Giant Paw Prints Rescue

06/25/2024

Brody wanted us to show you how handsome he is and to show you some of his photos. Brody is about 8-9 months old now and a Great Dane mix. He loves to play and snuggle. Brody likes other dogs but not tested with cats. He is fully vaccinated, neutered, microchipped, dewormed and on heartworm prevention.
Enjoy the photos. ❤️🐾

06/23/2024

Bailey was adopted. She is enjoying life, learning manners, getting crate trained AND she loves going on boat rides! She may be a tad bit spoiled now. ❤️🐾
Yay Bailey.

06/22/2024

We have a major win with Lexi!!! Lexi no longer growls and barks at us, she was pretty scary opening her kennel door. She has made friends, likes to go for walks and loves to snuggle. Our volunteers did an amazing job and were so patient with her. The end result is she is a love bug. ❤️❤️🐾🐾
Here is Odin trying to fill KC’s paws and helping Lexi feel comfortable.

06/21/2024

We are looking for volunteers for our small facility that helps Giant dogs.
Here is a little snapshot of what we do here at Giant Paw Prints. We bathe the pups, keep them hydrated, snuggle all the pups, be the tuck in service, get kisses, feed the pups, make their beds, offer laps to sit on and cleanup after playtime.
If you think you can help us care for our giants, please visit our website for an application to volunteer. www.giantpawprints.com

06/19/2024

Who wants to see an experienced Odin swimmer?? After a couple lapse he is confident and eager to swim!! Good job Odin. 🦈🦈🦈

06/19/2024

We have been discussing swimming for Odin for therapy. He gets a lot of exercise playing with the other pups. Today was SWIMMING day!!!! Thank you Katie, Amy and Jillian for helping out baby shark use more muscles. We bought him a shark life vest to help him stay up.
They may mute the music.
Photos are in the comment. We can’t have videos and photos on the same post.

06/19/2024

Why adopt just one pup when you can adopt two.
Athena and Axel were adopted by the same family. Both are amazing dogs with great temperaments. Axel loves to hang out in his pool and now he has a pool mate!!!
Congratulations!!!

06/19/2024

Tanner update!!!

We can’t say enough great things about the care Tanner received from Dr Gendreau and staff at Veterinary Orthopedic Center in Highland. They did a great job with Tanner’s knee surgery and aftercare.
Doctor said he is doing great. The limping and favoritism on that leg is normal. The lump is scar tissue. He said that he did a lot in there.
We are to continue letting him be Tanner.
It will be normal for him to limp cause is working in and if in a little pain he will do what he knows best and that is to favorite it.
He reassured us that he is doing great.

06/17/2024

One of our volunteers had this posted on her page. It’s a very true statement!!! For the love of the dog always. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

06/17/2024

A GIANT thank you to Chesterton Feed & Garden for the canned food for our pups. Right now we have three picky eaters that seem to change their palate every so many days.

https://chestertonfeed.com/

06/16/2024

06/16/2024

Odin had visitors yesterday. Mike and Stephanie came out to meet Odin, they have been kind enough to send him some much needed food. Odin is a very picky eater. I apologize for not getting photos as Odin was keeping us all entertained and then Brodie made an appearance.
Thank you so much for your support. We hope you enjoyed your visit and we hope you liked our small facility that houses giant dogs. ❤️❤️❤️

06/15/2024

Deke wanted us to share some of his photos. He said the vet added some bling to his knee, gave him a satellite dish that does not pick up the Animal Planet and will have to take the outside bling out because other dogs will get jealous thinking he special. Deke is recovering in medical foster.

06/14/2024

Meet Lexi and Levi. They are 2 1/2 year old Great Danes that came in together on Saturday but are not a bonded pair. Both are not socialized and have the stranger danger reaction when meeting new people. When they are together they feed off of each others fear and panic. Our volunteers have been working every day/every shift to earn their trust. Levi is much more receptive to strangers. Lexi wanted no part of us and did a low growl and barked until yesterday, she has calmed down and has accepted some petting. Neither dog is mean they are just scared so we take our time.

06/13/2024

Deke is out of surgery and now resting in medical foster care.
Deke did good but doc said it was the worst femur break he’s ever seen. This little guy has a screw and 5-6 little rods diagonally because the break was diagonal and the joint was vertically broken. It took him an hour which he wasn’t expecting. Deke has to be back in 10-14 days for progress check.

