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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!

Teddy
Teddy
Teddy is one of the dogs benefiting from the Seniors-for-Seniors adoption program at Muttville in San Francisco. Grey Muzzle provides funding for this program. Muttville explains, "Beverly's husband has been very ill and so was…
Muffin
In Memory
Muffin
Muffin had lived with her family since puppyhood. About the time she turned 14, Muffin was diagnosed with possible leukemia. Apparently unable to help Muffin, her family turned her over to the local Humane Society. Muffin was ill…
Cinder
Cinder
Cinder is a slim little dog, about 8-10 years old, who might be a miniature pinscher/chihuahua/you-name-it mix. She was picked up as a stray in St. Louis County. After no one came to claim her, the shelter vet called to see…
Flash
Flash
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
St. Louis Senior Dog Project was contacted by a shelter in rural Illinois for help with old Flash. The shelter won't place dogs over a certain age for adoption, and on top of that, Flash badly needed a dental which is a big…
Kendall
In Memory
Kendall
OldDog Haven
Kendall was an old Rottweiler who was given to a local shelter and then began to limp. Radiographs confirmed osteosarcoma, so common in the breed, and the shelter manager asked if OldDog Haven in Washington State could possibly…
Connor
Connor
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
A supporter contacted us about 10-year-old Connor, who was running out of time in a shelter in Wichita, KS. St. Louis Senior Dog project took him in, and Grey Muzzle paid for his medical expenses. Like many, this rescue involved…
Pumper
In Memory
Pumper
Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay (DRTB)
July 2009He didn't even have a name when we got the picture, but this old guy is the first recipient of Grey Muzzle's grant to Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay (DRTB). We'll keep you updated!August 2009This 11+ year-old, flea-…
Winston
Winston
Central Texas Dachshund Rescue
A year ago, CTDR found 13-year-old Winston at a local shelter. His health had been seriously neglected by his previous family. With the help of their Grey Muzzle grant, CTDR fixed some very bad teeth, removed a nasty growth from…
Gracie
Gracie
Old Gracie arrived at Yonkers Animal Shelter in late February. The staff knew she had something wrong with her, probably old-age related, maybe hips. When we found out about Gracie, we had to send a bed from the Grey Muzzle Bed…