Amazing Transformations!
Share the stories of some of our past foster Danes and their success with our rescue!
As a rescue, we are often asked why dogs come to stay with us in foster care. There can be many reasons a dog needs help from a rescue.
A significant change in family situation - divorce, passing of an owner, not enough time for a dog and proper care.
Financial inability to care for a dog.
Lack of training and activity level of the dog is too much for a family.
Stray dog picked up by local animal control and rescue is contacted for help. With Danes, it is usually a lack of space at the shelter or excessive medical concerns.
Medical emergencies and inability to afford medical treatment so the dog is surrendered to rescue.
These are some of the remarkable transformations of past foster Danes.
Pandora
This beautiful girl was picked up as a stray by a local animal control who then contacted our rescue. She was very underweight, timid and emotionally shut down. Working slowly with Pandora was a must. She had to learn to trust again and that being around a family was a good thing. At first, it was difficult for her and she didn’t want to participate in leash walking or other activities. She would shy away and try to hide. After being given appropriate time and space while also working on her health, Pandora soon realized she could trust people again.
After 12 months in our care, Pandora was adopted!
Layla
One afternoon, word started spreading in the community about a Great Dane that had been hit by a car and was being taken by animal control to a local emergency vet. After immediate measures were taken to save Layla’s life, we were contacted by animal control to see if we could help. Layla would need much more care than the city could provide. She was surrendered and taken in as a foster Dane with us. Layla was covered in open wounds, had a mangled tail, an open cavity in her mouth. She required several surgeries to amputate the tail, close the wounds, fix the open cavity/fistula in her mouth and a tooth extraction. Over the next months, Layla made amazing progress and was healthy enough to be spayed. About a week prior to her spay appointment, she was ill again with pyometra (a life-threatening infection of the uterus) and so emergency spay had to be performed. In the end, we spend over $7,500 in medical care for Layla.
After 6 months in GDROC’s care, Layla fully recovered and was ready for adoption.
What a transformation!
Phaeton
This little pup came into rescue on an emergency basis. He had jumped out of the window of a moving truck and since owner could not afford care, he was surrendered to the clinic. The clinic then contacted us. Phaeton had a completely fractured femur (thigh) bone and required extensive surgery utilizing large pins and wires to correct the break. After surgery, Phaeton participated in physical therapy to help facilitate normal movement in the leg. This happy little pup was soon thereafter adopted. His surgery total was around $2700.
