Danes In Distress

06/12/2026

🐾 Happy National Great Dane Day! 🐾

Show us your Dane!

Post a picture of your Great Dane in the comments and tell us their name. We can’t wait to see all of those beautiful faces, past and present. ❤️

04/19/2026

LUCY

Very few of us Dane fanatics have experienced the sheer pleasure of their canine companion attaining the age of 14. Depending on the website that you're on a Great Dane is considered a geriatric at age 6. Lucy is a very old lady ❤️

When Lucy came to us in 2016 at the age of 4 she was in really rough shape. That is a long forgotten time by Lucy as a decade of good living, good food, veterinary care and a loving Mom has passed since then.

As often happens in rescue, especially breed specific rescue, we often become steadfast friends with adopters and I did with Colleen. It's been my pleasure to spend 9 beautiful days with Lucy while her Mom was on a vacation and I filled my time giving hugs, kisses, snacks, brushing and walks with Lucy and my own dogs. I was lucky enough to have Bella, a Danes in Distress rescue, for 11.5 years. But what does 14 look like??

🐾 Please post pictures of your Danes, young and old, in the comments. If they've come through our rescue please let us know when and their names 🐾

04/11/2026

*** Courtesy Post ***

Please share Garçon’s post and contact the phone numbers in the poster if spotted.

I AM LOST.
I AM SCARED.
Please watch for me and tell my people where I am.
DO NOT APPROACH ME — I will run if you try.

💙 Help me get home safely.

04/03/2026

Our adoptable boy R***R just finished his third psychotherapy session with Dr. Phil McPaw and it's been draining!! The couch is too short, no pillow was offered, no blankie to ward off the chill and tap water...no Perrier!!!

Emotional trauma aside, it appears that R***r is very much down in the dumps and doesnt understand why he's still available. Frankly, we don't get it either as R***r is one of the most adoptable Great Dane/Mastiff mixes that we've had the pleasure of bringing into Danes in Distress.

R***r is 5 years old and:
🐾 good with dogs ✅️
🐾 good with cats ✅️
🐾 good with people ✅️
🐾 good with kids ✅️ (8yo +)
🐾 vaccinated
🐾 neutered

R***r is the best combination of looks, personality and loyalty.

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03/26/2026

TICK TALK

More than 40 different types of ticks live in Canada.

Established ticks live and reproduce in the location they are found.

Adventitious ticks are brought in by migratory animals such as birds and deer or other hosts from outside of Canada. Some of these adventitious ticks have become established in Canada in areas where habitats are suitable for reproducing.

Climate change is contributing to an increase in:
• number of ticks and tick-borne diseases
• length of time that ticks can survive and are more active
duration of the season when people may be exposed to ticks
habitats for hosts, such as mice, birds, reptiles and humans
habitats for reservoir hosts
These are animals or bugs that carry germs and pass them on without being affected by them.
In Canada, there are several types of tick that can cause tick-borne diseases

🐾 BLACK LEGGED TICK
Blacklegged ticks (deer ticks) are established in:
British Columbia (south)
Manitoba (south)
New Brunswick (mid- to south)
Nova Scotia
Ontario (west, south, southeast)
Quebec (south)
They can transmit bacteria, viruses and parasites that can cause:
babesiosis
anaplasmosis
Lyme disease
Powassan virus disease
Borrelia miyamotoi disease

🐾 WESTERN BLACK LEGGED TICK are established in the coastal and southern interior of British Columbia. They can transmit bacteria that can cause:
anaplasmosis
Lyme disease
Borrelia miyamotoi disease

🐾 AMERICAN DOG TICK
American dog ticks are established in parts of southcentral and southeastern Canada. They can transmit bacteria that can cause:
tularemia
Rocky Mountain spotted fever

🐾 GROUNDHOG TICK
Groundhog ticks are established in southcentral and southeastern Canada. They can transmit the virus that can cause Powassan virus disease.

🐾 ROCKY MOUNTAIN WOOD TICK
Rocky Mountain wood ticks are established in:
Alberta
British Columbia
Saskatchewan (some western areas)
They can transmit the bacteria that can cause:
tularemia
Rocky Mountain spotted fever

🐾 SQUIRREL TICK
Squirrel ticks are found in the southern regions of:
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
They can transmit the virus that can cause Powassan virus disease.

🐾 BROWN DOG TICK
Brown dog ticks haven't been found in natural outdoor environments in Canada. They have been reported in:
dog kennels
indoor environments where there are dogs
They can transmit the bacteria that can cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever. You can find them any time of year because they live in indoor environments.

🐾 LONE STAR TICK
Adult female lone star ticks have a white dot on their backs.
They have been found in southern regions of:
Alberta
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Québec
Saskatchewan
They can transmit bacteria and viruses that can cause:
tularemia
ehrlichiosis
Bourbon virus disease
Heartland virus disease
Some people who are bitten by lone star ticks can develop:
southern tick-associated rash illness
alpha-gal syndrome, an allergic reaction to red meat from mammals