Welcome to the Gray Muzzle Club — Your First 30 Days with a Senior Dog

Maybe your vet said the word ‘senior’ for the first time last week. Maybe you noticed the gray creeping in around the muzzle and suddenly realized — oh. We’re here now.

The Gray Muzzle Club isn’t a sad place. It’s actually one of the most beautiful chapters of dog ownership — the one where they need you most, and you finally understand what it means to really show up for them.

This is your 30-day roadmap. Not a medical manual. Not a lecture. Just a dog mom walking alongside you, telling you what she wishes she had known on day one.

What’s inside:

• ✦ What ‘senior’ actually means — by breed and size
• ✦ Your first senior vet visit checklist — 10 things to discuss
• ✦ What to start monitoring daily — the simple habit that changes everything
• ✦ Nutrition changes to make right now
• ✦ The 5 signs something has changed — and what they mean
• ✦ Building a daily care routine — with a ready-to-use schedule
• ✦ Supplies every senior dog home needs
• ✦ How to talk to your vet and actually get answers
• ✦ Setting up your home for comfort
• ✦ The emotional shift of senior dog parenting — and why it is the most beautiful chapter
• ✦ Printable 30-day getting-started checklist

💛 A Note from Kellye:

I am not a veterinarian. I am a dog mom who fell in love with a dachshund named Mr. Weenie and watched my mother love a dachshund named Dixie all the way to the age of 20. Everything in this guide comes from lived experience. Please always work with your veterinarian for medical decisions. This guide is about the day-to-day — the habits, the home, the heart of it. You got this. And you are not doing it alone.

— Kellye and Mr. Weenie

Momma Made. Mr. Weenie Approved. 🐾