Grantee Stories

The Grey Muzzle Organization: Helping Homeless Senior Dogs

Many senior dogs are abandoned when they need us most. The reasons vary — the family moves, the owner can't or won't provide needed medical care, the senior dog is considered not “fun” anymore — but the outcome is often the same. Senior dogs find it particularly difficult to survive in large shelters and deteriorate...

Why I Love My Hospice Foster Dogs by Debbie Marks

Contributor Debbie Marks volunteers and fosters dogs for the Blind Dog Rescue Alliance (BDRA), a Grey Muzzle grantee. She has two adopted visually impaired older dogs, Watson and CC, and provides hospice or forever foster care to dogs from BDRA that are too sick or frail to be adopted. A grant from The Grey Muzzle...

Safe Harbor Lab Rescue: A Special Love for the Seniors by Jacky Eckard

Safe Harbor Lab Rescue takes in and successfully rehomes stray, abandoned or surrendered Labrador Retrievers, giving priority to those in Colorado. They are working to rescue and care for an increased number of homeless senior Labs and are committed to providing them with safe forever homes as loved companions. A grant from The Grey Muzzle...

Old Dog Haven's Hospice Fosters: Dignity and Care for Homeless Senior Dogs by Judith Piper

Old Dog Haven (ODH) is a foster-based rescue in western Washington. Their Final Refuge homes care for the dogs that come to them too sick or fragile to be adopted. For senior dogs in very poor condition, their Death With Dignity program has provide d—with help from a grant from The Grey Muzzle Organization—a dignified...