Getting a dog requires careful thought. From the moment they enter our lives, these furry friends become family. We vow to be with them for better or worse.

It’s heartbreaking that many owners choose to abandon their dogs once they become seniors and need more care and affection.

Senior dogs feel betrayed and hurt when rejected by the family they’ve known their whole life.

Princess, a senior Poodle, knows this pain well, having been abandoned by the humans she once trusted most.

Abandoned and Heartbroken

She was left in the parking lot of the Animal Western League of Alexandria , with all her belongings packed in shopping bags.

Shelter staff took her inside immediately and were devastated to find a note from her owners asking the shelter to euthanize Princess and donate all her b

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