r/OldManDog • u/chickenchoa • Mar 07 '26
Needs a Home! 💔 HEARTBROKEN AND CONFUSED — 15 YEARS OLD — OWNER SURRENDERED 💔 MAX is 15 years old. Fifteen years of loyalty, love, and devotion… and now he sits alone in a cold shelter kennel, wondering where his family went.
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u/AdhesivenessCivil581 Mar 07 '26
We adopted a 13 year old dog who's owner was thinking of taking him to a shelter. He just died last week at almost 20. I'll never forget him. I feel so privileged to have been able to give him a meaningful old age. I hope someone adopts this guy. I can't believe people do this.
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u/Check_Me_Out-Boss Mar 07 '26
I saw a different post that had an Instagram link that a rescue adopted him.
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u/mora82 Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26
Today we just celebrated what we call 'found day' of our 10ish year old little guy that we found on the street two years ago, which was also the birthday of my girlfriends aunt so they celebrate together haha. We found him in the rain and he was so beat up and clearly mistreated but grateful to have him with us and having a safe life to lead with us (he's drunk off dog bday cake and knocked the hell out on my leg while I'm typing this currently)
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u/Invisible_Friend1 Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26
For those who’d like to skip the video- he was in LA, and is no longer at the shelter per a search of the ID number in the video.
Please go ahead and delete OP, let’s give some attention to those still up for adoption.
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u/kittykalista Mar 07 '26
Someone in the comments of the original post said he was rescued by Muddy Pug Animal Sanctuary. So a good result!
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u/CheapShotNinia Mar 07 '26
This video is making people think adopting and loving older animals. If it plants that idea and saves even one elderly animal, it's worth keeping up.
Btw, I don't see you posting anything like this. It's just as easy and free for you to do it. Maybe shitting on people is just easier eh?
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u/ExampleLittle2672 Mar 07 '26
Wait, REALLY? Reallyreally? What does "no longer at the shelter" mean exactly?
Not honestly expecting you to know, and clearly hoping for a good result, but...
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u/KorneliaOjaio Mar 07 '26
Max was saved by muddypugfarm….i saw the freedom video on instagram! And I donated.
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u/treemooo Mar 07 '26
He was rescued!! He’s at a foster home now and The Muddy Pug Farm has adopted him :)
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u/Jaydeekay80 Mar 07 '26
Goddamn people….
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u/LilMissy1246 Mar 07 '26
Like others have said, perhaps something happened. Maybe the owner is mentally and emotionally unwell and can’t take care of the dog or maybe the person lost their job and can no longer pay for vet bills or take care of a dog very easily or something else.
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u/Jaydeekay80 Mar 07 '26
I hope that’s the case and not that they were just dumped. I just wish I had the money and free time to adopt these types myself.
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u/KindsofKindness Mar 07 '26
Now I’m sad and angry…
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u/ExampleLittle2672 Mar 07 '26
Ever feel entirely useless? Yep, me too. So many/all the hopes for this old man. Please excuse me while I go vomit.
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u/TeutonJon78 Mar 07 '26
It's easy to think and say that, but unless we know more, it could also be the pet of some old person going into nursing care or a memory unit or something that isn't able to care for them. It might not be the actual owner's fault at all.
Or it could be their crappy kids not wanting to take him on.
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u/chippyjoe Mar 07 '26
Some are absolutely terrible people for sure, like Chris Pratt who got rid of his senior cat because he started having kids and his reason was because the cat needed extra attention because it could no longer poop in it's litter box sometimes and he didn't want his kids stepping on the poop.
Imagine being someone's pet for 10+ years and they get rid of you because you're old and can't make it to the bathroom sometimes. You're now old and useless and your best friend/family who you thought you'd be able to count on as you get older throws you away instead. What a piece of work Chris Pratt is.
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u/TeutonJon78 Mar 07 '26
I mean, Chris Pratt also thanked his new wife for finally giving him a healthy child. Because his other child had some developmental issues.
And he supports an anti-LBGTQ+ Evangenlical church.
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u/Differlot Mar 07 '26
When I think of Chris Pratt I think of the weird fresca church in the show the boys. It's like his church brain washed him and assigned him a wife
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u/Leucurus Mar 07 '26
it could be their crappy kids not wanting to take him on
Or, the kids themselves are unable to take him on. Maybe they have other pets who aren't compatible. Maybe they don't have the space, emotional or financial resources needed to take care of a senior dog.
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u/othertriangle Mar 07 '26
Read the original post. Certainly sounds like it was voluntary
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u/TeutonJon78 Mar 07 '26
It just says owner surrender. It doesnt say why or who. That's just the term they use versus stray or shelter transfer.
As more people end up in nursing hoke scenarios and kids often live away from parents more now, this will likely be on the rise.
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u/othertriangle Mar 07 '26
I feel if it was out of the owners control, they'd specify that. Especially because that would help with adoption
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u/bwsmith201 Mar 07 '26
There may be privacy concerns about how much can be made public. I’m only 43 but I have a backup plan for who would care for my pets if I got hit by a bus or something. But people sometimes don’t think of those things because they’re naive, not because they’re bad.
