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!
Faye
Sweet, ten-year-old Faye found herself at the shelter after her elderly owner fell ill and went into a nursing home. She was not doing well in the shelter environment, so thankfully, ended up in the care of our first-time grantee…
Louis
Louis has been helped by Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter (UPAWS) not once, but twice! Back in 2014, Louis was found as a stray and brought to the shelter. After his stray hold period was over, he was adopted out to a new…
In Memory
Gordon
Though his time with NorCal Boxer Rescue was short, they will never forget Gordon. This sweet, gentle, senior boxer was abandoned by his family in his own backyard. He remained there alone for over two …
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…
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
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
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
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
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…