I have been on the Advisory Board of The Grey Muzzle Organization since 2009. This dedicated group of volunteers offers grants and resources to rescues and shelters that promote senior dog programs and adoption. Their efforts are national and they help senior dogs receive the care they need and the dignity they deserve. I encourage everyone to support this unique organization so they can expand their reach and help more of the grey muzzles out there.

I recently had the honor of facilitating a staff retreat for World Vets while they were all in Nicaragua for the grand opening of the World Vets training center in Granada. What an amazing group of individuals. Founder Cathy King is not only profoundly committed to improving the global health of animals as well as training animal caretakers all over the world, but she's also an extremely perceptive and emotionally intelligent person. It was a privilege to work with World Vets and after meeting Cathy, I'm not surprised at what she has been able to achieve in such a short amount of time. Put simply, World Vets is a rock solid organization with an extremely bright future.