We envision a time when every senior dog finds safety, love, and a soft landing. Ensuring senior dogs find loving, forever homes is central to that vision. There are many benefits and reasons to adopt a senior dog, and we hope to show the world what incredible companions they are.

Here are some adoptable senior dogs located across the country. Please check in with each organization to learn more about how to adopt a shelter or rescue dog.

Close up of Cheese
Cheese
8 YRS
PAWS Atlanta
Cheese has the best grin in America. Left behind at our gate one night, when this petite wiggle bottom unicorn first smiled up at us, something inside us shifted a little. Because, look! Look at those tiny, crooked little picket…
Grey pit bull Juda playing with toy
Adopted
Juda
8 YRS
Live Love Animal Rescue
Juda is a friendly, gentle, goofy, playful and well mannered senior looking to find her forever home. Not to mention beautiful - just look at that face!Juda's three favorite things are walkies, treats and love! Juda gets excited…
Golden Retriever mix Scooby in front of purple flowers
Adopted
Scooby
8 YRS
Live Love Animal Rescue
Friendly, affectionate, gentle, and intelligent, Scooby is looking for an active and loving home. He is a good boy with moderate training in place, but could definitely use a little more guidance and structure to help him become…
Yellow Chihuahua
Adopted
Veruca
10 YRS
Little Shelter Animal Rescue & Adoption Center
This very special lady is Veruca, a ten-year-old Chihuahua mix. Mourning the sudden loss of her home and family, she has found herself back in the shelter, hoping for a second chance at a happy ending. While it takes time to…
Rex and Renny with tongues out
Rex & Renny
9 YRS
Seniors' Pet Assistance Network (SPAN)
We have the most delightful bonded pair of older gentlemen available to brighten up your home and find the LOVE they recently lost. Sadly, Rex and Renny lost the only owner they've ever known this past November due to COVID.…
Chihuahua mix Jem
Adopted
Jem
14 YRS
Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center
“Live your life and forget your age.” A fourteen-year-young Chihuahua mix, this sparkly little lady is Jem. Ready to grab life by the tail, she is energetic, outgoing, and knows how to make an entrance! Her curiosity and…
shih-tzu on leash
Adopted
Gabby
11 YRS
Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center
Like most women of a certain age, Gabby is confident in her abilities, outspoken and decisive. Knowing her own mind, this eleven-year-old Shih Tzu mix prefers to be your one and only, certain she can meet all your needs.…
white dog on orange leash
Adopted
Quesadilla
12 YRS
Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center
Full of flavor and spice this delicious twelve-year-old Shih Tzu mix is Quesadilla. Outspoken about things he’s passionate about, such as senior discounts and access to the best treats, he doesn’t hesitate to make his feelings…
grey dog and white dog on leashes
Adopted
Gem & Gemmy
7 YRS
Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center
Gem, an  eleven-year-old Poodle mix and Gemmy, a seven-year-old Maltese mix  are Little Shelter’s “two peas in a pod”. Best friends since kindergarten, they have been inseparable their entire lives and are therefore…