Michael and Blakes’ Grand Adventures
So nice to see the wonderful life that some rescued Great Danes now have! Thank you Michael for taking Blake everywhere with you.
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Donation Barbecue Reminder
Save the Date! Tomorrow, September 10th is our donation barbecue at the Beer Revolution, 464 3rd Street in Oakland in the Jack London Square area. Photographer Doug Peterson will be there to take photos of you and your dogs and we have free rescue tee shirts and other dog/Dane stuff to give away. Framed pencil Dane drawings done by the late Betty Thomas as well as a signed, limited edition (with certificate of authenticity) Great Dane print will be given away too. Collars, harnesses, dog bones, etc. Come and have lunch courtesy of the Beer Revolution, mingle with other Dane lovers, meet some Danes that have been adopted through Rescue and in general have fun. Weather is forecasted to be 72 degrees, which makes me SO happy. Event on the patio outside, come drop in anytime between 2 pm and 5pm and stay as long as you like. Any questions, my cell is 916 208-8444. Hope to see you there. Colleen (Parking meters are free on Sunday)
Princess Stevie (formerly Sabrina)
Stevie’s Mom, Gayle, sent these photos of her princess! What a view! To remind you all, Stevie was found as a stray in horrible condition. The Cook family saw past that and adopted her and now Stevie obviously has upgraded her environment! That is the wonderful thing about Rescue. Stevie comes into our group with a tail that had to be amputated, filthy dirty, un-spayed and generally not cared for. Now she is living the life and is a cherished girl. We don’t call her Princess for nothing!
In Memory of Olympia
Melissa wrote to us this sweet note to let us know of the passing of her beloved Olympia. Here is what she wrote to us:
“We adopted Olympia as a private adoption advertised on GDRNC website. She was about 5 1/2 years old when we got her and she passed six years later on 8/12/17. We knew she was a special soul the moment we met her. LOVE. We adopted another Dane vis a friend three years ago – a one year old harlequin Dane mix called Ruby – Ruby gave Olympia renewed life and joy for the last three years. Ruby definitely misses Olympia just like us!”
The happy ending to this tribute is that Melissa and her husband Don just came and adopted “Hank” from us last week. So now Ruby has a friend again!
Goodbye to Sweet Marble
Our condolences to Cheryl and her daughter on the loss of their special girl Marble. Here is what Cheryl wrote to us about Marble:
“As a long time owner of many Great Danes, I had decided not to start with a puppy, but rather consider fostering rescues with Colleen. When Colleen called me in October 2012 to say that a harlequin female was coming in, I met her at the photo shoot directly following her spay, so the Dane was a little loopy. When I got her home I knew right away I would not be able to hand her back over, so I contacted Colleen to arrange for her adoption. We named her Marble for obvious reasons, and she was by far one of the best dogs I’ve ever had the pleasure of having as a part of my family. She was well behaved, loving, and enjoyed living on acreage, becoming friends with my horses. In March in noticed a tumor and brought her to Dr. Alex at Loomis Basin Vet Clinic. Directly following surgery, the prognosis was not good as it had metastasized to other areas of her body. Dr. Alex only gave her about a month longevity until she would need to be put down due to pain associated with the cancer, but Marble continued to have good quality of life for another two months, until the sad day came on May 24th when she let me know she was ready. She will be forever loved and missed by my daughter and I, who continue to remember her lovingly as she deserved.”
Thank you to Cheryl for writing this touching tribute.
Don’t Forget The Barbecue!
Just a reminder of our “donation barbecue” this coming Sunday, Sept 10th at the Beer Revolution in Oakland. (Details on our site). Our photographer Doug Peterson will be there to take photos of you and your Dane or just your Dane! We have rescue t-shirts to give away and some free stuff (collars, hats, misc. dog stuff). Weather should be nice, so come and hang out with other Dane loving people and if you haven’t adopted from us, this is a good chance to meet Danes that have come through Rescue and meet the people who were kind enough to adopt them.
Dog Cart Available
Rose contacted us to tell us her Great Dane no longer used his cart and was hoping another Dane owner might have a need. If you have a Dane who can benefit from this cart, please contact Rose at (805) 450-4523, she is in the Grass Valley area. Cart was purchased from k-9carts.com and is a adjustable for each individual dog.
Throwback Thursday!
Who is that cute young man with his fawn Great Dane? Non other than our own Doug Peterson, photographer extraordinaire of our group. Doug is shown with “Duke” in 1957. Great photo!
Donation Barbecue Date Change
We finally realized our original scheduled date for this event was Labor Day weekend! Obviously that wouldn’t have worked so we have moved the event to September 10th, Sunday. We hope to see Danes and their owners on the 10th!
Riley
Great photos of Riley manning the wine tasting bar and using dad Greg as a pillow. Thanks to Tealy for keeping us updated on Riley. Remember, Barr Estate Winery sells Dane Head Wine! It’s never too early to think of a nice Christmas gift or a great wine to bring to a gathering. All Dane Head wine sales help support our group! Check out their website at barrestatewines.com. The winery is in Paso Robles, CA.
Don’t forget to say hello to Riley if you visit!
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