Older dog cries at shelter when owners leave with younger pup

[dem in texas]

12. I saw this happen once

My nephew's cat had died and I took him to Operation Kindness to adopt a new cat and a man brought in an old dog to the shelter. So sad, don't know the story, the man even had the dog's toys. I think there might have been an underlying problem of some sort as Operation Kindness is a no-Kill shelter here in Dallas. And the man must have been concerned about the dog and wanted to keep it from being put down.

A few years back, our house was like an old dogs' home. We had four dogs, all elderly and ailing. We loved and cared for them until the end. I don't how you can abandon your loyal friends. I had a yorkie who lived to be almost 20 years old. I had to carry her everywhere as she could no longer walk. My vet had told me how to tell if she was in pain, so we kept her until the very end when the pain set in. Oh how I loved that little dog, I am tearing up just writing about her.

We just took in a little Chihuahua that had been living on the street. She weighs about 3 pounds and it took six men to catch her. She is very aggressive, but is calming down and in another month or so, I think she will fit right in with us. My dog and cat have already learned to ignore all her barking and snapping.