Grey Matters

With help from a grant from Grey Muzzle, Muttville's Seniors For Seniors Program supports the adoption of senior dogs by senior citizens. However, not everyone ready to share love with a senior dog is prepared to adopt. For this reason, Muttville launched Cuddle Club.

Diabetes is a disease that can affect dogs as well as humans. Writer Sharon Castellanos tells of her senior dog's surprise diabetes diagnosis, how they learned to manage it, and her discovery that diabetic dogs can still live a long and happy life—with life lessons along the way.

Proper diet and weight are important for extending the life of a dog, but weight management can become more difficult as a dog ages. This excerpt from Grey Muzzle's Caring for Your Senior Dog offers some basic feeding advice for senior dogs.

Having a senior Labrador Retriever herself, trainer Victoria Stilwell is reminded daily how precious each moment we have with our dogs truly is. So many families are convinced that adopting an 8 week old puppy is the only route when getting a new dog, but the truth is that senior dogs often make a much easier transition into your home.