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!
Yazmin
Meet Yazmin, (or Yazee) as we like to call her. A super sweet senior poodle of about 11 years old. Her spunky attitude and love of everyone made her a shelter favorite. Yazmin’s rough start at Little Shelter only shows you…
Manny
On Christmas Eve, Lionel's Legacy received a very panicked phone call from a family impacted by the Southern California fires. Their dog Manny, an 11-year-old standard poodle, fell ill with some type of respiratory illness. He…
Abraham
Abraham came to the Humane Society of Charlotte from Puerto Rico during "Operation Grey Muzzle," a rescue transport coordinated by the Humane Society of the United States. More than 200 dogs, including many seniors, were flown…
Teddy
Muttville
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…
In Memory
Brody
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
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…
In Memory
Vinnie
The Sanctuary for Senior Dogs
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.…
Chloe
Chloe is a 10 year old Pomeranian who was abandoned, and when taken in by Posh Pets in New York City, she was emaciated and had kennel cough, alopecia (hair loss), decaying teeth, and mammary tumors. Clearly she had been a…
In Memory
Muffin
House with a Heart
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
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
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…