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!

maltese dressed as an elf under the Christmas tree
Tinkerbell
Eight-year-old Tinkerbell arrived at the Sacramento SPCA this past summer with several inoperable masses in her chest. Fortunately, Sacramento SPCA’s Pawspice program will ensure Tinkerbell has the care she needs to keep her…
pit bull dog smiling
Lolli
Lolli’s road home hasn’t been easy. She first came to the Palm Springs Animal Shelter (PSAS) in 2018 as a stray. She was adopted two months later, but this summer PSAS received an urgent call for help from a regional animal…
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Lovely
Little Lovely was found wandering on a busy street, in urgent need of medical attention. She was brought to the local animal shelter, and though her previous family was located, they chose to surrender her because they could…
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…