Old habits die hard. Especially when they’re nice to have. A senior Chihuahua, called Scooter, was abandoned by his deceased owner’s family. After ten years of caring and loving for the dog, the owner’s family decided Scooter was not wanted anymore and sent him to a shelter.
Even in his old age, Scooter enjoys a life full of friends to share a bed with, and shows that he is young in spirit by acting goofy, Jessica says.
However, Scooter already had a new family. Still, they were so inspired by Jessica’s knack for adopting elderly dogs that they did the same. Considering that older dogs only have a 25% adoption rate, according to the ASPCA, Scooter’s influence here is extremely important.
Jessica explained to The Dodo that people sent her photos of the older dogs they adopted from shelters throughout the States, and that they were all inspired by this Chihuahua’s life story.
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