Sam was left tied up outside the pound and in very poor condition. He is a lovely, loving old gentleman who has slotted into our mad family just nicely. He gets on great with our young German Shepherd, Cal and even manages to come on our long walks in the woods. He is gentle, loves meeting people and other dogs, and he has no major health problems, just a little stiffness in his joints, but who doesn't at that age?! Why was he left? We'll never know.

I look at him when he is sleeping and wonder what kind of life he had before, but all that doesn't matter now because his twilight years will be spent with us, happy and well cared for. His only fault, if you can call it that, is that he follows me everywhere, every time I move he is at my heels! Because of his age, he breathes quite heavily, so I call him 'My Little Stalker', with affection of course!

By Gillian