Great Dane Rescue Victoria

01/05/2026

***Update: A foster to adopt family has been found for Duncan! ***

Looking for a Foster Carer or Foster to adopt a home for our gorgeous boy, Duncan!

This very handsome boy is Duncan, and he found himself in the unfortunate situation of being a stray. Attempts were made to contact his family, but the shelter was unable to reunite him with them.

Duncan is 5 yo and he is a very loving boy. He is a staff favourite at the shelter. He loves a cuddle and being with people. Of course, the shelter environment is not giving Duncan the best chance to show his full potential, as it can be a very intimidating place even for the best doggie boys and girls.

As Duncan came into the shelter as a stray, we do not know much about him other than the little bit of info from his behavioural assessment. Duncan has demonstrated that he knows some basic obedience. He is not too bad on lead walking past other dogs in their pens, and while he initially pulls a bit, he is pretty easy to correct.

We do not know
· If he is ok with other dogs
· If he is ok with cats
· If he is good with kids
at this stage.

Duncan has managed to give himself happy tail while being in the shelter, so he has had to have a partial amputation of his tail. So he will require some minor medical care while it heals.

If you are interested in fostering or fostering to adopt Duncan, please message me, Yvonne M Dane and I will get the paperwork out to you asap so I can see who might be the best fit for Duncan. Please be patient, as I am out tomorrow, so won't be able to get paperwork out to people until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest.


Source Number: RE100996
Microchip number: 956 000 010 441 146
Inquiries to Yvonne M Dane

04/01/2026

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Trish, Courtney and Animal Rescues Appeal. Many thanks for the awesome Christmas hampers that were put together for both my family, my carer Hollie's family and the Danes in care.

While I don't have any foster Great Danes staying with me, I was able to send a few goodies out of my hamper to our newest arrival, Apollo and his foster family.

Thank you for the gifts for my Galah, Kevin and Cockateil, Freya. My kitties, Matilda and Jemima love the treats and toys and each of my crew have selected a toy for themself. Luna, our baby loved the rope, Vaida loved the sqeaky pink toy, Rhiannon absconded with Thor's Hammer and Poppy wanted the seahorse. Stuart and I will enjoy the treats for the humans. My senior boy Dexter will be happy with the treats.

Thank you so much for the joy you bring to so many rescues at Christmas.

Dexter decided giving us a scare New Years Eve was the perfect way to welcome in 2026. He has ruptured his cruciate so we are going to be working with Dogs In Motion Canine Rehabilitation to come up with a treatment plan for him to keep as mobile and comfortable as possible.

Sorry I have been slow getting this thank you posted!

08/06/2025

Thank you to everyone who participated in GDRV's Winter Vet Blues Auction.

The money raised will help with paying off the vet bill. I am in the process of finalising the auction, so all the purchasers will see their parcels arriving later this week or early next week.

Also, a big shout out to the bidders who added a bit extra when they paid and to those who just donated. We are well on the way to clearing the vet bill!

At the end of the month, there will be another auction. More coats, Dane items and other goodies will be up for grabs.

So stay tuned for the next auction. :)

08/06/2025

Thank you to everyone who supported our fundraising efforts!

Thank you to everyone who participated in GDRV's Winter Vet Blues Auction.

The money raised will help with paying off the vet bill. I am in the process of finalising the auction, so all the purchasers will see their parcels arriving later this week or early next week.

Also, a big shout out to the bidders who added a bit extra when they paid and to those who just donated. We are well on the way to clearing the vet bill!

At the end of the month, there will be another auction. More coats, Dane items and other goodies will be up for grabs.

So stay tuned for the next auction. :)

20/05/2025

Our 2025 - Winter Vet Blues Auction is up and running.

Check out what is up for grabs and bid!

The auction runs from this evening to 9pm Sunday June 1st 2025

Our Auction is NOW CLOSED!
Our Auction date:
Tuesday 20th May 2025
to
9.00pm Sunday 1st June 2025

We have some amazing donors - Thanks to Meg from D & D Dog Coats, The Great Dane Club of Victoria, Margaret Hamilton, Yvonne Dunbar

~ All bids to increase in whole dollars increments, no cents. (All items are listed in Australian Dollars AU).
~If an item has a starting bid or reserve price listed, it means this is the minimum amount that the first bid will need to be.
~ Please DO NOT bid if you have no intentions of paying.
~ Payment must be made to us - Great Dane Rescue Victoria within 7 days of the auction end.
~ Postage costs are to be paid by the winner unless otherwise noted (extra for Registered or Express Postage)
~ Where possible we will combine postage costs of items won or purchased.
~ For most items, a pre-paid Australia Post satchel will be used to post your auction wins.
~Australian bidders: we accept PayPal & Bank deposits as forms of payment.
~ No Late Bids will be accepted on items.
~ All monies raised will go towards payment of GDRV's existing vet bills, with any remainder used towards our ongoing costs to assist our Great Danes to find their forever family.

18/05/2025

Hi All,

It has been a long time between posts about the Danes at Great Dane Rescue Victoria. I simply have not felt up to getting posts up. While it has seemed to be quiet in Rescue, as there have been no posts up, behind the scenes we have been rehoming a limited number of Danes into their new families, one of which has joined my family as her foster dad fell in love with her.

Rescue had been experiencing issues with their email over the last year so a decision has been made to change our email address. Hopefully this change will ensure we are able to respond more effectively to requests and that we will know that our emails are received. Our new email address is [email protected] We will be setting up additional email accounts in the future for you to send specific enquiries/requests to. However, for now, everything goes to the above email address.

