Citizen Canine Senior Dog Rescue

Our mission is "To enhance the quality of life for senior dogs and enrich the life of the people who embrace them."

Citizen Canine Senior Dog Rescue was born of idle time during COVID lockdown. Co-founders Karina Reyes and Miriam Gardner-Ryan took all this free time and developed Citizen Canine Senior Dog Rescue. It is one of handful of Illinois rescues devoted to senior dogs. In the dog rescue world, the odds are stacked against older dogs. Research shows that age is the single most important factor that determines whether a dog gets adopted. Usually, puppies win and seniors lose. Everyday, Citizen Canine Rescue staff experience the joy and reward in caring for senior dogs. Citizen Canine Senior Dog Rescue is not a shelter in the sense that there is a central location that houses dogs. Instead, senior dogs come home with us. ‘Us’ is foster parent/families, who are thoroughly vetted by staff. They are animal lovers with huge hearts and an uncommon devotion to protecting and caring for animals, especially senior dogs. Our dogs stay with their foster parent/family or staff while we find them them a happily-ever-after home. An adoptive parent/family is vetted vigorously to ensure that all senior Citizen Canines that pass through our doors are cherished and safe.