At 15 years old, Coco found himself without a family. His owners were an elderly couple - the wife passed away a few years ago and the husband developed dementia. A few months ago, the husband had to move into a facility that did not accept Coco and no family members were able to take him in. What’s a senior Dachshund to do?

Hetzel is an older gal and has had quite the journey since being rescued by Brother Wolf Animal Rescue (BWAR) last October. She was one of the dogs evacuated from the Marion County Animal Shelter (South Carolina) in advance of Hurricane Matthew.

Pedro is an approximately eight-year-old Shih Tzu mix that was found as a stray and placed in an area shelter. He was then transferred to Bob’s House for Dogs for medical care and fostering because he was clearly suffering long-term neglect.

The Winter 2016 Bark Magazine shared a great article by Laura Coffey, author of My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts & Lori Fusaro, the photographer for My Old Dog entitled "Helping a Senior Pooch Will Make You Happy."

This sweet, nine-year-old, long-haired Dachshund mix has had some drama in his life. In his younger years, Puzon was attacked by another dog who severed his esophagus, which has made it difficult for him to eat ever since. Then as a senior dog, the only family he’d ever known was moving and surrendered him to Anchorage Animal Care & Control instead of taking him along.

People.com Pets featured an article headlined "Senior Dog Prom is a Real Thing and Your Pooch Can Participate," encouraging old dog lovers everywhere to snap and share prom pictures of their pets on social media.

Jen Reeder's dog, Rio, was the inspiration for an article she wrote for The Huffington Post entitled, "I'm So Glad My Dog Was Just Invited to the Senior Dog Prom."

The Dodo posted a great article showing why, "Senior dogs are every bit as beautiful, lovable and adoptable as younger pets," and featuring photos of many of the spectacular seniors participating in Grey Muzzle's Senior Dog Prom.

Breaking News: Senior dogs rock! The Grey Muzzle Organization and Grey Muzzle grantee Tyson's Place talked to the Associated Press about the joys of adopting a senior pet.

Kara was only 8, but she fit the definition of a Thulani Dog – because their program helps the most vulnerable senior dogs and that is what she was. Kara T had the weight of the world on her, as well as a good-sized pendulant mammary tumor. Yet, she continued to share her happy-girl smile.

Fospice boy Scupper is really living it up! Yes, you read that right...fospice. Our friends at Muttville have a wonderful program for dogs with untreatable terminal illnesses. It is called fospice, a combination of foster and hospice. Fospice means taking a dog into a home and giving him palliative care, love and a wonderful life until he passes.

Last summer, a pair of Cocker Spaniels named Taffy & Peaches were returned to the local animal shelter from which they were initially adopted. ​​Apparently, they did not get along with cats and the adopter reached out to Brother Wolf Animal Rescue (BWAR) for help with rehoming them.​

Check out the article, "These Senior Dogs Need Your Help to Pick a Pup Prom King and Queen," featuring Prom King contender Mikey and all of our fabulous finalists on People.com.

This 12-year-old gent was found as a stray and ended up in a shelter in southern California. He was emaciated, thinner than most of the dogs that enter The Thulani Program, but he didn’t let that get him down and he happily became a Thulani dog.