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!

Zena
Zena
The Humane Society of Central Oregon (HSCO) received Zena from an individual with too many dogs. When she arrived at the shelter, it was discovered she had large cysts on her chest and left hip. She was also quite overweight and…
Black and tan dachshund
George Washingbone
George Washingbone is a lovable, ten-year-old Dachshund who arrived at Prairie Paws Animal Shelter (PPAS) as a stray. Thanks to a Grey Muzzle grant, all senior dogs get a senior-specific wellness exam and labwork upon intake.…
Hound dog with tongue out
Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown, a sweet, nine-year-old hound mix, came to our grantee Pawmetto Lifeline in South Carolina because his owner could no longer care for him. He had been kept as a strictly outdoor dog and, sadly, tested positive for…
Maggie
Maggie
Safe Harbor Lab Rescue
Seven-year-old Miss Ivy (now Maggie) came to Safe Harbor Lab Rescue after being placed in a night drop box in an animal shelter. With help from the caring donors who enable Grey Muzzle to provide funding to help homeless dogs get…
Roxy
Roxy
Humane Society of Western Montana
Stephen R. contacted the Humane Society of Western Montana in November 2015. He was unemployed and living with a friend, yet his own needs were not his top priority. Stephen was desperate to find help for his 7-year-old Boston…
Zoey
Zoey
Cumberland County SPCA
Zoey, a beautiful 10-year-old Boxer, was released to the Cumberland County SPCA when her owners divorced and neither could take her to their new residences. Having been a family dog her whole life, Zoey was heartbroken to…
Charlie and Karen
Charlie
Fairy Tail Endings
Meet Charlie whose guardian, Karen, would not have had the resources to provide the costly surgery she needed in order to live out her golden years free of pain. Karen reached out to Fairy Tail Endings, which is dedicated to…
Bella, a chihuahua
Bella
Animal Rescue New Orleans
Bella has had quite a year. It’s not often a dog gets to jet off to Paris and London--particularly an elderly dog—but Bella’s golden years have turned out to be just that: golden.It began when the elderly mixed breed was…
Max, the Mastiff, now deceased
In Memory
Max
Mastiff Rescue of Florida
As we greet a new year, we fondly recall one of the great dogs The Grey Muzzle Organization helped last year. Though he crossed the rainbow bridge in 2014, Max the Mastiff is far from forgotten and will always be held dear in the…