When Norm Feigenbaum, 93, arrived at his Los Angeles home after a quick shopping trip, his yellow lab, Sunny, didn’t come to the door as she always did.

The house felt unusually quiet. Feigenbaum called Sunny’s name and searched every room and corner of the yard for his 7-year-old rescue dog.

“She was gone,” Feigenbaum said.

His heart sank. Sunny came into Feigenbaum’s life four years earlier, after he adopted her from a local shelter.

“I live in a big house all by myself, and I just wanted to have a beating heart in this building,” said Feigenbaum, who lost his wife in 2016. “She is nothing but love and sweetness.”

Sunny’s previous owner had died, and she was withdrawn when Feigenbaum first brought her home.

“This dog suffers from separation anxiety, probably because of the loss of

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