Dogs · by Noah Miller · 2026-10-09

first week with a senior corgi and I am apparently a hospice foster failure

Adopted a 12-year-old corgi named Mabel after telling myself I wanted 'easy and temporary.' She follows me from room to room, sighs dramatically if dinner is two minutes late, and has fully rearranged my heart.

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Maia Brown · 5 likes

I foster-failed a 13 year old and the house got quieter but somehow fuller? hard to explain

Minh Nguyen · 4 likes

The 'temporary' line gets everybody.

Gentle Panda · 4 likes

Senior corgis are tiny union reps.

Tanvir Rahman · 3 likes

Does she do the little huff if you stop petting too soon?

Noah Miller · 16 likes

YES. And she somehow makes it sound personal.

Chloe Davis · 2 likes

Congrats on being owned by Mabel now.

Rapid Marauder · 1 likes

Thank you for taking the older dog. Seriously.