Category: Saving Senior Dogs Week 2025

Story by Vickie Babyak The moment I saw Sammy’s picture on Pet Finders and read that he was found as a stray, looting in garbage bins, I fell in love with him and knew I wanted to give him a home. He had an old soul’s eyes and big corgi ears that were the most…

Story by Tabatha Ferros We have had the privilege of helping two gray paws dogs! Our first one was Eleanor, who was brought in by animal control. We went to visit her and shockingly she loved my husband more than me! But quickly became my dog! 😊 Sadly, we lost her to cancer, but we…

Story by Chris & Deb Galanos The last four dogs we adopted were two sets of bonded seniors. Shep & Honey Bear joined our family in November of 2024. Gypsy & Renegade joined us in September of 2025. We may have saved them & kept them together, but the reality is that we benefited more…

Story by Valerie Hoegel A little over a year ago I received a call from Gray Paws founder, Darla Poole, that a senior (16) Shih Tzu was taken to the vet by the owner to be euthanized. There was nothing physically wrong with Happy. Sadly, the senior owner could no longer handle him. Thank goodness…

Story by Brandy Jones Luna is 10 years young. When she came to us, she was totally emaciated. She was living in a house by herself with people occasionally feeding her. She weighed only 45 pounds. Now Luna is up to a healthy 70 pounds. She’s a wonderful dog. She’s full of life. She plays…

Story by Traci & Keith I wanted to take a moment to share a special story about our beloved Duchess, a senior dog my husband and I had the privilege of adopting from Gray Paws Sanctuary. Duchess was an 11-year-old border terrier who immediately captured my heart when I saw her picture on Facebook. Her…

Story by April Hartman Mr. Wiggles came to me about a year ago when his previous owner had to move into assisted living. Mr. Wiggles is the easiest going little dog ever. I know a lot of dogs, including my previous Gray Paws dog Diablo, came from horrid living conditions before being rescued. Mr. Wiggles…

Story from Cathy Krajack I adopted my dog, Abby, when she was around eight years old. She is the perfect dog – friendly loving, loves to go for walks; still to this day, even though they are a lot shorter. I think that when you adopt a dog, it knows that you are giving it…