Dogs are Family For Life: ‘Then and Now’ Photos of Lifelong Friendships
Regardless of when, where or how these dogs were welcomed into these families, these heartwarming ‘Then and Now’ photos demonstrate that these humans know that dogs are family for life.
“Hi! I wanted to send you these pictures of me with my old dog Scrappy! The first picture is from when I was 11, and the second is of my with him at age 28!”
~ Submitted by Michele Foster, M.Ed., Ph.D. (Candidate)
“Here are pics of our pitmix Dixie we got on Christmas Eve 2004 and now she’s turning 8 on Nov 4, 2012. 1st pic is of her back in 2004 with my son Michael.”
~ Submitted by Pauline Pyzia, Brazauskas/Pyzia Family of Gary, IN
“Sparky and I (: ♥”
~ Submitted by Sam Reed
“My two beautiful girls, and a testament to my wife’s ageless beauty.”
~ Submitted by Josh Gitomer
“14 years as friends and brothers :)”
~ Submitted by Cathy Donges Dashley
“Dogs are family for life!
2003-Sam(8weeks) Savannah(8yrs)
2012-Sam(8yrs9mos) Savannah(17yrs)”
~ Submitted by Jennie Mariano Nichols
“5 years so far .. with Milea Tano”
~ Submitted by Milea Cristian Jr., Brasov, Romania
“Here’s a picture of my dog, Milky and my brother Or, she’s our little sister.”
~ Submitted by Natalie Menahem
“My children and Katy July 2001 and now my children and Katy April 2012”
~ Submitted by Diana L. Sheehan Dydak
“Me and my dog (maxi) 5 years later”
~ Submitted by Daniel Fenech
“Layla and Hy”
~ Submitted by Hylan
“Navy was our special Christmas puppy in 2001. Second picture was last Christmas (2011) when Navy got a new little sister.”
~ Submitted by Rie Noda Hollingsworth
“Best friends for 13 years”
~ Submitted by Jessica Foertsch
“Connor and Smokey: Connor and Smokey when Smokey joined our family and Connor and Smokey celebrate 9 years together.”
~ Submitted by Pam Patterson
“My mother and two of my dogs, Kiko (male) and Kiki (female). They were rescued by my mother in 2004 and now another photo is recent in 2013 on her birthday.”
~ Submitted by Luciana, Sao Paulo, Brazil
“It had to be done… Happy 18th Birthday Scruffles, nothing much has changed! I’ve had my gorgeous fur friend for nearly 18 years!! This photo had to happen!”
~ Submitted by Amelia Perry
“Kevin & Waffles 2005-2012 and counting… Why the name Waffles… Believe it or not, it’s from the movie, Shrek. When my son, Kevin, was 5 he decided he wanted a wiener dog. He had to wait several years because he has pretty bad allergies and he had to get a little older and then go through a year of allergy shots before we could have a dog live with us. During that time while watching Shrek there was a scene where Donkey jumped up on the couch and said, “…and in the morning, we can have WAFFLES!” For some reason, Kevin loved how the word, waffles, sounded and decided at that moment that would be the name of his wiener dog. Years later, he finally got his wiener dog, Waffles, for his 9th birthday. We love her unique name, but it does confuse people during conversations sometimes when we assume they know we’re talking about our dog.”
~ Submitted by Renee Rudolph
