Senior Dogs Inspire People Everywhere When Their Posts Are Shared Online

Puppies get a lot of attention, they're sweet, young and playful and their owners tend to bombard us with photos of their bounding fur-babies. What really will melt your heart though, is the sweet face of mature dogs.

Ariana

• Published in Animals
• October 26, 2020

Puppies get a lot of attention. Puppies are sweet, young and playful and their owners tend to bombard us with photos of their cuteness.

What really will melt your heart though, is the sweet face of mature dogs who have lived a wonderful and full life. There are things only a lifetime of dog companionship can teach you and it's often written on the faces of beloved senior dogs.

Grown dogs have been through it. Our old dogs are part of the family, part of the furniture and hold a piece of our hearts.

Dogs are with us through the ups and downs. Our dogs see babies born, little toddlers take their first steps, watch our kids go to school for the first time and eventually even move out.

Below you're going to see 40, super sweet, fully grown dogs who will warm your heart even more than a cheeky little puppy ever could.

1. "Senior Dogs Deserve Extra Pampering."

2. "Meet August, Officially The Oldest Living Golden Retriever! She Turned 20 Years Old."

3. "She Thinks It’s Her Job To Pull Rocks Out Of The Lake. The Big One Is 14lbs. She’s 12 Years Old."

4. "Met This 19-Year-Old Senior The Other Day."

5. "Old Girl Audrey Is 10 Today."

6. "Old Man Aegir Turns 15 Next Month. He Converted Back To Puppy Mode In This Mornings Snow."

7. "Diesel (9) Is Turning 10 This Month, And He's Melting From All The Excitement."

8. "Wynton (13-Years-Old) Braving The Cold With My Grandpa."

9. "My Old Boy, Still Around After 25 Years."

10. "My 14-Year-Old Golden Retriever, Still Wanting To Play Like A Puppy."

11. "Good Boy Can’t Chase The Sprinklers In His Old Age, So Now Sits And Waits For It To Come To Him."

12. "My Millie Girl Is A Beautiful 16-Years-Old. We Adopted Her When She Was 12. She Is Completely Deaf, But That Doesn't Stop Her From Anything. 100% Good Girl."

13. "Stout Is 16 And Wants Your Scritches."

14. "Meet My 18-Year-Old Siberian Husky 'Damon'."

15. "I Heard You Guys Might Like Muddy, He Just Turned 14 Yesterday."

16. "Our 11-Month-Old And 8-Year-Old."

17. "This Is Sadie. She's 17."

18. "The Arizona Humane Society Uses Boots, A Senior Dog, To Acclimate Kittens To Dogs."

19. "So, This Is Athena, She Is A 9-Year-Old Labrador. As You Can See She's A Chunker But She Gets Jealous When She Sees Our Smaller Dogs On Our Laps And Throws A Fit."

20. "Shadow (14-Years-Old) Is My Handsome Old Man. He Used To Be Completely Black With A Little Bit Of White."

21. "When I Adopted 14-Year-Old Francis Last Year I Was Told We Would Only Have 4-6 Weeks Together Because Of His Arthritis And Poor Mobility. Well, We Celebrated Our One Year Anniversary Today."

22. "My 10-Year-Old Dog Likes To Sleep On My Legs. I Made Her This Out Of Some Of My Old Jeans For Her To Sleep On While I’m At Work."

23. "He's Old, He's Blind, And He's Very Smelly. But He Is By Far The Bestest Boy I've Ever Known. Meet Brewer."

24. "We Adopted A Senior Saint Named Mikey Yesterday And I Think It’s Safe To Say His First Trip To Grandma’s Went Well."

25. "Old Man Bruno, 12 Ish, Doin A Glamour Shot."

26. "This Is My Old Boi Link - Or Linkers - Or Lonk If I Accidentally Hit The Wrong Key. He’s 10 And Still Very Much A Puppy. Loves Smoochin’."

27. "My 15-Year-Old Chihuahua Has Very Sensitive Eyes Due To Iris Atrophy. Here She Is In Her 'Doggles'."

28. "My 16-Year-Old Pug's First Time Visiting The Beach. He Was Born Deaf And Partially Blind From Age."

29. "My Dog Is 16, So I Figured It’s Time For Some Driving Lessons."

30. "Almost 18 Years Old And Still Sleeping With The Toy Frog She's Had For 14 Years."

31. "I'm Elton And Today Is My 19th Birthday."

32. "My Wife And I Adopted 2 Senior Dogs. Meet Oscar And Maggie."

33. "Celebrating Molly’s 16th Birthday With A Walk To The Pier."

34. "Just Cause Benji’s An Old Boy Doesn’t Mean He’s Not A Cute Boy."

35. "My Best 14-Year-Old Man Chance Stole The Show At My Wedding Last Year."

36. "Our 14-Year-Old Girl, Still Smiling."

37. "Today Is My Dog, Tax's 22nd Birthday. Still Truckin' Along."

38. "Cody Is The Bestest Old Boy."

39. "My 13 Yr Old Shar-Pei Before And After I Tell Him He's A Good Boy."

40. "My 19 And A Half-Year-Old Dog Is Starting To Slow Down, We Appreciate That We’ve Had Her This Long."

Ariana