9-Year-Old Shelter Dog's Devastated Cries After Being Surrendered Are Breaking Hearts Everywhere

Yahoo

26-02-2025

Sometimes on social media, you stumble across something that absolutely breaks your heart. For me, it's usually a sad animal story. Knowing that dogs are normally so happy and love the attention of their families, it hurts so much to see one in a shelter or rescue that is sad, depressed, and missing their humans. That's exactly what happened to this 9-year-old Pit Bull mix who was dumped at a shelter recently.
Fortunately, the sweet girl is in a foster home with a loving woman named Elaine Harrison. Throughout Elaine's video she's speaking to the sad dog softly, trying to let her know that she's loved. The poor pooch is missing her family so much and barely responds. Her said cries at the beginning of the video made me cry too!
Elaine seems like the perfect foster mom, and I hope the sweet pooch can feel that too. I know that senior dogs are less likely to be adopted than a puppy or younger dog, but this one seems so gentle and loveable that I hope she finds her forever family soon.
Viewers were just as upset as I was about the sweet dog's reaction to being abandoned by her family. @1,000 Faerie Wishes shared, "She's crying for her family..." and Elaine responded with, "She absolutely is!" @mss.zaj agreed, "Her heart is broken. Thank you for showing her grace and love." @KB added, "I can't imagine giving up my senior dogs. They are the best. Her cries are heartbreaking."
@Arletty Rodriguez cried, "That poor baby!" and Elaine almost made me cry when she shared, "I've done this a long time, and this is one of the most shut down dogs I've ever met. But I got her."
Elaine said at the end of the video that she's going to be sharing the dog's incredible transformation. I checked to see if there's an updated video, but she hasn't posted it yet. I can't wait to see what happens next and I hope that there's a very happy ending coming!There is something so special about senior dogs. We had a West Highland Terrier for almost 14 years, and saying goodbye to her was one of the hardest things we've ever had to do as a family...she was my first baby and my son's first sibling! Senior dogs tend to be easier going and enjoy just cuddling up and relaxing as much as they enjoy playing. They mellow out, and don't have nearly as much energy as young dogs do. They are the best!
The term "senior" isn't the same number for all dogs. Some dogs become seniors when they are as young as 6 years old while others don't become seniors until they're 11 or so. The reason for the difference? It all has to do with how much your dog weighs.
Dogs weighing 15 pounds or less become seniors at 11 years of age.
Dogs weighing between 16 and 50 pounds are seniors at 9 years of age.
Dogs weighing between 51 and 80 pounds are seniors at 8 years of age, and dogs weighing more than 80 pounds become seniors at 6 years of age.
In short, the more they weigh, the shorter their lifespans. As your dog ages, it's important to keep up with their routine wellness checks and bloodwork. This allows your vet to monitor for potential health-related issues that may be treatable before they become a problem. Talk to your vet about concerns about your fur baby's health or any pain they may begin to experience. Remember that as they enter their senior years, they'll need (and want) you more than ever.