Great Danes we've fostered in the past...
Just some of the dogs we've fostered between 2005 and 2010 are featured here. Scroll down to see the oldest ones....
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Scooby Doo was a four year old Fawn male. He'd lived with his original owners since they got him as a 12 week old pup. He lived perfectly happily with his owners and their three children and happily accepted regular visits from a relative's little terrier. Unfortunately the family experienced some considerable difficulties and it became necessary for them to part with Scooby. Caring for his as much as they did, they gifted him to the Great Dane Adoption Society knowing that he would be well looked after and a superb permanent home found for him. After coming to us on 15 April 2010, Scooby went to his permanent home on 26 June 2010. He's now with a wonderful family who are well known and long time supporters of the GDAS.
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A 10 year old male Blue Merle, Wallace came into the care of the Great Dane Adoption Society when his owners split up and he was no longer wanted by them. When he arrived at the Sanctuary, he had a number of sores on his back which had obviously been ignored in the past. Having had veterinary attention, his wounds soon healed.. Of course he also had his vaccinations and was wormed too. He came to us on 15 May 2009 and we've found he is a very well-behaved, active dog who certainly doesn't act his age! He loves playing "fetch" and runs at quite a speed down the garden chasing a ball . He'll bring it back and drop it nicely into your hand. Thankfully, Joyce, a wonderful Dane-lover who likes the older, more mature dog, spotted Wallace and wanted to know more.... He is now living very happily with her & her bitch, Maggie. Wallace went to his new home on 4 October 2009. |
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Diesel the Great Dane and Neville the Basset Hound needed help when their owners found themselves having their home repossessed. The family were placed in temporary accommodation but weren't allowed to have their pets with them. They tried to find an organisation that would find a home for both dogs as they are inseperable, Neville having lived with Diesel since he was a small puppy. The Great Dane Adoption Society agreed to find them a home where they could stay together. Unfortunately Diesel Dane suffered gastric torsion shortly after he came into the sanctuary and it's only thanks to Joy's eagle eye and her prompt action getting him to the vet for emergency surgery that he survived. They came to us for fostering shortly afterward, at the end of March 2009. As you can see, they really are inseperable. Fortunately a lovely young couple who have, between them, experience of both Basset Hounds and also large breeds saw them on the GDAS website and asked if they could adopt the pair. Diesel and Neville went to their new home, together, on 3 May 2009. |
Unfortunately, Diesel & Neville's new owners emigrated some six months or so later. As required by the terms of the Adoption Agreement, they informed the Great Dane Adoption Society of this and asked that the dogs be rehomed again. Whilst another new home was found for this fantastic pair, they came to stay with us once again. We got them back on 19 November 2009 and they went off to what will hopefully this time be their permanent home on 3 April 2010.
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Blue came to us in the middle of February, 2009. His owner's circumstances had changed and although one of them already worked full time - and very long hours - both would now be in full-time work. As a result, Blue would be left alone for long periods which they felt was unfair on him and so they asked the GDAS to rehome him. I have to say that of all the dogs we've fostered so far, Blue is my favourite. He was so incredibly good natured - well behaved around the house, perfect with strangers, whether children or adults, and all other dogs we encountered while he was with us. He was brilliant on the lead and would even walk perfectly by my side even off-lead. Sadly for me but thankfully for Blue, he was with us for only five weeks or so before he went to his permanent home. Blue now lives with a lovely woman and her female Great Dane.