Not only have I been very lax in posting about our Danes, but I have also been lax in getting fundraising set up. I have some great donations from some of our wonderful supporters that are ready and waiting for an auction to go up. The Rescue accounts are running on empty so within the next day or so, I will get a fundraiser set up to raise funds to go towards a rather large vet bill we have incurred over the last 12 months. Our vet has been amazing and so patient but needs to be paid sooner rather than later. Until this debt is cleared, we are not able to assist more Danes needing to come into our care, especially if they require desexing or more than basic vet care.

I do understand that times are tough for most of us at the moment but if we work together, I am hopeful that the vet bill will soon be a thing of the past. If, when I get the auction up, you are not interested in bidding or purchasing an item but would still like to donate, our banking details are below. Even a small donation, helps with getting the vet bill down and Rescue getting a small backup fund back in place for future cost.

GDRV’s banking details:
Westpac Bank
BSB: 033636
Account No: 361566
Account name: Great Dane Rescue Victoria

We currently only have a few Danes looking for their new family. They are featured in our featured post and in the 2025 – Danes and Dane Xs album.

Thank you to all who have supported us with donations.

The GDRV Team!

05/03/2024

Introducing the handsome Diesel!

Diesel has been with us for a few weeks while his carer got to know him and learned more about his needs and wants! This gorgeous boy is a 3&1/2yo Merle hunk of loveliness.

Diesel has had a fairly sheltered life from what we can work out and has had limited experience with dogs, other than those he lived with. To be honest, the carer and I feel he would be happiest as an only dog with no other pets. He isn't too bad to walk but you do need to be aware of what and who is around as he really doesn't cope too well if other dogs, particularly larger dogs, are too close. He will need a firm handler who will let him know they are in charge not him. To be quite honest we feel he would be happy to spend most of his time at home and only go out for the occasional walk.

Diesel loves people and one of his absolute favourite past times is to snuggle with his people. He is such a smooch. He wants to please and get lots of love. Diesel has lived with teenagers but we feel he would be fine with Dane savvy older children. Diesel loves to play with his toys. He really is such a happy boy.

Diesel is not suitable for life as a farm boy. He needs good suburban fencing. He doesn’t like being bathed but loves going to the vet as he is the centre of attention. Overall Diesel is a very sweet boy who wants a family who will spoil him and include him in their life.

If you think that Diesel is the boy for you, please email us at [email protected] for our potential home questionnaire or to let us know we already have your paperwork. Once the paperwork is back we can add you to Diesel’s prospective family list. We do our best to match our Danes with their new family.


Source number: RE100996
Microchip number: TBC
Email: [email protected]

14/01/2024

Foster Carer needed ASAP!

We have a nearly 2yo female Dane, Tina who needs to come into foster care. She is a lovely soul but is not getting on with the other female dog in her home. I have met this girl, she is sweet, loving and wants to please. She would do well in an only dog situation as long as she is not left for too long on her own or in a home with a sensible friendly larger breed boy to keep her company. She has lived with children and is great with them. Tina has also lived with a cat but will chase them if they run.

Tina's family are heartbroken by the situation they are in but they want what is best for both of their girls and this is the only way they can achieve this for the girls.

If you would like to help Tina, please email [email protected] for a foster questionnaire to complete and return with photos as outlined in the questionnaire.


Source Number: RE100996
Microchip number: TBC
email: [email protected]

14/01/2024

Dozer - 3-4yo Merle Dane X Male

Our gorgeous boy, Dozer is looking for a new foster home or even better a forever home. He is still a bit of a work in progress and just wants to please. Dozer has come so far with his current carer, however, they are probably having to move due to work commitments and don't know what their living arrangements will be once they move so are unable to take him with them. They are also concerned that they don't have enough time to give him currently due to their busy life. Dozer is good on lead and currently living with a Dane girl. They get on so well. He has done well with other dogs he has encountered. We have no idea how he is with cats.

If you would like to help Dozer or offer him a forever family, please email [email protected] for either a foster or potential home questionnaire to complete and return with photos as outlined in the questionnaire.


Source Number: RE100996
Microchip number: TBC
email: [email protected]

14/01/2024

Happy New Year!

Sorry, this post is a bit late - May the end of your 2023 and the start to your 2024 have been better than mine and Rescue's.

Sadly my Christmas day started with the phone call none of us want - our forever foster girl, Lexy was bloating. Sadly, Lexy gained her wings on the way to the vet. Lexy was a very sweet girl, about 10 years old and had a very happy life with her forever foster family while she was in our care. Lexy came and stayed with me Christmas Day until we could get her to our wonderful friends, Kevin and Julie at Elysium Fields Pet Cremations - Melbourne on Boxing Day.

Sadly my own senior kitty, Thomas, gained his wings a couple of days after New Years. He was such a sweet old man with a cranky side that all the dogs and our Bengal knew to avoid. The only animal that he seemed to like was my new Dane, Poppy.

Yesterday, I received the news that the gorgeous Mr Jenkins had passed away. He was about 10 years old when he passed. Jenkins had the most amazing life with his family for the last 6 years or so.

2023 was a difficult year for me personally, my beautiful, gentle, sweet girl Calli passed away in September. She had been diagnosed with a massive tumor at the end of February. We thought we would be saying goodbye then, but Calli had other ideas and gave me 7 more months of love and happiness. My health was not the best last year, and I had a couple of stays in hospital, another bout of COVID and other medical issues. All of this meant my focus was taken away from Rescue for a large part.

Behind the scenes in Rescue, there were a few medical issues we dealt with for our forever fosters and a quite a bit of moving Danes around into new foster homes. Hopefully from here on in things will be a bit more manageable this year and I won't have as much drama. Please know, my focus for the start of this year is to get some of our long term fosters into their loving forever families. GDRV has been blessed with a core team of foster carers who have cared for their charges so well.

May your 2024 be happy and full of love.

Yvonne