Vivian Powers (@pawsitiveinfluenc) is an animal advocate focused on giving rescue pets in Texas the spotlight they deserve. She recently shared a video of an 11-year-old senior dog named Boregaurd, and his story is breaking our hearts.
Boregaurd was understandably stressed, afraid, and confused about the noisy place his pawrent had left him. He was so scared that he wouldn’t move or accept treats. Once they were finally able to get him to explore, he spent his time looking for his pawrent. The saddest part of this whole story is the reason why he was surrendered: his human was sad that the dog was getting old.
We can’t even begin to understand how people with no good reason could give up their dog! Vivian can’t either and shared a heartfelt message in the caption.
“How do you even explain to him that they’re not coming back?
Leaving him at a shelter with 500 dogs is not the best idea… There are rehoming websites, Nextdoor app, and Facebook groups where you can help your dog find a family who might be able to love him during his golden years.
Many of us were in tears today.
Many of us have senior dogs.
SENIOR DOG LOVERS… we need you. Boregaurd is 11 years old. He needs a foster or adopter.”
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Commenters Saddened by the Senior Dog’s Story
Commenters were very upset after hearing this dog’s story. @Irene Rodriguez shared, “I mean, how can u give up on them if they would never give up on you?” @Autumn agreed, “I’m too sensitive for this.” @Destiny said what we were thinking, “This just shattered my heart.”
@TL said, “What is wrong with people? He is so sweet and perfectly appropriate for a loving home.”
It seems that Boregaurd’s story has a happy ending! Vivian shared, “UPDATE: IN FOSTER HOME!”
@Ka spoke for all of us when they said, “Heck yes! Hoping it’s a foster fail and he’s there the rest of his days. He’s beautiful.”
This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Mar 28, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.