We provide grant funding to save and improve the lives of at-risk senior dogs across the country. These are just a few of the thousands of senior dogs who got their second chance thanks to the dedication of our grantees and the generosity of supporters like you!

Buddy, a Pekinese mix
Buddy
Sweet, handsome Buddy is a classic example of the uphill battle older dogs face in municipal shelters. Once someone’s beloved household dog, the 10-year-old Pekinese mix was surrendered to a shelter in Stockton, CA, as is often…
Sugar Pie, a Dachshund, now deceased
In Memory
Sugar Pie
Central Texas Dachshund Rescue (CTDR) discovered lonely Sugar Pie, a 12-year-old Dachshund, when a Good Samaritan alerted them that Sugar Pie and a buddy were abandoned and chained to a tree after their owners left. Sugar Pie’s…
Switch with her happy face on
Switch
Sweet little Switch (formerly called Matrix) is a 10-12 year-old Maltese who lived in deplorable conditions with as many as 68 other dogs in an animal hoarder’s household in New York. The dogs were never able to walk around or be…
beige lab dog
Hazel
13 YRS
CASPCA
When 13-year-old Hazel was surrendered to the shelter in June, she was severely overweight and struggling with multiple health issues. The clinic staff at Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA immediately fell in love with this easy-…
beige dog looking at camera
Roxie
7 YRS
Petey and Furends
Senior girl Roxie was a stray who found herself in an overcrowded shelter in North Carolina. Petey and Furends stepped in to transport her to Washington D.C. in hopes that greater exposure may help her chances of being adopted.…
Yorkie in a tattooed hand
Carly
14 YRS
Animal Fix Clinic
Carly's owners recently noticed that she wasn't her usual happy self. She was lethargic and not interested in eating. Concerned, they took 14-year-old Carly to their local ER, where she was diagnosed with a terrible infection.…
black dog laying on bed in front of flowers
Rudy
8 YRS
Foundation for Animal Care and Education (FACE)
Rudy, an eight-year-old Mini Dachshund, took a bad tumble off the couch earlier this fall. He was having trouble getting around the house and was reluctant to go for his usual walks. His loving owner was very worried but was on…
brown and white pit bull
Buddy
11 YRS
Humane Society of North Texas
Buddy came to the Humane Society of North Texas as an abandoned stray who was severely malnourished. A medical exam revealed that this special senior was also suffering from advanced cancer.However, Buddy hasn’t let his diagnosis…
Gigi
15 YRS
CARE 4 Paws
Robbie adopted Gigi many years ago and trained her as a service animal. Robbie suffers from sleep apnea and sometimes, at night, she stops breathing. When this happens, Gigi Marie is trained to lick Robbie in the face to wake her…