Are you 60+?
Would you like a pet companion but the cost has put you off?
About Us
Give a Dog a Bone…and an animal a home
We are a young, unique and award-winning charity, supporting the over 60s to afford a rescue pet companion.
We aim to tackle loneliness for the individual and homelessness for the animal, by removing financial barriers to an over 60s person adopting a rescue animal.
To date, we have helped over 400 animals to find a brighter future.
Please feel free to contact us with ideas or feedback or if you know someone we can help.
Latest Covid-19 Updates
All community spaces are currently open, with reduced hours and capacity, in line with current government guidelines.
For further information please visit our Companionship in the Community page, or contact us.
Group Dog Walks are back! Every Tuesday at 11am we’ll be taking a walk through Queens Park, Glasgow, and every Friday at 1pm we’ll be taking a walk along the promenade in Troon. More information can be found here.
What’s been happening
NEW Canvas Prints
View our stunning range of printed canvases, beautifully illustrated by Lou Summers. Two sizes available.
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Let your loved ones know that you are thinking of them by sending a beautifully illustrated Canvas, Greeting Card, Notelet or Calendar designed by artist Lou Summers.
Companionship in the Community
Our Community Spaces in Glasgow, Troon and Alloa offer social and canine companionship to retired people in, and around, the community.
Ways you can help
Sponsorship
We support the over 60s to afford a rescue pet companion. If money is a genuine barrier, we can pay the rehoming fee for a RESCUE animal and continue to support, each month, with the cost of pet food.
Fundraising
Please support our charity to continue our vital work, it’s simple!
You can fundraise or donate, securely, through our new Just Giving page or via PayPal.
Our Success Stories
Have a look at some of our amazing success stories!
We are a registered charity with two main projects:
We support the over 60s to afford a rescue pet companion – tackling loneliness for the individual and homelessness for the animal.
This project is UK wide.
Our Community Space project offers free activities for the over 60s and drop in times for the whole community (of any age) to pop in for a cuppa and a chat and stroke the dogs.
It’s called Companionship in the Community and is currently located in Glasgow, Troon and Alloa (Scotland).