Steve Greig loves dogs!
Unfortunately, he lost his four-legged friend a few months ago.
And he had a hard time getting over it...
He then decided to offer a good life to another dog, but not just any dog.
He went to the shelter closest to his home to adopt the “least adoptable” senior dog.
Indeed, old dogs are often neglected during adoptions because people prefer to take a young dog.
Today Steve adopted the 10 oldest dogs in the shelter.
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- Long months passed after his dog died but Steve was still devastated
- "After 3 months, I still felt so bad"
- "So I decided the only way to bounce back was to do something good"
- "So I adopted a 12-year-old Chihuahua with bad knees and a heart murmur"
- "And that was just the beginning..."
- Now Steve is a very busy man with his 10 dogs
- "My routine is to get up at 5 a.m. and prepare breakfast for all my animals"
- "In addition, each dog has a different diet adapted to its pathology"
- He also takes them to the groomer and the vet
- And he also administers his own medicine
- Steve even comes home from work at lunchtime to take them out and give them treats
- When he's not at home, the whole little troop has a blast...
- "I always grew up with lots of animals"
- "Both my parents also loved animals"
- "They always let me have the animals I wanted as long as I took good care of them"
- "Older dogs are wiser and more responsible than young ones"
- "And I can tell you that I feel good with them at home"
- "It makes me happy to know that they are happy and fulfilled rather than in a cage..."
- "It gives meaning to my life and enriches me every day"
His Instagram account is exploding with love messages from his 773,000 subscribers.
Every day Steve wakes up at 5am to make breakfast for his big family. Most dogs have different diets.
His schedule is punctuated by walks in the park, vet appointments... and lots of love and hugs.
Steve also has a pig called Bikini, as well as 2 ducks, pigeons, cats and a few chickens.
At the moment, he has no more room for pets, but he plans to adopt other senior dogs in the future. Because after all, love has no age!
Long months passed after the death of his dog but Steve was still devastated
"After 3 months, I still felt so bad"
"So I decided the only way to bounce back was to do something good"
"So I adopted a 12-year-old chihuahua with bad knees and a heart murmur"
"And that was just the beginning..."
Now Steve is a very busy man with his 10 dogs
"My routine is to get up at 5 a.m. and prepare breakfast for all my animals"
"In addition, each dog has a different diet adapted to its pathology"
He also takes them to the groomer and the vet
And he also administers his medication to everyone
Steve even comes back from work at lunchtime to take them out and give them treats
When he's not at home, the whole little troop has a blast...
"I always grew up with lots of animals"
"Both my parents also loved animals"
"They always let me have the animals I wanted as long as I took good care of them"
"Older dogs are wiser and more responsible than young ones"
"And I can tell you that I feel good with them at home"
"It makes me happy to know that they are happy and fulfilled rather than in a cage..."
"It gives meaning to my life and enriches me every day"
In France too, old animals in shelters are much less likely to be adopted. They often end their old age in a cage and in promiscuity which does not always suit them.
"Their fragile health is likely to lead to costs that adopters wish to avoid" explains the President of the SOS Vieux Chiens association. The SPA even has an "Operation Doyens" program. Find out here.
