The Dane Gang will make their last outdoor appearance of the season at the wonderful FARFEL’S FARM (906 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO 80302) this Saturday from 11-3.  Meet our Danes, our amazing volunteers, and voice your support for Farfel the Dog against the USDA’s unfair focus on this family pet! (http://www.farfels.com/letter.html)

We got your back, Farfie!

We’ll be there providing information on our Danes, on volunteering for the rescue, and on the exciting upcoming events!

Don’t miss it!

The Rocky Mountain Great Dane Rescue’s Dane Gang converged on Happy Hounds Daycare and Dog Spa on Saturday with four Danes – fosters Chopper and Rowdy and the always beautiful Valla, belonging to staff masseuse and vet coordinator Meg Wittenmyer, and Rocky, a stunningly handsome “failed foster”* brought by volunteer Michelle.

After a week of clouds, cold and rain, Saturday was obversely bright, warm, and sunny.  The forecast predicted eighty degrees, and the day didn’t fail to deliver.

The Dane Gang was at Happy Hounds to spread the word about the Dane Rescue by providing dogs with a doggie spa day; dog washing, nail trimming, canine massage by the ever-knowledgeable Meg Wittenmyer, as well as a canine intuitive and animal astrologer.  Happy Hounds owner, Olivia, was excited and quite helpful in aiding the rescue with the event, opening her facilities to the rescue to raise money.

People showed up with a plethora of dogs; Danes, border collies, toy poodles…all welcome at the day-spa!

We raised an admirable amount of donations for the day, and found interested adopters for our two fosters, as well as gaining a new and truly appreciative audience of dog owners who praised our efforts.

All in all, it was a fantastic day!  We had a blast!

Special thanks to:

Olivia and her staff at Happy Hounds

Volunteers Meg and Joel Wittenmyer

Volunteer Michelle and Rocky the Dane

Volunteers Frances Scott and Richard Zweitzig and foster Rowdy

Foster mom Erin Hansel for providing Chopper

Volunteer Linda Kolby

Animal Astrologer Tom Parks

Animal Intuitive Val Parks

*a failed foster is a rescued animal that comes into the care of a foster family, the family eventually unable to part with their foster and therefore adopt it.

With 40 participants in this year’s event and 50 dogs of various breeds and sizes, it was truly a sight to behold!  Those Great Danes, so stoic, moving over the landscape was like watching dinosaurs come to life.  RMGDRI raised nearly $2000 at this event (!), and drew lots of attention.  Next year’s promises to be even bigger!

Why?

Because they’re doing such an amazing job, along with our amazing volunteers, we’re seeing sudden growth in the number of animals that come into our care (most of them because of the economy), and a growth spurt in interest from out-of-state rescues interested in doing business with us.

Part of the rescue’s increased success is the astounding number of outreach programs that are being developed currently through its new marketing arm, not only on an event-by-event basis, but with strong corporate focus as well.

Plus we’re bringing on new volunteers by the boatload!  With our new volunteer outreach program firmly in place, and covering not only the entire state of Colorado, but also Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona and California, the Rocky Mountain Great Dane Rescue is poised for ultimate success!

Check back for more exciting news!

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This hour-long program will feature informational discussions on dog-related topics and issues that specifically pertain to canine rescues.  With interviews, news stories, and amazing rescue tales, RESCUE TALES RADIO will begin airing in October.  Check back here for more information, times, and weekly topics.

Listen for us!

It’ll be a total blast!  Food, fun, sun, and best of all…GREAT DANES!  See you there!