GDRNC is a group of dedicated volunteers concerned with the welfare of Great Danes. The rescue saves the lives of Great Danes every day by taking in surrendered and found Danes, by funding their medical care and advanced surgical treatments, performing spay and neutering services along with providing shelter, food and rehabilitation training.

What does “rescue” mean to us?  The word rescue can mean to set free from confinement, it implies freeing from imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action, it suggests a bringing back to a former state or condition of someone or something abandoned or debased, it may further imply a preserving or maintaining for usefulness or continued existence. For us that means finding, accepting, treating, rehabilitating and re-homing a Dane with the final outcome of complete recovery for the Dane.
 

We strive to provide a safe haven for lost, abandoned or surrendered Danes until we can find loving safe homes for them. We feel it is our heartfelt responsibility to do all that we can for every Dane that comes into our safe haven and into our care.

We believe that Danes are quite often misunderstood because of their size and have great special needs and it is our intention to find new, permanent, and loving homes for Great Danes that have been abandoned, abused, neglected and or surrendered to us in the greater Northern California area. We know Great Danes to be extremely sensitive and loving creatures whose hearts are great, emotions deep and legs long.

With this in mind the Great Dane Rescue of Northern California makes every effort to understand the specific needs of each Dane that comes into our care. We also go to great lengths to thoroughly interview and screen families interested in an adoption to create the best possible match between dog, new owner and new home.

Through generous donations from loving people with big hearts, we are able to provide these services and keep operation running for our precious Danes. As a non-profit organization we participate fund raising events year round and have a wonderful host of generous volunteers that help keep operations running.