Our first year was a huge success!
We averaged one senior dog rescue every two weeks.
So far this year, we have quadrupled that record, saving two dogs every week!
We could not do this without your help.
Thank you for your generous donations.
Thank you to all our loving foster homes. Thank you to all our wonderful adopters.
Thanks to all of you who have opened up your hearts to these sweet and deserving animals!
The mutts are grateful.
If you would like to support our work, you can make a secure tax-deductible donation to Muttville via PayPal by clicking the button below.
Thanks so much.
Thanks to our friends
Huge thanks to these generous friends who have provided goods and services to Muttville.
Jen Scarlett DVM, Siobhan O’Connor DVM
Mission Pet Hospital www.missionpet.com
Pacifica Pet Hospital www.pacificapet.com
David Lipton DVM, Ophthalmologist
SF Vet Specialists www.sfvs.net
Senior dog resources
General informationSenior dog rescue groups
Special needs
General information
srdogs.com
The Senior Dogs Project website is the most comprehensive site dealing with everything about senior dogs. Health issues, diet, rescue, behavior, product links.
Thanks to srdogs.com for the top ten reasons to adopt a senior dog:
HOUSETRAINED
1. Older dogs are housetrained. You won’t have to go through the difficult stage(s) of teaching a puppy house manners and mopping/cleaning up after accidents.
WON’T CHEW INAPPROPRIATE ITEMS
2. Older dogs are not teething puppies, and won’t chew your shoes and furniture while growing up.
FOCUS TO LEARN
3. Older dogs can focus well because they’ve mellowed. Therefore, they learn quickly.
KNOW WHAT “NO” MEANS
4. Older dogs have learned what “no” means. If they hadn’t learned it, they wouldn’t have gotten to be “older” dogs.
SETTLE IN WITH THE “PACK”
5. Older dogs settle in easily, because they’ve learned what it takes to get along with others and become part of a pack.
GOOD AT GIVING LOVE
6. Older dogs are good at giving love, once they get into their new, loving home. They are grateful for the second chance they’ve been given.
WYSIWYG
7. What You See Is What You Get: Unlike puppies, older dogs have grown into their shape and personality. Puppies can grow up to be quite different from what they seemed at first.
INSTANT COMPANIONS
8. Older dogs are instant companions – ready for hiking, car trips, and other things you like to do.
TIME FOR YOURSELF
9. Older dogs leave you time for yourself, because they don’t make the kinds of demands on your time and attention that puppies and young dogs do.
A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP
10. Older dogs let you get a good night’s sleep because they’re accustomed to human schedules and don’t generally need nighttime feedings, comforting, or bathroom breaks.
Senior dog rescue groups
www.olddoghaven.org
Seattle area
www.sanctuaryforseniordogs.org
www.gratefuldogsrescue.org
San Francisco Bay area
www.petfinders.com
National
www.outtopasture.org
East Coast
www.ctdr.org/hospice.html
Dachshund hospice and rescue in Texas
Special needs
www.handicappedpets.com
Many inventive items that are used to help dogs
www.animalhospice.org
Offers support for people that are dealing with a dying pet or a pet they have chosen to offer hospice for.
For the best belly bands, a belt that holds a diaper pad, for male dogs that become incontinent/ also I always use the human incintinence pads rather than the ones at the pet store! She makes them to order! Please email or call Bev Halbach 303 403 9292, halzsportsjocks@comcast.net