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!

Sweets at animal control
Sweets
October 2011 Sweets has been adopted! Little senior Sweets ended up in Missouri County Animal Control during a winter onslaught of cold and snow in Missouri. AC told St. Louis Senior Dog Project (SLSDP) that the little dog they…
Dudley
In Memory
Dudley
Grey Muzzle's grant to OldDog Haven paid for the medical care for six hospice dogs in 2010.  Dudley was a very old Golden Retriever who showed up stray at a shelter, with a huge malignant tumor on his chest.  He joined…
Fella, a terrier mix
Fella
We received the story of Jim and Fella from Muttville, a senior dog rescue in San Francisco. Jim is a retired doctor and Fella is his second Muttville rescue dog.  Jim was lonely when his first dog passed away, so…
schnauzer on a leash ready to go home
Shorty
Sacramento SPCA
Super senior, Shorty, an 18-year-old miniature schnauzer, was surrendered to Sacramento SPCA because his previous owner said he was “too old and sickly." He had alopecia, an auto-immune disorder that makes fur fall out, and…
recently groomed black dog outside
Pepper
Naperville Area Humane Society
A Naperville Area Humane Society volunteer asked for help when he found out that his neighbor was going into hospice and senior dog, Pepper, would be surrendered. The man had no family willing to take Pepper. NAHS knew they…
fluffy black dog after medical procedures
Jackson
Austin Humane Society
Senior stray, Jackson, was found by a former Austin Humane Society employee and brought to the shelter. Very sick when he arrived, Jackson showed signs of skin infection, heart murmur, and severe dental disease.Thanks to a grant…
dog and his mom smiling
Petri
High Plateau Humane Society
Petri, a 9-year-old Pekingese/ Terrier mix, desperately needed a dental cleaning. On top of that, he had several teeth that needed to be removed, as well as a small mass in his mouth.His owner, Amanda, could only pay a portion of…
Dolly Smiling
Dolly
Connecticut Humane Society
No one knew how Dolly's story began. When a Good Samaritan brought her to animal control, she was dirty, matted, covered in sores, and had a mouth full of loose and rotting teeth. Uncomfortable doesn't even begin to describe the…
Booker Outside
Booker
Almost Home Dog Rescue of Ohio
7-year-old Booker arrived as a stray at an Ohio shelter and his people, sadly, never came looking for him. The tough days wandering the streets alone had taken a toll on him. Radiographs disclosed that both bones in one leg were…