My Old Dog

November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month — and there are so many reasons why seniors are often a perfect fit for just about any home.

Want to help the humans who help older dogs? Then this resource guide from our book “My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts” is for you. Here you’ll find contact information for groups that promote animal welfare and do rescue work in the United States, Canada, and other English-speaking countries. You’ll also find organizations […]

Our book “My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts” includes a comprehensive resource guide and highlights organizations that provide comfortable retirements to military and law-enforcement dogs; pair veterans with service dogs, therapy dogs, or companion dogs; and help military service members with their pets during deployments. We wanted to make that information available to […]

We’re so excited whenever we get opportunities to meet you in person, check out your dog photos, hear your dog stories and share our book “My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts” with you! Many of the book stores and other venues listed below are dog-friendly, so maybe we’ll get to meet and greet your pooches […]

If our senior dogs could talk, they’d have such great stories to tell. Here, animal hospice veterinarian Dr. Kathleen Cooney contributes a guest blog post about appreciating the wisdom, and the stories, of sweet old dogs: By Dr. Kathleen Cooney I am a doctor of old dogs. For the past 10 years, my work has […]

I have a question. Why oh why can’t there be a Walk for Old Dogs every weekend of the year? I had the chance to attend Old Dog Haven’s recent Walk for Old Dogs & Old Dog Pageant in Shoreline, Washington, and it was one of the happiest and most swoon-worthy events I’ve ever witnessed. So […]

Puppies are adorable, but older dogs can be easier to bring into your home for so many reasons. In addition to being house-trained in most cases, here’s another bonus: Many seniors are gentle and accommodating with kids. Here, Lisa Daffy of Long Island, New York describes how fun-loving her senior dog Fuji is. Fuji enjoys […]

Many senior dogs undergo remarkable transformations after they get adopted into safe, welcoming homes and get the veterinary care and grooming they need. Once they feel comfortable again, their personalities emerge and they literally begin to look and act like younger dogs. Take Charlotte, for instance. When she got rescued at age 12 earlier this year, she […]

How much do older dogs have to offer in their later years? A LOT. Consider Harley, a 6-pound dog who spent the first 10 years of his life living in a cage in a puppy mill. Harley emerged from that experience with a missing eye, a broken tail, deformed legs, gnarled toes, infected teeth and […]

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 […]