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!

Trouble
17 YRS
At 17 years old, Trouble may have mellowed with age, but this spunky Pomeranian mix still has plenty of love and personality to share. Alongside his devoted owner, Dovie May, Trouble has spent his golden years in joyful…
Carly
8 YRS
From surviving the streets of Detroit to becoming a beloved companion, Carly’s story is a testament to the transformative power of care and compassion. At 8 years old, she was found as a stray in Detroit, battling heartworms and…
Mikayla
12 YRS
At 12 years old, Mikayla’s life took an unexpected turn when her longtime owner had to surrender her to a New York City shelter. But thanks to a Grey Muzzle grant, North Country Pet Adoption Services was able to step in and give…
Taffy, looking rough, upon her arrival
Taffy
Young at Heart
Taffy, a 10-12-year-old female sheltie/chow mix, was surrendered to a rural animal control in Illinois when her 81-year-old owner could no longer take care of her. Stressed out by living in the shelter environment, Taffy was…
Jack looking at the camera
Jack
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
April 2011Jack has been adopted!Jack, a 9-year-old English Setter, was turned in to a local Humane Society in Missouri because his owners were moving somewhere they could only take two dogs.  They gave up Jack, their oldest…
Cassie, a Basset Hound, now deceased
In Memory
Cassie
Carolina Basset Hound Rescue
Welcome Cassie! Cassie (8-10 yrs) is the first beneficiary of our new funding to Carolina Basset Hound Rescue.  Cassie came in as a stray from a County Animal Shelter and developed a bad case of kennel cough there (always a…
Sweets at animal control
Sweets
Saint Louis Senior Dog Project
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
OldDog Haven
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
Muttville
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…