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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!

Brody, a yellow lab mix, now deceased
In Memory
Brody
Brody is a sweet, gentle guy of at least eight years. He was picked up as a stray by St. Louis Animal Control, where St. Louis Senior Dog Project found him. Brody's foster Mom said, "As soon as I brought him home, I could tell…
Ellie, the Dachshund, now deceased
In Memory
Ellie
Ellie is one of the beneficiaries of a Grey Muzzle grant to Central Texas Dachshund Rescue (CTDR) to support dogs in hospice care. Ellie is a 12-pound cutie who had a rough life before she came to CTDR. She has a tattoo in her…
Vinnie
In Memory
Vinnie
Vinnie, a 12-year-old Poodle/Dachshund mix, is in hospice care at The Sanctuary for Senior Dogs in Cleveland, Ohio. Vinnie was passed over for adoption due to persistent house training difficulties and because of a heart murmur.…
Molly
Molly
Southwest Pennsylvania Retriever Rescue (SPARRO)
Sweet senior Molly was turned in to Southwest Pennsylvania Retriever Rescue (SPARRO) by her owners, because they were not able to care for her properly. She had a full body yeast infection, as well as infected ears, and had lost…
Cabot
Cabot
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
Cabot was rescued from animal control by St. Louis Senior Dog Project, and Grey Muzzle paid for his medical care.  He is a Pekingese boy about 12 years old. How he ended up as a stray picked up by animal control we'll never…
Angelica
Angelica
German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California (GSRNC)
Angelica, 12 years old, was picked up as a stray, most likely dumped because of her physical condition—advanced myelopathy. She was scheduled to be euthanized when a volunteer from German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California (…
Johnny O
In Memory
Johnny O
It was very difficult for our Board Members to read the medical fund application for Johnny O. from Posh Pets in New York City. He was rescued by a policeman from some kids who were kicking him around in a paper bag in a parking…
Sebastian sitting in a car, now deceased
In Memory
Sebastian
Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue
This month we met Sebastian, one of the senior Goldens being helped by our new grant to Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue. Here's the story that DVGRR sent us:Sebastian’s original family wrote on a Tuesday in June to say…
Shelly
Shelly
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
St. Louis Senior Dog Project was at a local animal control facility when they pointed out a senior schnauzer who was likely to be euthanized soon because she was both old and sick. The management there asked if the Senior Dog…