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I have finally found the retirement home for me.  I wonder if they will accept my application.

There is much we can learn from the gentleness of this sanctuary for old dogs.  All of the following are the things I want when I am very, very old:

• Make me comfortable.
• Provide healthy, age-appropriate nutrition.
• Let me wander as I please within a safe environment.
• Touch and pet me often.
• Allow opportunities for new friendships.
• Give me fresh air.
• Treat my old age as yet another stage in a venerable life.
• Provide love and respect, and accept mine in  return.
• Surround me with wagging tails.