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!

Senior pit bull
Jacob
Sweet Jacob is a lovable, forgiving senior who is ready to put his past behind him and live his best life, starting today!Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge partnered with Jersey Pits Rescue to save this senior pit bull, using their…
Small dog on lap
Pooky
Pooky was one of 13 small senior dogs surrendered after their owner tragically passed away from Covid-19. Because of Grey Muzzle's continued investment in the senior "ISO" dog program, which focuses on helping dogs in…
Spuds with Kong
Spuds
Spuds came to the Anirmal Rescue League of Iowa (ARL) as a stray. Upon entering their program, he received a routine medical evaluation and bloodwork ARL is able to offer all senior animals thanks to a Grey Muzzle grant. Sadly,…
Angel and Bam Bam
Angel and Bam Bam
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
Angel and Bam Bam, two 11-year-old Italian Greyhounds, were turned into a shelter when their former owner went into a nursing home. Shelter staff told St. Louis Senior Dog Project Rescue they were fading fast and becoming ill…
Nicholas at the beach
In Memory
Nicholas
German Shepherd Rescue and Adoptions
Grey Muzzle supports German Shepherd Rescue and Adoptions “Moment in Time” program so that senior dogs like Nicholas can experience their final years feeling loved. In their yearly grant report out this month, we learned about…
Sammy, the toy poodle
Sammy
House With a Heart
If you received our 2010 annual printed newsletter, you might remember the picture of Sammy and Harriette of House With a Heart on the cover. Sammy is a tiny 13-year-old toy poodle who was surrendered with a harness grown into…
Taffy, looking rough, upon her arrival
Taffy
Young at Heart
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
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
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
Saint Louis Senior Dog Project
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…