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mahatmakanejeeves

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Wed Jul 8, 2026, 12:33 PM 3 hrs ago

An elderly man caring for his aging dog shows the kind of loyalty dogs teach us without words.

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An elderly man caring for his aging dog shows the kind of loyalty dogs teach us without words. Senior dogs need extra attention, but the bond only deepens with time.




6:13 AM · Jul 8, 2026

An elderly man caring for his aging dog shows the kind of loyalty dogs teach us without words. Senior dogs need extra attention, but the bond only deepens with time.

Digital Brain (@yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social) 2026-07-08T10:13:04.000Z
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An elderly man caring for his aging dog shows the kind of loyalty dogs teach us without words. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 3 hrs ago OP
I think North Shore Chicago 3 hrs ago #1
My dog looks a lot like that one Progressive dog 2 hrs ago #3
That is pure love MIButterfly 2 hrs ago #2
That's beautiful.❤ OGBuzz 2 hrs ago #4
Wish we could give Valentine hearts all year BaronChocula 2 hrs ago #5
We had... GiqueCee 2 hrs ago #6
2 oldies takingg care of each other😊 Figarosmom 1 hr ago #7
This nearly makes me cry. enigmania 1 hr ago #8

Progressive dog

(7,654 posts)
3. My dog looks a lot like that one
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 01:12 PM
2 hrs ago

My car is similar but my elderly dog rides on the back seat on a dog hammock. I have to help her into the car by lifting her back legs. She gets onto the seat by herself and I rehook that side of the hammock to my headrest.
Getting out, she sometimes loses balance on her back feet so I try to park next to grass when I take her to a walking trail.
She does enjoy her walks.

GiqueCee

(5,214 posts)
6. We had...
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 01:48 PM
2 hrs ago

... two Shepherds; the first was pure white, and his name was Saint. The second was a long-haired Shepherd named Athena. She was the best dog I've ever known. She lived to be 14, which is pretty good for a 100-pound dog.
Then our elder son bought us a Shi Tzu. Making the transition from a German Shepherd guy to a Shi Tzu guy was traumatic, but I managed.
Now we have a rescue from Texas named Honey, due to her color. She's 3/4 Great Pyrenees and 1/4 Red Bone Coon Hound. When she was rescued she weighed 35 pounds, now she's 80! We've had her a year, marked this past weekend, and she's turning out to be a wonderful dog. She doesn't like car rides, which is unusual, but I suspect that's due to some trauma regarding car rides before we adopted her. I think it was due to her being abandoned in a strange city with her litter of pups.
Anyway, she's got her forever home now, and lovin' it.

enigmania

(509 posts)
8. This nearly makes me cry.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 02:31 PM
1 hr ago

I made a ramp for an old dog named Kismet so she didn't have to use the steps at the front door.

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