2 Senior Dogs 'Crying' At Shelter After Losing Their Families

PECONIC, NY — Two sweet senior dogs have both lost their families and are bewildered and crying at the shelter, desperate for new homes.

"Cookie first came into the shelter in 2016. She was skin and bones," said Gabrielle Stroup of the North Fork Animal Welfare League in Peconic. "She was quickly adopted and lived the next three years with her new dad. He passed away, and almost three years to the day of being adopted — she ended up back in the shelter."

Cookie, she said, is very well-mannered, walks great on a leash and loves people, Stroup said. But her heart is broken.

"She has not stopped crying since she was dropped off at the shelter," she said. "Now at 10 years old this poor girl is not adapting well to shelter life."

Sox, an 8-year old female, was "a frequent flyer at the shelter," Stroup said; her owners would just let her loose and she would end up getting picked up and brought to the shelter.

"Her owners picked her up every time — until the last time. She waited and waited and they never came for her. Sox is a gentle, sweet girl who would love nothing more then a home and a human to call her own," Stroup said.

Both dogs, she said, are completely house trained, walk great, and "love all people!"

If you can help these senior dogs, call 631-765-1811, Ext 1.