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Virginia Beach SPCA: Care, Comfort, and Compassion for Senior Pets by Dyanna Uchiek

Founded in 1966, the Virginia Beach SPCA is a nonprofit humane society that cares for domestic and wild animals and offers humane education in the Virginia Beach, VA area. Grants from The Grey Muzzle Organization have helped them give veterinary care to senior dogs whose owners are undergoing financial hardship, and provide medical treatment for...

Helping Organizations Pay It Forward by Dr. Lisa Lunghofer

Dr. Lisa Lunghofer, Ph.D.—a member of Grey Muzzle's Advisory Board—is Executive Director of Making Good Work, LLC. Making Good Work provides grant writing, strategic planning, program development, training, technical assistance, and evaluation services to mission-driven organizations. Their areas of expertise include the human-animal bond, animal welfare, at-risk youth, juvenile justice, child welfare, violence prevention, and...

Muttville's Cuddle Club: Sharing the Special Love of Senior Dogs by Andrea Brooks

Muttville Senior Dog Rescue, located in San Francisco's Rescue Row, takes in senior dogs who, because of their age, don’t have much chance of adoption in a shelter. A grant from The Grey Muzzle Organization helps make more Muttville adoptions possible by paying for medical expenses for adoptable dogs . Contributor Andrea Brooks launched Muttville's...

Canine Vestibular Disease: A Common Senior Dog Malady by Dr. Julie Buzby, DVM

Dr. Julie Buzby, DVM, a member of Grey Muzzle's Advisory Board, is a practicing integrative veterinarian and the developer of ToeGrips ®, devices that improve mobility in dogs by providing them with better traction. She has published numerous articles on canine health and wellness, and has a new blog, The Buzby Bark. I was a...