretagne always will. The life story of Bretagne (pronounced “Brittany”) is featured in our book, “My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts.” Now 16 years old, Bretagne is the last known surviving search dog who worked the […]

Many fans of Lori Fusaro’s photography know the story of Sunny, the 16-year-old dog she adopted from a crowded Los Angeles County animal shelter in 2012. Lori and her husband, Darrell Fusaro, thought Sunny might last in their home for a couple of weeks max — but Sunny had other plans. Once she got sprung […]

Sometimes love comes looking for you, so it’s important to stay alert. Huge thanks to Debbie Krovitz for sharing this love story about her dog, Scruffy: My senior dog Scruffy is 10 years old and weighs 50 pounds. He rescued us when he was 9 months old and lost, scared and hungry. We decided to bring him […]

What’s not to adore about this big, sweet, gray-muzzled hunk of love? Huge thanks to Melinda Carver for telling us why she loves Riley so much! Here is her story: My senior dog Riley is 11 1/2 years old and weighs 135 pounds. I love his gentleness, his playfulness and his quirky personality. He is the neighborhood […]

Kati Ennis loves pretty much every dog she meets — but senior dogs hold a special place in her heart. In fact, she adores them so much that she even uprooted her entire family and moved 100 miles away from a place she loved. Why? She wanted three closely bonded older dogs to be able to stay […]

Wanna know how our book “My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts” came into being? Well, that’s a long, convoluted story, of course, but in some ways it can be traced back to Hurricane Sandy. After that superstorm struck in October 2012, Cheryl Pientka — our future literary agent — saved a little […]

A huge thank you to Sandy Novak for sharing these musings about her beautiful dog, Rizzo: “I never had a dog of my own. As a kid, we had Pomeranians and they were always my mother’s babies. I was a dumpy, friendless kid who wanted a big dog to love and hang around with. As […]