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!

Taffy, looking rough, upon her arrival
Taffy
Taffy, a 10-12-year-old female sheltie/chow mix, was surrendered to a rural animal control in Illinois when her 81-year-old owner could no longer take care of her. Stressed out by living in the shelter environment, Taffy was…
Jack looking at the camera
Jack
April 2011Jack has been adopted!Jack, a 9-year-old English Setter, was turned in to a local Humane Society in Missouri because his owners were moving somewhere they could only take two dogs.  They gave up Jack, their oldest…
Sweets at animal control
Sweets
October 2011 Sweets has been adopted! Little senior Sweets ended up in Missouri County Animal Control during a winter onslaught of cold and snow in Missouri. AC told St. Louis Senior Dog Project (SLSDP) that the little dog they…
Blueberry
Leon County Humane Society
Blueberry found herself at the Leon County Humane Society (LCHS) at the age of eight because her owner could no longer care for her. She had been diagnosed with pyometra (uterine infection) and required an immediate spay surgery…
Nobel
http://www.nmdog.org/
Nobel had a heartbreaking start to life. For a decade, he was neglected and forgotten. Nobel was chained to a tree for ten years. And then finally, he was rescued. NMDOG, a new Grey Muzzle grantee, saved him and changed his fate.…
Sebby
Asheville Humane Society
Maria lost her husband when her son was only one-and-a-half years old and then later lost her son when he was only 27. “After all,” she says in Spanish, "Tengo a Sebby" (I have Sebby). She continues, “Sebby was with me when my…
Buddy
Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County
Gertrude found her perfect match in 15-year-old Buddy this past June at the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County in Washington state. Gertrude is a lifelong resident of the Western Washington region and even shared a…
Lucie
Saint Frances Animal Center
Meet Lucie! She’s an eight-year-old black lab, who ambled into a gas station parking lot off the side of busy Highway 17 in South Carolina, looking for food. This old gal spent several days hanging around the parking lot begging…
Jackie
Animal Rescue League of Iowa
Jackie came to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) when her owner was moving and could not take Jackie along. She is a beagle mix and about nine years old, and even though she has quite a lot of health issues, you'd never know…