06/11/2024

We received a call from the ER about a puppy that fell from a vehicle. Deke is a 4 month old Aussie puppy that needed help ASAP. We picked him up and made him comfortable for the night.
He has a complete break of his femur at the growth plate and they cannot stabilize it since they need to immobilize the joint above and below the break and there is no way to do that with the break where it is. The vet said this break is very painful for him, so just use caution trying to move him around and limit his activity.
We made an appointment at VOC and they will be doing surgery in the morning. Hero did do his blood work for us so he can be admitted right away tomorrow.

With your help we can get Deke back on his feet and playing like a 4 month old puppy should.
Deke is also looking for a foster home after surgery.

06/07/2024

Odin is always happy and loves to play. He is getting stronger and gaining some weight. We are still figuring out what is going on as we narrow down things. Guest appearances by Athena (1-2 year old Great Dane mix) and Brodie (8 month old Great Dane mix). ❤️❤️. I want to live in happy, hoppy Odin world.
Odin is still on medical hold.

06/07/2024

Our boy is home now. KC is missed so much. He was more than a dog - he was the Dog House pup, he was a therapy dog for new intakes, he was a companion, he was a protector and he was a friend to many.
Thank you everyone that left a comment, liked and shared about KC, that meant a lot to our volunteers. 💔💔🌈🌈🍄🍄🐾🐾
Rest easy buddy, I’ll see you at the bridge and I’ll bring the string cheese for us. 😭😭😭

06/05/2024

Thank you to all the golfers, our sponsors, our volunteers and Duck Creek for making our 4th Annual Chip in for the Pups Golf Event a giant success Just a little rain at the beginning but turned into a beautiful day. See you next year!!!

06/03/2024

Today was a hard day for Giant Paw Prints. KC our resident dog at the Dog House collapsed at our facility and then rushed to the ER. We found out that he had a bleeding tumor on his heart that we could not fix. They could drain it but that would only last for a few days. A decision was made to let him run free.
KC was a great dog to test other dogs with, he would seek out the dogs that needed his help to learn to be a dog, greeter of the front door and he was the protecter of the DH.
The mushroom 🍄 became symbolic for KC. He loved to go for walks, loved snuggle time, peanut butter and cheese sticks
KC came to our rescue emaciated with lumps and bumps all over him, a collar so tight we had to cut it off if him, busted eardrums and failing sight. KC was guesstimated to be about 10 years old now but still ran and played with the dogs that came in. He had dogs stay in his area for company. This was pretty much a punch in the gut for us as we had no idea he was sick.

KC passed with so many volunteers at his side that loved him. Thank you North Central Emergency Vet for allowing us the time to gather together for KC.

05/31/2024

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At the moment, it appears that mother nature is going to possibly present us with some challenges for our 5th annual charity golf outing. Considering what goes into putting together a function of this size, as they say, “the show must go on“. Come prepared with your rain ☔️ gear and help us make this our best outing yet! We will start at 1pm, play our round, have a great meal from Wagner’s, award 🥇 🥈 🥉 the prizes, and raise lots of money for our wonderful rescue!! We will also have our raffle, 50/50, and merchandise sales! See you tomorrow.

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05/31/2024

Were you not able to join GPPR for their Chip in for the Pups but still want to support GPPR and golf? Here is your chance. Prudential’s 4th Annual Golf outing is Saturday, June 8th. Please register by Wednesday, June 5th. They have limited space so please sign up asap.

05/29/2024

A yellow Lab is sunshine.☀️

Bailey • female • 6 mos.

05/28/2024

Axel. Nanny dog. After school pick up. Sporting events.

05/27/2024

Welcome to Giant Paw Prints Rescue, Bailey!
Yellow Lab • female • 6 months

Loves other dogs. Learning manners. LOVES water. Gentle and sweet.

05/27/2024

Adonis is adopted!❤️

05/27/2024

We were contacted by a shelter to help with this pup. Clancy is a blue Great Dane that was found abandoned in the woods tied to a tree. Thank goodness someone happened to spot him and call for help. They thought he was injured with a broken leg but doctors say it’s either an old injury or his bones grew odd. They think he is 4 years old but he acts younger than that, he is intact but will be neutered asap. He will be seeing a specialist at VOC for his leg.

05/27/2024

Honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice. 🇺🇸

05/27/2024

We try to feed the dogs that are picky and/or dogs have an issue with food a special diet.
Odin is in need of Hill’s Science Diet sensitive stomach tender turkey and rice canned and Purinia One lamb and rice formula.
Tanner is in need of Evanger’s Chicken and rice dinner.
If you are able to donate that would be wonderful. Thank you.