Old dogs can be rheumy-eyed
and grouchy, gray of muzzle, graceless of gait, eccentric of habit,
pimply, wheezy, lazy, and lumpy.
So what? The old dog is resolute. He is canny. He is noble. She is funny, and seems to know it. She is sweetly vulnerable. He has character and dignity and an elegance of bearing that belies his circumstances, and, above all, he seems at peace. You'd call that wisdom, if it didn't sound so silly.
For this book of photos, we are in search of perfectly imperfect dogs: Past their physical prime but stately in their age. Docile or feisty, feeble or hale, goofy or regal - it's all potentially good. So if your dog is at least ten years old, send us a snapshot. If he or she seems right for the book, we'll come to you.
