Great Dane Association of Ireland

14/06/2024

Merlin is looking for his forever loving Family home. He is 3 and a half years old, neutered, playful and sweet natured with a great personality. His owners unfortunately have repeatedly been denied planning permission on their land and are living in a small dwelling with an ever growing family. He is good with children and other dogs.

31/05/2024

Now that the Ch Show 2024 is concluded we would just like to remind members that the renewal of membership is due. New members are always welcome. The link to payments for this can be found on our website.

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31/05/2024

A Great opportunity to attend Munsters premier Show.

29/05/2024

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The Last few days to enter the Midland Counties Canine Society Open Show 2024 are upon us.
Entries close this Friday 31st.
Always a great day and welcome are assured.
Come and support our up and coming Judges and enjoy a warm welcome to the midlands in June.

27/05/2024

Sweet, loving 2.5 Year old Male Great Dane of excellent temperament available under strict conditions to a suitably experienced Dane Home. He is quite energetic and used to other Dogs. Well trained and loves the couch and cuddles. Please only contact us if you can provide a forever loving family home and the correct environment for a Great Dane. No first time prospective owners will be considered.

26/05/2024

And that’s a wrap on our GDAI Ch Show 2024. Congratulations to all our winners. A big thank you to all of our exhibitors who supported our show with your entries. Thank you to our Judge Elisabeth Bugge Olsen for her time, appreciation, appraisal and gentle handling of our Danes. A big thank you to our hard working committee members and Association members and friends Dane lovers who helped setup, bake food, arrange sandwiches, refreshments to feed the attendees. Thank you also to our ring stewards and to BSD club for facilitating us. We look forward to seeing you all soon. Photos and wins to follow.

24/05/2024

Bumper Hamper Raffle Prizes to be won at The Great Dane Association of Ireland Show Tomorrow. Tickets are €1 per strip or Six strips for a fiver. Thanks to the Girls Chrissie and Denise for gathering all of the items and then putting together the Bumper Hampers. Great Dane Association of Ireland

13/05/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/zyV9i9LT5xguk5R1/?mibextid=WC7FNe The Great Dane Association of Ireland 4th Championship Show is now available for entry. Join us for a great event and day out.

Enter your dogs easy & secure through this website in association with Our Dogs Europe's most famous Media Partner.

02/05/2024

There is a link on the GDAI home page for payment for engraving of trophies and shields. Payment accepted by PayPal or Credit/Debit card. Just send through your payment for the awards you have won and we can have your win recorded. www.GDAI.ie

29/03/2024

Our Champ Show 24 is on May 25th in Naas Co Kildare. We would like to ask all of our Winners from 23 to please return Trophies or Shields so we can engrave your Dogs names for Historical purposes. There is a €10 euro fee per engraving. Members of our Committee will be at Combined Canine weekend and will happily accept trophies and payment.

01/02/2024

Day 1 15km done.

01/02/2024

Day 1 of the 100 Miles Feb 24 - The Mater Hospital Foundation target 5.7 km per day.

10/11/2023

14 month old female looking for her forever home , good with kids and other dogs new home will be vetted

19/10/2023

Reminder AGM for GDAI members tonight 8pm online. Please contact our Secretary for details and login. Only paid up members can access and attend.

02/10/2023

We are delighted to launch our 2024 Great Dane Calendar. We want to fill the calendar with photos of your Danes, being their beautiful, fun, quirky selves!
The proceeds from the calendar will be used for 2024 club association events which we would love to see you and your Danes at!
It’s easy to get involved
1. Submit your dog’s name with a high resolution photo in landscape format to [email protected]
2. Purchase a full page (representing a month) and you will receive a complimentary calendar. Cost €50 (payment details below)

Not only will your Dane get the fame and adoration he or she deserves … the calendars will be great Christmas presents for your Dane admiring friends and family! They will be available for sale for EUR 15 at the end of November via GDAI.

The deadline for photo submissions is Friday 27th October 2023.
Photos should be spontaneous and fun (not show photos) and in high resolution and landscape format
Photo places are limited (12 photos for monthly pages and 1photo for calendar cover page) and will be allocated on a 1st come basis.
If your photo includes people (big and small), we are assuming that all the relevant permissions to publish the photos are in place.
Final editorial decisions will be with publisher
Payment should be sent to: Account: GREAT DANE ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND.
IBAN: IE04 BOFI 9045 8784 7086 54 Or via Paypal at: [email protected]
If you have any queries, please contact us at [email protected]

01/10/2023

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All done for day 1

25/09/2023

Dear members,

Our AGM is due to take place on Thursday the 19th of October at 8pm online. Links to the meeting will be emailed to full members. Only fully paid up members can attend and vote at the Meeting, so please ensure that your membership has been renewed in advance.
Our agenda for the meeting is as follows:
Apologies
Minutes of previous meeting
Chairman's report
Secretary's report
Treasurer's report
Election of officers and committee
AOB

22/09/2023

https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/DerekNevin
Hi FB friends I am looking to raise funds for the Laura Lynn childrens Hospice by taking part in their 100 press ups a Day challenge the link is above any donations would be very welcome.

Derek Nevin's Fundraising page

31/08/2023

This was Posted on a Dog Rescue site.

🐕 Welcome to Monday 🐩

17/08/2023

Owners or importers of dogs with cropped ears could face hefty fines or even jail terms under new regulations targeting the practice of ear cropping.

23/05/2023

Busy Day Today. 2 hour Drive to collect the Shields for the GDAI show on Saturday. Thank you to all our Generous Sponsors. I hope you all like your Shields and are ready to present them to the winners on Saturday. Only a few hours left to get your entries in for GDAI Ch Show 2023.

23/05/2023

☀️🔴 GOOD NEWS 🔴☀️

High Pressure is set to dominate our weather this week and over the weekend.

High pressure will continue to build throughout the week bringing lots of calm, dry and often sunny weather

Temperatures are also set to rise and possibly reaching the low twenties over the weekend!

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22/05/2023

Just 2 Days left to enter GDAI Ch Show 2023. Entries Close Midnight Tuesday

17/05/2023

7 Days Remaining to enter GDAI Ch Show 2023.

15/05/2023

Great articles to read and opportunities to showcase your Wins with Our Dogs Ireland.

15/05/2023

Dear Members,
It has come to our attention that the owner of a 3 year old Fawn Bitch Great Dane in South Leinster has been contacting Breeders looking to secure a mating from one of their sires. The Bitch is endorsed against Breeding and not currently registered in their ownership with the UK Kennel club therefore can not be registered with the IKC. They have been advising Breeders that the endorsement has been agreed to be lifted by the Breeders Family. The Dane is from Clonallan Breeding and the Family who are the custodians to the Breeding line have advised our Association that the endorsement against Breeding will absolutely NOT be lifted. Please keep this in mind if you are contacted and respect the wishes of the Breeder and our Friend the late Linda Magee.
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15/05/2023

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=615427977284345&id=100064514449433&sfnsn=mo At a time when Pedigree Dogs face a challenge from cross breeds with allegations and suggestions that pure Bred dogs are not as healthy and don't live as long. Here is an article from CNN promoting a Portugese breed that is celebrating his 30th Birthday. Who among us are promoting our pedigree Dogs and debunking the myth with the general public. I can personally vouch that we have owned and bred several Great danes who have lived to 13 years, with most reaching double figures when it is regularly suggested that 8 years is the average. Lets start educating the general public about the truth and benefits of a pedigree health tested Dog v's the potential risk involved with an unkown cross breed.