It breaks our hearts that senior dogs often do not get adopted and never experience the love they deserve. Luckily, this world is full of kind-hearted people, too, and elderly adoptees sometimes get a second chance at love.
Bored Panda has compiled a list of the oldest dogs that were adopted by people who didn't mind their old age. All they could see was their loving hearts. Have you ever adopted a senior dog, too? Upload your pic to the list!
#1 Ned's First Ride Home From The Shelter – Finally A Home At 11 Years Old
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124points
#2 I Adopted A 10-Year-Old Dog With No Lower Canines, So Her Smile Is A Bit Gummy, And Adorable
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123points
#4 Benjamin Spent 1,5 Years In A Shelter But Finally Found Home At The Age Of 14
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122points
#6 I Would Like To Introduce You To Lady, The 12-Year-Old, One-eyed Pomeranian I Just Adopted
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#7 At 14 Years Old Bear Stayed At Her 76-Year-Old Owner’s Side For Days After The Man Passed Away. No One Could Take Her In So She Was Turned To The Shelter And Happily Adopted After Several Days By Her New Mommy
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121points
#8 My 9-Year-Old Rescue Bulldog. We Just Rescued Her Last Year From A High Kill Shelter
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#9 Derpy-Looking Senior Dog With No Teeth Was Adopted By A Young New York Couple And Has More Than 30,000 Instagram Followers
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118points
#10 Marnie The Dog Is A 14-Year-Old NYC Shih Tzu Adopted From A Shelter At Age 11
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115points
#11 I Read Her Info Card And Saw She Was 11 Years Old And Blind. My First Thought Was, Who's Going To Walk Into An Animal Shelter And Adopt A Blind, Old Dog? My Second Thought Was, Me, That's Who
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112points
#13 Meet Spanky. We Adopted Him When He Was 7 Years Old, And Wish We Had Been With Him The First 7 Years Too
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#14 She's 12 Now And Has Never Been Happier Or More Famous. With More Than 46,000 Instagram Folllowers, She Uses Her Celebrity Powers For Good, Speaking Out Against Puppy Mills And Helping Raise Money For Animal Shelters
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97points
#15 The Senior Dog (8yo) I Adopted Last Week Seems To Be Getting Along Well With My Other Rescue (7yo)!
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92points
#16 Chester, The Pitbull Who Waited For 5 Years Finally Got Adopted!
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#17 Fernando Is About 12 Years Old And He Comes With A Variety Of Physical Ailments, But We Can Make Sure He Is Happy And Comfortable For The Rest Of His Life
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65points
#19 I Adopted This Senior Dog (9 Years Old!) From Our Humane Society And Her And I Couldn't Be Having More Fun Together!
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61points
#20 I Adopted Polly, A 12-Year-Old Deaf Senior Dog Which Was About To Be Euthanized
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58points