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!

Oscar the Dachshund
Oscar
Oscar is HOME! This very sweet boy came to Top Dog Foundation last summer when his person died. At age 14, he was extremely cherished and losing her was tough. Oscar needed some time to rejuvenate (and lose a bit of weight too).…
Little black poodle Raven
Raven
When Misty Eyes Animal Center (in Indiana) was asked to help a tiny, half-blind, partially deaf miniature poodle, they could not refuse. This adorable 10-year-old named Raven was surrendered to a shelter lacking the resources to…
Harpo before and after
Harpo
Harpo is a bubbly and energetic senior fluff-ball, found as a stray and transferred to Muttville from a nearby municipal shelter. He was set to be euthanized because he had a necrotic ulcerated mass on his neck. Thanks to a Grey…
Close up of Gunner the beagle
Gunner
Knox PAWS
Gunner is a ten-year-old beagle mix who was adopted by Knoxville senior, Mr. David, through the Knox PAWS program. Mr. David previously had a long-time Knox PAWS dog who had recently passed away from cancer. After some time he…
Blue nose pit bull Faye with white face
Faye
Get a Bull, Inc.
Sweet, ten-year-old Faye found herself at the shelter after her elderly owner fell ill and went into a nursing home. She was not doing well in the shelter environment, so thankfully, ended up in the care of our first-time grantee…
Jack Russell terrier with red bandana
Louis
Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter (UPAWS)
Louis has been helped by Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter (UPAWS) not once, but twice! Back in 2014, Louis was found as a stray and brought to the shelter. After his stray hold period was over, he was adopted out to a new…
Grey faced Boxer Gordon
In Memory
Gordon
NorCal Boxer Rescue
Though his time with NorCal Boxer Rescue was short, they will never forget Gordon. This sweet, gentle, senior boxer was abandoned by his family in his own backyard. He remained there alone for over two …
Close up of Airedale Terrier
Jet
Connecticut Humane Society
Jet came to CT Humane as part of a collaboration with a local animal control partner who had seized him as part of an  investigation.The big, fluffy senior boy was in pain – three of his nails were torn (and…
Dalmation mix in a swimming pool
Scooby
Dharma Rescue for Cats & Dogs
A good Samaritan discovered a paralyzed dog laying in a back patio helplessly barking in Tijuana, Mexico. She posted a video of him covered in flies, laying in the hot sun and unable to move. She spoke with his family and they…