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!

Close up of rat terrier mix
Smokey
Smokey is an 11-year-old rat terrier who made his way to Pets Alive in New York on a transport mission all the way from Louisiana. While Smokey got a lot of tender loving care from volunteers and staff at Pets Alive, he became…
Close up of a black and tan beagle mix
Ernie
Seven years ago, Ernie came to Lollypop Farm from another shelter on a life-saving rescue waggin’ from Ohio. He was just a puppy at that time and was adopted into a home quickly.Sadly, after seven years, Ernie found himself back…
Close up of white and brown Shih Tzu with one eye
Snowball
Snowball is a ten-year-old Shih Tzu mix who was found wandering outside alone and brought into Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC) with an infected eye. CACC was not able to give him the medical care he needed, so they turned…
Happy the senior beagle
Happy
Beagles of New England States (B.O.N.E.S.)
Beagles of New England States (B.O.N.E.S.) received a Grey Muzzle grant to increase awareness of their Sensational Senior Beagles program. Their goal is more immediate placement of senior beagles into forever homes, thus allowing…
Corgi
Casey & Toby
Austin Humane Society
Casey and Toby arrived together at Austin Humane Society (AHS) after their owner passed away. At 12-years-old, these two dogs had been best friends for most of their lives and AHS was committed to adopting them to a new home…
Buddy
Buddy
The Animal Foundation
Buddy is a nine-year-old Yorkshire Terrier mix who arrived at The Animal Foundation this past April as a stray. He arrived with his mother Chloe, another senior dog.Buddy and Chloe wandered from their home frequently,…
Legacy and new dad
Legacy
Animal Protective Foundation
Recently, funds from a Grey Muzzle grant helped a beautiful senior dog named Legacy who was found to have 'dry eye' in both eyes, needed dental work, and suffered from cardiomyopathy. Given her symptoms and condition, the Animal…
Papillon mix Freddie
Freddie
Animal Rescue, Inc.
Freddie recently arrived at Animal Rescue Inc.’s (ARI) Sanctuary for Life after being displaced from three homes through no fault of his own. Now 14 years old, this sweet Papillon mix found himself homeless and in need of…
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Goofy
Goofy
Shelter from the Storm Animal Rescue
Goofy came to Shelter from the Storm Animal Rescue this past spring as a breeder release. Once this eight-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel was in their care, he received a comprehensive medical evaluation revealing a heart…