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February 1 2015

It's Never Too Late to Fall in Love (Again)

When Ed Brower lost his wife to cancer, he felt lost and alone. A retired manager with the Vallejo school district, he no longer knew how to fill his days. His daughter, Tracy, took him to Muttville Senior Dog Rescue in San Francisco, where they met a spunky Poodle named Felicity. Wearing a festive sweater and bows in her ears, Felicity had come to Muttville from a high-kill shelter in Los Angeles.

“She was going to be executed there,” Ed says. Like many older dogs in need of homes, Felicity was once not considered adoptable. Despite good health and a friendly disposition, her age (estimated as around seven years) marked her as less desirable than a puppy or younger dog at most shelters.

Muttville, however, is a different kind of dog rescue, designed to reach out to senior and special needs dogs, offering them the extra care and time they need to find suitable homes. A no-kill, cage-free rescue, Muttville has saved over two thousand dogs and continues to take in new ones every day.

Ed and Tracy connected to Muttville through its Seniors for Seniors Program, which helps match senior citizens with older canine companions. …