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Routine Veterinary Care for Your Senior Dog by Fred Metzger DVM

Guardians of older dogs should plan for regular veterinary checkups. After diet and appropriate exercise, this is the next most important thing you can do for your senior dog. Cancers, metabolic disease like diabetes, and organ deterioration (kidney disease, liver disease) are all health problems that can occur in older dogs. For this reason, regular...

Senior Dogs 4 Seniors: Bringing Senior Dogs and People Together by Diane Pierce

Senior Dogs 4 Seniors is a foster-based rescue that primarily places senior dogs in the homes of older people in the St. Louis area of Missouri. A grant from The Grey Muzzle Organization helps them with their veterinary bills. This post was written by Senior Dogs 4 Seniors founder and president, Diane Pierce. My husband...

Lionel's Legacy: Compassion and Advocacy by Jane Sobel Klonsky

In August, we interviewed photographer Jane Sobel Klonsky about her Project Unconditional photo series, and featured a selection of her photographs capturing the bond between people and their senior dogs. Since then, Jane has continued work on Project Unconditional, and her journey has included a stop in San Diego where she visited Lionel’s Legacy Senior...

Influence Positively: An Interview with Grouchy Puppy's Sharon Castellanos

“When we love dogs, we love them all the way. The experience is all-encompassing as you enjoy the highest highs, the lowest lows, and everything in between, during your time together, however long” ( Grouch y Puppy ). Since 2009 Grouchy Puppy , an award-winning blog, has hosted San Francisco Bay Area write r Sharon...