WITH eight senior dogs, four chickens, two ducks, a rabbit and a pig, a man from Colorado, the U.S., gives Old MacDonald a run for his money. Steve Greig, 52, can’t stop adopting senior dogs — among other animals — into his home in downtown Denver. “I’m at my max, I can’t take anymore,” Greig laughed, in an interview with InsideEdition.com. There’s Josh, a 9-year-old rat terrier; Eeyore, a 15-year-old Chihuahua; Waylan, a 14-year-old cocker spaniel; Loretta, a 14-year-old terrier mix; Edna, a 14-year-old bichon frise; Engelbert, a 9-year-old Chihuahua; and Enoch, a 6-year-old Irish wolfhound, who is considered elderly for his breed. Madelyn, his 18-year-old miniature pinscher, which brought his total to nine senior dogs, unfortunately died last week. “I love having dogs. There’s just something so special about the old ones,” Greig explained. “They’re so grateful and sweet. An older dog knows who they are.” Despite the full house, Greig explained it all started with one dog, Wolfgang. “I was just so in love with this dog, we did everything together,” he said. “He died, and he died too soon. I was distraught over it. I couldn’t make it go away, so I decided if something good came out of his death, I could feel better about it.” That’s when he decided to go to the pound, set on adopting the oldest, least adoptable dog that was there. He said he hoped adopting a dog at an age Wolfgang never reached would help honor his memory. That day, he adopted Eeyore, who has four bad knees and a heart murmur. “I felt better immediately,” he recalled. “It felt like Wolfgang died, and this guy got to live.” The other dogs came to him by coincidence, he said. Some he felt inclined to adopt after spotting their picture online. Others came from friends who couldn’t take care of their pooches anymore. Since adopting the pups, Greig said he’s had to adjust the dog door three times — most recently to fit Bikini, the indoor-outdoor pig, who he adopted after spotting her in the back of someone’s pickup truck.(SD-Agencies) | 