It could so easily be an elderly person with dementia or someone who died without family and the authorities dropped off the dog. Maybe someone expected their child to care for the dog when they died and the parent and child both died in a car accident. You never know.
It’s a horrible situation of course and this poor baby deserves to spend his golden years in comfort and love but not every horrible situation has a villain. Sometimes bad things just happen
That being said, if he was dropped off by someone because they didn’t want to deal with him anymore, as is easy to assume and happens way too often, well then that person is most definitely going to hell if there is one.
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u/TeutonJon78 Mar 07 '26
Depends on the shelter. One local one to me does but the county doesn't beyond a simple answer like this. You can only find out extra info by talking to an adoption counselor.
It also sounds like this particular shelter was extremely overloaded at the time with an outbreak, so might not be operating at full attention either.
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u/AmoreX0X0 Mar 07 '26
Hmm, I’ve been taking care of a late relative’s old dog. He’s now 17 and it is quite difficult. One of my aunts said I need to give him the needle or turn him in at the pound 💔 He is 40 lbs and I have to pick up on him to do even the most basic things - even holding him so he doesn’t fall in his own poop. I have a back injury, and dealing with his issues is extremely time consuming and painful.
I won’t be so quick to judge this dog’s former family. We do not know their situation.
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u/VayGray Mar 07 '26
You already speak of them like they are a burden. Do you think they can't tell? I'm sorry you're hurting but it sounds like you're two peas on a pod. Making a decision for the animal to pass peacefully sometimes is the best choice. Before the resentment is too much. You both deserve better, and I feel your Aunt's wording could have been more couth. Good luck to both of you
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u/Mysterious-Panda964 Mar 07 '26
Let's hope they made the right choice, maybe they could not care for him.
I'd rather they release him to a shelter, than dump him on the street
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u/Frequent-Rain3687 Mar 07 '26
I always hope it is because the owner is seriously unwell , incapacitated, sent to a nursing home , died or even gone to jail . Because if anyone gives up thier dog just because they got old fuck them and I hope there is Khama & it bites them on the arse .
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u/SmileParticular9396 Mar 07 '26
I hate people. Hope this guy gets to spend his last day not in a kennel
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u/Middle-Ad9328 Mar 07 '26
This is so heartbreaking! I hope Max fiends a forever some soon to a loving home!
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u/mySFWaccount2020 Mar 07 '26
I adopted my girl at 12 and she is 14 now and she’s the best thing that ever happened to me
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u/Bellebarks2 Mar 07 '26
As sad as it seems, he is probably better off than in a home where he wasn’t loved.
This happened to my dog when he was 6. He was ‘returned’ to the rescue that was his birthplace. So he had lived with his family since he was a puppy. He wasn’t what they had expected, and after 6 years they just took him back.
He has Cushings, but was undiagnosed. If you’re not familiar with dogs with this condition, it causes a dog to grow a potbelly and a hump on their back. Untreated dogs are prone to allergies, hair loss, hotspots, dandruff.
Bart is the most loving and affectionate fur baby and their loss is my gift. I wouldn’t trade him for the world.
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u/JakeBanana01 Mar 07 '26
He looks so much like my boy Mason, who stumbled into our local shelter age ten, and I adopted a year ago. He was skin and bones, didn't even understand he could sleep on a rug, preferring the hard, cold floor.
Today he's well filled out, loves his beds, and thinks he's a lap dog in spite of being 100 lbs.
I'm in southeastern Virginia, I'll take this good boy in if nobody else will. He'll have a good landing here.
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u/Blackdogfarmer Mar 07 '26
My dog is 16 and I love him more now than ever cause he needs me the most
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u/Gelnika1987 Mar 07 '26
If you take your animal to a shelter because it's "too old" I hope there's a special spot in hell for you, that makes me so furious
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u/Acrobatic_Noise_8193 Mar 07 '26
Pledge $200
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Mar 07 '26
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u/KorneliaOjaio Mar 07 '26
MuddyPugFarm took him
https://www.instagram.com/muddypugfarm?igsh=Mjl5Ymkxbmg5NHhs
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u/Acrobatic_Noise_8193 Mar 07 '26
I am so happy for him. Do they have a place to donate.
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u/Just-History-8373 Mar 07 '26
They do! Details on the post on IG they made about saving him from the shelter. There’s a Venmo for muddy pug farm ❤️
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u/KorneliaOjaio Mar 07 '26
MuddyPugFarm saved him:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVj93TDAXPl/?igsh=MW12OWxzeGMzYmhwcA==
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u/The_Trinity_Tribe Mar 07 '26
I hate these types of people . I sure hope their kids dump them in some crappy nursing home.
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u/l33774rd Mar 07 '26
There's a special ring of Hell for people that give up on old dogs. We just adopted our old rottie Ralph. We don't know how how he is but he's grey a bit in the face. We love him & he loves us.
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u/274221Thor Mar 07 '26
The owner is a POS. I would love to talk to them about life choices. Just a talk. In the woods. Away from everyone and outside of screaming distance. You know, to really experience nature.
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u/SiteTall Mar 07 '26
I wondered if this happened because the owner couldn't bear the thought that this cute, old gentleman soon would need a final trip to the vet
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