Homes For the Elderly - Candice Collins,
Hopeful Homer
I would like to share a story with anyone who has ever
considered or turned down taking in an older dog.
About 8 months ago I attended a border collie rescue fund
raiser, at which they had a few older dogs pictures displayed to
try and find them homes. I looked at their sad and worn faces
and thought to myself "why adopt an old dog when you'll just get
attached to see it end its days in your home a short while
later"
A few weeks later I decided I would like to
get involved in fostering and rescuing dogs, so I got hold of
Wolfshaven and sure enough there was a dog who was in need of a
temporary home while the shelter tried to place him permanently.
That was when I met Scotty! A thoroughbred Scottish Terrier with
a heart of gold. And as fate had it, he was 8 years old already
(an older dog) just like one of the border collies I had seen in
pictures a few weeks prior.
Scotty came into our lives with a bang ,his boundless energy and
passion for people was a true inspiration. He had a few bad
habits, which in the end were more amusing than anything else,
but he brought a source of wisdom and love into our home that we
had never seen in our younger dogs.
The few weeks we were privileged to have him in our lives made
me ashamed of the way I had shunned the thought of making space
in my home for an older dog. Many people I have discussed the
issue with have all said the same thing to me. "We can't fall in
love with a dog who won't be around very long".
But is it not better to have loved and lost than to have never
loved at all?
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