Such a privilege … in celebration of oldies

As I sat and snuggled earlier with Jasper, our new old dog, who had climbed onto one of the armchairs for a sleep, I thought what a privilege it is to bring an older animal into our homes, lives and hearts.

Oldies are just such special creatures. Jasper has been with us almost a month now, which really isn’t long at all for a dog that presumably spent the first 12 years of his life in the same home, or at least with the same owner. Yet he has settled in so well with us that it feels as though he has been here so much longer. He really has become part of the family and it melts my heart and brings tears to my eyes when I see him in a relaxing on his bed, lying in front of the fire, snuggled in an armchair, or indeed trotting along beside us on a walk. I had a doze on the sofa last weekend and woke up to see he’d climbed onto the armchair opposite and was snuggled asleep:)

I’m sure he hasn’t forgotten those that loved him before us and I bet he has lots of wonderful memories, but I am so glad for him that he has fitted right in here and seems happy and content. He likes to be with us – which is good because we like to be with him too:)

In celebration of this post for the oldies I wanted to share some photographs I have taken of other dogs adopted from Oldies Club. I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting all the dogs Oldies Club has rehomed, but it’s been fantastic to meet those I have.

This is the lovely Jess, rehomed last year:

Jess

and this one sums Jess up I would say – I wonder if her mum and dad would agree?

Jess and ball

This is the very handsome Joe:

Joe

This is the lovely Sid – my heart always thuds a little faster when I see a black Labrador, I just love them! Poor Sid spent about 6 weeks in the pound before a rescue angel saved him – he then developed pneumonia, poor boy, but thankfully made it through, went into Oldies Club foster care … and stayed there, in the most wonderful forever home.

Sid

This is the very sweet Peggy, previously called Mattie.

Peggy

In order to appreciate how Peggy staffie looks now, you really need to look at the before photographs but *warning* they are upsetting. Her foster home and new mum and dad have done wonders with her and in spite of what she has been through, she’s a lovely little girl.

Trixie is a little collie x JRT who was adopted by a lovely lady last year. I went to see Trixie in her new home to see how she had settled in and she is a very sweet girl.

Trixie

Trixie and her mum came on the Oldies Club Winter Walkies which a friend organised in December and had a lovely time:

Trixie walk

Alice is a teeny terrier and another Oldies Club dog I visited in her new home, after adoption. She shares her home with a beautiful lurcher and a number of cats and she is a very sweet girl too.

Alice

Now I couldn’t post about oldies and leave out Jasper could I? So although you’ve seen it before, here is one of my favourite photos of him to date. He certainly knows how to work the camera!

Jasper

It’s been a real privilege to meet these lovely oldies and I hope to meet more in the future:)If anyone reading this is thinking of getting a dog, PLEASE consider adopting from rescue. Thousands of healthy dogs are put down each year in the UK because there are not enough good homes available for all the dogs waiting.

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Shady - January 30, 2010 - 3:23 pm

Oh! I like you, Angela. I don’t know what Reiki is, and chocolate is bad for me (because I am a black labrador–your favorite!) but I am on board with the senior pet rescue thing 100%. You take amazing photos and really capture all the love the senior set has in their hearts to give.

We have the same kind of homeless pet issues here in the US. Adopting a senior dog (not me, my brother LoJack) and volunteering with rescue groups was the best thing my Mom ever did. We lost LoJack recently to cancer, and also my dog sister to age so it has been a tough year. Still when we are ready, it’ll be another senior pet for us.

I have been blogging myself, to help me deal withthis only dog vibe and to support Mom’s fundraising efforts for local rescue groups. She has lots of notes on the dogs she has met and I write their stories from my point of view to help raise awareness. Now people are emailing her all the time, asking me to tell their stories too. I hope you will check us out sometime, and as soon as we can we will let people know about your blog too, so they can see the faces behind the shelter pets in your magnificent photos. I am going to post it on my Facebook page today!

Shady (& Melissa)

sammystory - January 31, 2010 - 12:40 am

Hello Angela and Jasper:

This is me Samuel. And I saw your website and blog on Shady’s website. I like it a lot. Especially the snow. Your photographs are very good.

Those were bad people who did those things to Peggy. Do you know my friend Sheba? She lives with Tilly in England. Because Sheba just came from the shelter. And she was very very thin like Peggy and her hair had all fallen out. There is a link to Tilly’s website on my website and blog if you would like to go visit her.

I am a rescue dog too. I was going to be euthanasia. Because the shelter said I was unadoptable. But my Kind Friend came and got me and took me away. I wrote about it all on my blog. And my kind friend wrote about it in my About Samuel pages too if you would like to come and visit.

I liked reading about Jasper. And guess what? I live with my Best Friend. He is a Standard Poodle. And his Dad’s name was Jasper too! I like that name.

Bye for now

From Sammy in California

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