Anyone who has ever loved a dog, young or old, will warm to this stirring tribute to our best animal friends. Award-winning photographer Nancy LeVine has traveled the length and breadth of America from Kauai to Marthas Vineyard, from Seattle to Natchez to meet and photograph some of our most endearing senior canine citizens. Included here are 86 of her finest portraits.These gallant companions ride on our tractors, doze on our couches, happy to be in our company. They remind us of the best in ourselves, and as they lose their vigor and youth, they reflect our own inevitable aging with courage and calm. Nancys photographs perfectly capture the enduring appeal of these elderly dignified beings in the places where they belong all across America. As Americas Veterinarian, Dr. Marty Becker, says, These images can make you laugh, cry, and simply feel the nobility of elder dogs.By Nancy LeVineNancy LeVine’s 12-year project “Senior Dogs Across America” has been featured on The Today Show, blogs around the world (including theNew York Times LENS Blog, BBC, and Lens Culture), in The Barkmagazine, and has opened at the Houston Center for Photography in 2012.86 color photosPortraits of Man’s Best Old Friend86 color photos