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!
In Memory
Lena
We all know about the horrible conditions puppy mill dogs endure. But one of the saddest kinds of stories we see all too frequently is a similar level of neglect, or even worse, in an owner’s home. Lena’s elderly owner was not…
Missy
February 2009This sweet lady is Missy, a senior dog about of about 9 years. She ended up in the county animal control after her elderly owner died. St. Louis Senior Dog Project was told police broke down the front door to…
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,…
Benny
Connecticut Humane Society
A few months ago, Benny was found outside as a stray by an animal control officer. At ten-years-old and barely eight pounds, the pup shouldn’t have been fending for himself out on the streets. Especially in his condition—he had…
Pickles
Shelter to Home
Pickles is a seven-year-old Chi-Weenie who found himself at Shelter to Home after his owner decided to let him go. No one knows why this handsome little man was surrendered, but they do know that he is a sweetheart…
Blueberry
Leon County Humane Society
Blueberry found herself at the Leon County Humane Society (LCHS) at the age of eight because her owner could no longer care for her. She had been diagnosed with pyometra (uterine infection) and required an immediate spay surgery…
Nobel
http://www.nmdog.org/
Nobel had a heartbreaking start to life. For a decade, he was neglected and forgotten. Nobel was chained to a tree for ten years. And then finally, he was rescued. NMDOG, a new Grey Muzzle grantee, saved him and changed his fate.…
Sebby
Asheville Humane Society
Maria lost her husband when her son was only one-and-a-half years old and then later lost her son when he was only 27. “After all,” she says in Spanish, "Tengo a Sebby" (I have Sebby). She continues, “Sebby was with me when my…
Buddy
Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County
Gertrude found her perfect match in 15-year-old Buddy this past June at the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County in Washington state. Gertrude is a lifelong resident of the Western Washington region and even shared a…