#after saying goodbye to my 9yo heart dog this year there is a wound in me

[angelusteal]

meeting a senior dog at an animal shelter.

Today we visited an animal shelter. Said hello to all the cats/rabbits/calm pair of guinea pigs. It was a small shelter, we went in knowing they only had two dogs: a very young shepherd mix and the dog we came specifically to visit - a senior beagle mix.

The puppy was a treasure of course, we played with her before we left. But the senior beagle..... good god.

She was so lovely. She was delighted to meet us immediately, put her paws on me to say hello, not shy or scared at all. She was so much smaller than I thought she'd be, and with a much pointier face. I'm falling immediately, obviously. We take her around the property outside, she's jazzed up, playful, wants to sniff everything and explore, VERY strong. But then she also just sits on the grass with us too when we stop, and lays down and wants belly rubs.

The shelter guesses she's around 10 years old. She was picked up as a stray in the city a few hours away, and the rescue had to do some medical work for her - removing a few growths, and taking most of her teeth from periodontal disease. They have no idea what sort of life she's lived </3

With all the house stuff we're in the middle of, we literally can't adopt a dog right now.

But we can definitely adopt a dog in a few weeks once we hustle and get things done. So. I've asked the rescue to please let me know if anyone else claims her, and that we are so interested, and we do want her, and we will be coming back so everyone in the house can meet her.

So fingers crossed for us and this sweet senior beagle baby. If she finds another home before we can take her to ours, that will be bittersweet. She's in good hands atm, but we'd love to have her spend her golden years with us.