Stories of dogs being abandoned after years of love are heartbreakingly common.

Some are returned to shelters after only a few days for reasons that leave rescuers scratching their heads. Each situation is painful to imagine, especially for the dogs left bewildered by a sudden upheaval in their lives.

For Woody and Bear, two senior companions, that shock became real after more than a decade in the same home.

Woody And Bear Face Life Alone

After twelve years with their family, Woody and Bear were unexpectedly brought to the Humane Society for Hamilton County in Indiana.

Arriving at the shelter, the pair looked bewildered, unsure of this strange place or why their people had left them behind . The sudden change was disorienting.

The family offered few details, and the reasons fo

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