Grand Paws Retirement Acres, Inc.

11/12/2024

10/12/2024

Hey there! We’d love to know who surprised Ruby with this amazing gift. She absolutely adores it!!!

06/12/2024

Ruby is hitting the big 5 next Wednesday! Let the party planning chaos begin—grab your most outrageous party hats and get ready for a sugar rush that could power a rocket! Buckle up, it’s going to be a wild ride!

03/12/2024

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to join us in making a difference for the senior dogs at Grand Paws Retirement Acres. As a nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing and providing care for senior dogs in Alaska, we rely on the generosity of supporters like you to give these amazing animals the love, comfort, and security they deserve in their golden years.

Every donation—big or small—goes directly toward providing food, medical care, cozy beds, and a safe haven for senior dogs who might otherwise be overlooked. Your support truly changes lives.

This Giving Tuesday, let’s come together to ensure these loyal companions live out their days surrounded by care and compassion. Will you help us meet our goal to provide for even more senior dogs in need?

18/11/2024

WHEN I AM OLD
When I am old...
I will wear soft gray sweatshirts...
and a bandana over my silver hair...
and I will spend my social security checks on my dogs.
I will sit in my house on my well-worn chair
and listen to my dogs breathing.
I will sneak out in the middle of a warm summer night
and take my dogs for a run, if my old bones will allow...
When people come to call, I will smile and nod
as I show them my dogs...
and talk of them and about them...
...the ones so beloved of the past
and the ones so beloved of today...
I will still work hard cleaning after them,
mopping and feeding them and whispering their names
in a soft loving way.
I will wear the gleaming sweat on my throat,
like a jewel, and I will be an embarrassment to all...
especially my family...
who have not yet found the peace in being free
to have dogs as your best friends...
These friends who always wait, at any hour, for your footfall...
and eagerly jump to their feet out of a sound sleep,
to greet you as if you are a God,
with warm eyes full of adoring love and hope
that you will always stay,
I'll hug their big strong necks...
I'll kiss their dear sweet heads...
and whisper in their very special company....
I look in the mirror... and see I am getting old....
this is the kind of person I am...
and have always been.
Loving dogs is easy, they are part of me.
Please accept me for who I am.
My dogs appreciate my presence in their lives...
they love my presence in their lives...
When I am old this will be important to me...
you will understand when you are old,
if you have dogs to love too.
-Author Unknown

03/11/2024

Sadie and Izzy enjoying walking around Lowe’s!

08/10/2024

Ruby just loves Larry!

Ruby got to see her old friend! She loves him so!

04/10/2024

Sadie had an amazing day for her 13th birthday. She loved her pizza and carrot cake. She shared with all the babies of course!!

01/10/2024

this amazing little girl turns 13 today! We love you so much, Sadie!