Finding new homes for shelter dogs is always tricky. Apart from the active search for new forever homes for dogs, shelters also need to make sure that all dogs are well-taken care of and in good health.
People consider numerous factors when it comes to adopting dogs from shelters. It gets all the more challenging when senior dogs are involved as most families prefer puppies. Families find it sad how adopted senior dogs will only be with them for a shorter period. This is understandable because saying goodbye to a dog is always tragic and heartbreaking.
But one shelter from Phoenix, Arizona figured out a way to make it work! To specifically boost the adoption of their senior dogs, Maricopa County Animal Care and Control held a ‘Senior Prom’ that invited adopters to see how cute and adorable senior dogs are. This event was held so that adopters can put all their attention to the shelter’s senior dogs aged seven years and older!
The shelter dressed the dogs in their finest prom looks!
What prom would be complete without the prom king and queen?! Of course, this special prom had their prom king and queen as a well! But how did they arrive at the decision, you ask? They had a catwalk fashion show of all the senior dogs donning their prom looks!
And of course, each one had prom dates! With no less than a dedicated fabulous photo booth!
Aren’t they all adorable?! Too cute for words!
Thanks to such a wonderful event, nine senior dogs were successfully adopted that day! And that means nine happy senior dogs and nine happy families!
Congratulations on such a successful event, Maricopa County Animal Care and Control! What a job well done! More power to all the volunteers! What an inspiring team!