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!

smiling pit bull
Rain
Rain is a nine-year-old pitbull mix who was surrendered to the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA when her owner experienced housing difficulties. Staff remarked how she always had a smile on her face, though things weren’t always…
tan chihuahua on wooden deck
Bear Burrito
     Bear Burrito came to Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) in April of 2021 as part of the Friends of County Animal Shelters transport program. Through this program, RCHS accepts transferred animals from…
cleaned up dog looking at the camera
Paisley
Paisley, a pekingese/ shih-tzu mix, is a feisty senior lady!Found as a stray, her coat was matted so badly that it pulled on her skin with every step. The crowded local shelter reached out to Young at Heart for help. Upon arrival…
Lance Smiling
Lance
Almost Home Dog Rescue of Ohio
Update from Pam - July 2013"As of this week Handsome Lance has been with me for a year. Every day has been a joy. I am still in awe of his sweet and gentle soul. He asks only that I rub his muzzle and give him a snack at bedtime…
Hope, a Pomeranian
Hope
Hope spent her whole life in a puppy mill before finding her way to a local Humane Society at the age of eight. She had a dislocated knee and her teeth were so decayed they all had to be extracted. Everyone at the shelter…
Sweet Pea Playing in the Grass
In Memory
Sweet Pea
Central Texas Dachshund Rescue
Sweet Pea, a 14-year-old Dachshund, arrived at Central Texas Dachshund Rescue (CTDR) with a heap of heartworms. Thanks to a grant from Grey Muzzle, she was treated for heartworms with steroids but unfortunately…
Rosie being held and smiling
Rosie
Last Hope Animal Rescue
Poor little Rosie—Grey Muzzle is so glad we were able to play a part in her story. The extra effort Last Hope made to reach out for this old, shy dog is one of the reasons we’ve given them a grant to help senior dogs for the last…
Riley sticking her tongue out
Riley
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
Smiley Riley reigns at her new home now, but she had a tough early life. Riley was originally rescued at the age of two from a home that used her to breed puppies. She had been abused and suffered a broken tail, and at some point…
Dylan staring at camera
Dylan
Cumberland County SPCA
June 2012 Dylan has been adopted! Check him out with his new family below, who saw one of his postings, immediately fell in love and drove six hours to get him. Meet Dylan, a Cocker Spaniel charmer who arrived as a stray at…