Grey Muzzle Grantee Stories

Cumberland County SPCA: Second Chances for Senior Dogs by Maria Stoerrle

Cumberland County SPCA (CCSPCA) is a large open-intake shelter that serves animals and owners in a county with one of the highest levels of poverty in the state. Through their Senior Society and a grant from Grey Muzzle, senior dogs at CCSPCA get the care they need and a second chance.

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Mastiff Rescue of Florida: Helping the "Oldie-but-Goodie" Big Dogs by Pam Boswell

Mastiff Rescue of Florida is a breed-specific English Mastiff rescue. Through their “Oldies but Goodies” program, which Grey Muzzle helps support, they care for big older dogs, many abandoned by owners who can't pay veterinary bills or by puppy mills and backyard breeders after they are no longer profitable.

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SASSY: Seniors Saving Senior Dogs by Barbara Ross

In large shelters, older pets can be overlooked. To address this, Great Plains SPCA, the largest animal welfare organization in the Kansas City area, uses the innovative program SASSY and a Grey Muzzle grant to find adopters for its senior dogs and support the relationship between senior citizens and their pets.

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The Gift of Senior Dog Rescue by Maria Stoerrle

Our time with our dogs - especially our adopted senior dogs - is far too short, but the difference we can make for them is immeasurable. Facing the impending loss of a beloved senior foster dog, Grey Muzzle board member Maria Stoerrle considers the gifts she was able to offer him in the time they had together.

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Bed Fund Brings Comfort to Senior Dogs in Shelters

Senior dogs are better able to tolerate the stress of a shelter environment and have more of a chance of getting adopted when they sleep well. Therefore, in addition to its grants program, Grey Muzzle helps senior dogs in shelters through donations of beds that get old dogs off cold, hard shelter floors.

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Saving One Senior Dog at a Time: An Unconditional Story by Kacey Klonsky

As part of our focus on hospice care for homeless senior dogs, we share a new video by filmmaker Kacey Klonsky, in which Laura Oliver, founder of Lionel’s Legacy Senior Dog Rescue , reflects on the joy of caring for dogs at the end of their lives. The video is part of Klonsky's "Unconditional Stories" series.

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Blind Dogs See With Their Hearts by Debbie Marks

Shelters can be frightening and dangerous for any senior dog, but especially for those that are blind. Blind Dog Rescue Alliance (BDRA) is one of the few rescues in the U.S. that specializes in rescuing visually impaired dogs. In this post, Debbie Marks writes about being a foster for BDRA's old and special needs dogs.

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Senior Dogs 4 Seniors: Bringing Senior Dogs and People Together by Diane Pierce

After many years fostering dogs for a rescue, Diane Pierce and her husband knew that older dogs make great pets, especially for older people, but that those in shelters have a difficult time finding homes. That's when they founded Senior Dogs 4 Seniors to provide a win-win opportunity for older dogs and people.

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Lionel's Legacy: Compassion and Advocacy by Jane Sobel Klonsky

Through Project Unconditional, photographer Jane Sobel Klonsky has documented the special bond between people and their senior dogs. She now shares photos, taken during her recent visit to Lionel's Legacy in San Diego, revealing the compassion and dedication of those devoted to senior dog rescue.

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Thulani Program: Helping the Most Vulnerable Dogs by Bob Jachens

Bob Jachens is founder and director of German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California's Thulani Program . The Grey Muzzle Organization has provided grants to help support the program since it was founded in 2009. One of the worst nightmares for a rescue intake evaluator is to find a good dog at a shelter that does not have long to live, but is in relatively good shape with some quality time left to it. Such dogs have virtually no chance of being adopted from the shelter, yet don’t deserve to spend their final moments among strangers in the back room of the shelter. It just isn’t right. And it...

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Cumberland County SPCA: Second Chances for Senior Dogs by Maria Stoerrle

Mastiff Rescue of Florida: Helping the "Oldie-but-Goodie" Big Dogs by Pam Boswell

SASSY: Seniors Saving Senior Dogs by Barbara Ross

The Gift of Senior Dog Rescue by Maria Stoerrle

Bed Fund Brings Comfort to Senior Dogs in Shelters

Saving One Senior Dog at a Time: An Unconditional Story by Kacey Klonsky

Blind Dogs See With Their Hearts by Debbie Marks

Senior Dogs 4 Seniors: Bringing Senior Dogs and People Together by Diane Pierce

Lionel's Legacy: Compassion and Advocacy by Jane Sobel Klonsky

Thulani Program: Helping the Most Vulnerable Dogs by Bob Jachens

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