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Lexy came to us on 12 December 2008 and was aged around 2 years old at the time. She'd had a bad start in life, having had 3 homes in the last year. It was obvious by the way she behaved that she'd been very harshly treated in the past. She was fearful of people in general, but any sudden movement or even a tone of voice would see her cower down. She desperately wanted to please, but if she wasn't sure what was expected of her, would begin to panic and dash around franatically, as if trying to escape what she was expecting to happen.... She made considerable progress in the two months or so she was with us and when she left us for her new and permanent home on 14 February 2009, she was a much more confident dog. She's gone to live with a lovely family who have lots of experience with Great Danes and also have a 2 year old male. He's a health, happy and lively lad who I'm sure will help Lexy, along with the human members of the family, to put her past behind her. From now on, I've no doubt at all that she'll be spoiled rotten and live the rest of her life a happy and well-adjusted dog. In return she'll give the family loads of affection - and lots of laughs with her little peculiarities! |
Moonlight was slightly over 9 years old when she came to us on 7 November 2008. Her previous owners were no longer able to give her the time and attention she needed and deserved - she really is a "people dog" - so they made the hard decision to ask the GDAS to rehome her. She proved to be a very affectionate dog and really loved to be close to you, whether that meant sitting on your lap - she's a huge, heavy lapdog - or just lying on the floor against your legs. She walked alongside you perfectly on the lead and even without it and was excellent with all other dogs, big and small, male or female. She got on very well with people of all ages and was generally a wonderful dog. Her eyesight at night wasn't particularly good and she wasn't as agile as she once was, but that didn't stop her enjoying a good walk. Fortunately there are people who appreciate the wonderful qualities an older dog sometimes has & it wasn't long before a permanent home was found for her. She left us in early December 2008. |
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Beula was with us for just over 10 months and went to her new home on 12 October 2008. She's a lovely dog in very many ways. She does take quite a long time to get to know and trust people though and until she does, can appear quite aloof and disinterested. Once she trusts you, she's really friendly and affectionate and her true personality comes out. Her new family are really lovely people who will see she has a wonderful time. She'll enjoy a comfortable house - with not one, but two huge dog-beds to choose from - and plenty of time in the great outdoors running around in wide open spaces. She'll regularly have the company of two other dogs too, a lovely Weimaraner cross and a super little Springer Spaniel. When Beula first came to us, it was felt that she wouldn't get along too well with other dogs, so this is fantastic progress! |
Buster came to stay with us on October 31 2007 and came directly to us from his owner. He was a young, fit, very active dog who was accustomed to lots of open space. Unfortunately, he seemed to have had little consistency in his training and adolescence. We found him to be quite a handful, particularly in our urban environment with much more limited space than he was used to. After discussing the situation with Joy at the refuge, he went to stay with her for some intensive training and rehabilitation. Happily, with Joy's extensive knowledge and experience of Great Danes, he quickly responded and went off to his new home just a few weeks later. |
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Holly was a lovely bitch that came to us in September 2007 while we still had Jack who is featured on the "Helping Danes" page. They got on very well together as she was so easy-going. Holly went to her new home in October, 2007 |
Zamie, an elderly bitch, came to us on June 1, 2007 after a short spell at the sanctuary. She was found by the police in her home with another dog . Sadly, they had been called to the house and discovered the body of the dogs' elderly owner who had died some days earlier. Neither dog had been fed or watered for several days. Unfortunately, the experience, along with age proved too much for Zamie's companion who didn't make it. Zamie herself, however, soon recovered from the ordeal and on August 24 2007, went off to settle in with her new family. |
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This aristocratic-looking gentleman is Douglas. He was with us from October 4, 2006 to December 13, 2006. He went to a home in Nottingham where he lives with a lovely female Dane for company. |
Let me introduce Sedona. "Sid" as she was known, was a breeding bitch for most of her life, but when that finished she was gifted to the Great Dane Adoption Society to be rehomed. Sid came to us on March 4, 2006. At that time she'd never lived in a house before, and our job was to get her accustomed to living indoors and being a family pet. Sounds simple, doesn't it? Although she did very well, and settled in fairly quickly, it was sad watching her, for the first few days, pacing relentlessly by the door and desperately wanting to go outside. She soon realised though that the sofa to sit on, and a nice big, soft, bed at night is a much better option than an outdoor kennel. Sid went off to her new home in Cheshire on May 26 2006. Unfortunately, a year or so later her family were unable to keep her any longer. Another family were soon found for her however, and she is now well settled again. |
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Sophie had spent a short time at the Sanctuary, but being a shy, quiet personality, found the environment very stressful and really needed a foster home. She came to us on 23 December 2005.The following day, Christmas Eve, she'd settled in well enough to hop up onto the Sofa and enjoy a cuddle whenever we took a break from wrapping presents, baking mince pies and so on! She stayed with us for just 2 months and then went to a lovely permanent home. Sadly, Sophie died in Spring, 2008. |
| Sully, pictured here on the left in one of his more active moments (!!) was one of our earliest fosters. He came to us in April, 2005 and stayed with us until December 2005, when he left for his new home in Yorkshire. As you can see, he's not a Great Dane, but a long-haired St. Bernard. (I never knew they came in short-haired form too!) Sully left his mark on us. In the form of Drool. Everywhere. In spite of that, he was a really lovely dog that we quickly became very fond of. |  |
We're not finished yet!! There are more of the dogs we've fostered to be seen on the "recent fosters" page. If you've not seen them yet, click the "Great Danes" button on the menu...