COOKIE IN SEARCH OF HOME FOR QUIET LIFE

WHEN Cookie’s family had to give him up because they were moving overseas, someone suggested the 19-year-old maltese terrier should be put down.

Linda Richards from Best Friends Rescue was having none of that. She vowed to find the senior dog a loving home to spend his final years.

“An old dog shouldn’t die at the pound alone,” Ms Richards said.

“He has so much love to give and deserves to spend the rest of his days in a nice home, with someone who loves and cares for him.”

So while Cookie is being cared for in a temporary home by foster mum Charlotte Seaward, Best Friends Rescue is looking for the right person full of the milk of human kindness to care for Cookie for the remainder of his life – however long that might be.

But she said a senior dog like Cookie required a special kind of owner.

“Dogs like Cookie take the right kind of person, someone to offer a place for the dog to retire, someone with a big heart and a quiet home,” she said. “Although they won’t have much time with him, he has no medical conditions and could live another few years.

“He loves food and playing and is such a loving and affectionate dog. He just loves life.”

She said owning a senior dog could come with some financial commitments including vet visits, ongoing medical and dental costs, and dietary requirements.

“Like most old dogs, he has arthritis and requires special food and wears a coat – things like that,” she said.