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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!

Diamond January 2009
Diamond
Diamond is a little Maltese, probably about 10 years old. Diamond's owners brought her into a shelter to be euthanized, saying they could not afford her. Posh Pets, a rescue organization in New York City, took her to the vet,…
Dixie
Dixie
Dixie was an emaciated stray, about 10 years old, when a well-meaning person took her in but was unable to continue caring for her. Efforts to contact the owner were unsuccessful - she had no tags or microchip, only an ear tattoo…
Angel
Angel
A small, 10+ year-old senior dog arrived at Muttville brown and matted. She had been picked up as a stray and adopted, but was returned because her new family didn't want to spend any money on her care. Muttville in San Francisco…
Lacy
Humane Society of Charlotte
Lacy is about ten years old and a Terrier mix. She’s a sweet, senior girl who needed a tune up. Other than that, not much was known about Lacy when she was transferred to the Humane Society of Charlotte (HSC) from the local…
Rose
National Mill Dog Rescue
The only life Rose had ever known was producing litter after litter of puppies. Her entire existence had been deemed useful only for profit. She hadn’t known love, or comfort, or how to be a dog really. Her entire life, she lived…
Roxy
Father John’s Animal House
Roxy is a sweet and loving ten-year-old Shepherd mix. She was adopted from Father John’s Animal House years ago, but her family fell upon very difficult times and had to surrender her back earlier this year. Back at Father John’s…
Remington, “Remy”
Boykin Spaniel Rescue
Remington is seven-year-old Boykin Spaniel whose intensity and drive will require that one-of-a-kind and very special home to adopt him.  He requires significant daily exercise and very structured training or activity with…
Hopie
The Humane Society of Western Montana
Debby never intended to keep Hopie for more than a few days. He was given to her by a dear friend whose circumstances changed suddenly. She knew he needed a forever home and was just pondering what to do for him when she and her…
Mr. Poppers
Diana Basehart Foundation
Mr. Poppers, a 13-year-old dachshund, is able to stay in his home with his person and has a clean bill of health, thanks to a grant from the Grey Muzzle Organization and the work of the Diana Basehart Foundation.He recently had a…