MoCo Mutts is located in rural Morgan County, Tennessee. As one of the few counties in our state without an animal shelter or animal control, we attempt to fill a very large void for our community.

Since 2018, MoCo Mutts, previously Senior Dog Lodge, has helped over 4,000 animals with medical care, sanctuary housing, fostering and adoption. We see first hand the horror that many of these animals encounter every day. They are lost, scared, abused or abandoned and it is our mission to alter their path. We reconnect the lost with their owners when possible, provide medical care when needed and find new, loving homes when necessary. We are a small non-profit trying to make a big impact in an area with few resources, but we believe that through caring and education we can change lives one wag at a time!

MoCo Mutts' mission is to build a community where people value animals and treat them with respect and kindness. Whether young or old, we strive to provide each animal with a loving home through fostering, adoption, transport programs or sanctuary housing for those who are not adoptable.

MoCo Mutts is 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization.


Opening Saturday, April 5th 2025

Historic Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary is located in the Eastern Time Zone.
All operating hours and event times listed are ET.

April/May Hours

Opening April 3, 2025
Thursday - Sunday
10:30 am - 7:00 pm ET
OPEN GOOD FRIDAY MEMORIAL DAY

June/July/August Hours

Open Daily
10:30 am - 7:00 pm ET
OPEN JULY 4th

September/October Hours

Thursday - Sunday
10:30 am - 7:00 pm ET
OPEN LABOR DAY

November Hours

Saturday - Sunday
10:30 am - 6:30 pm ET
Last Day of the Season November 30, 2025

December 1 - March 31

Closed for the Winter

All times listed are Eastern Time (ET).