Author: Heidi Chappell

🍁 Meet Maple! Your New Best Friend is Waiting! 🐾❤️

Looking for a puppy who will make you laugh, steal your spot on the couch, and fill your home with endless love? Meet Maple! At just 4 months old and already 40 pounds, this gorgeous Great Dane/Doberman mix is growing into one incredible companion.

She truly has the best qualities of both breeds—she’s incredibly sweet, loves to cuddle, is eager to please, and is one smart cookie! Maple is the perfect mix of playful and affectionate. Whether she’s romping around with her dog friends or curling up beside you for snuggles, she’s happiest just being with her people. She currently lives with another young dog and cats, and gets along wonderfully with both! She’s also doing a fantastic job learning her puppy manners, including sit and crate training.

Like many young puppies, the world can seem a little overwhelming at first. New places and experiences make Maple a bit timid, so she’s looking for a patient family who will help her build confidence at her own pace. The best part? Once she knows she’s safe, her silly, loving, playful personality comes shining through!

Maple is ready for a family who will invest in her, celebrate every milestone, and watch her grow into the loyal, gentle giant she’s destined to become. We have no doubt she’s going to make one very lucky family incredibly happy.

❤️ Could Maple be the missing piece of your family?

If you’d like to give Maple the forever home she deserves, email info@greatdanefriends.com for an adoption application.

📍 Fostered in Charlotte, NC 🏡 A securely fenced yard is required for her safety. 🐾 Previous giant breed experience is also required. Please help us by sharing Maple’s story—her forever family could be just one share away! 🍁🐶❤️

Meet Jett – The Life of the Party! 🖤🐾

Looking for a puppy who greets every day—and every person—with pure joy? Then it’s time to meet Jett!

Jett is a 5–6 month old Great Dane puppy (possibly a mix, as we don’t know anything about his parents). Whatever his heritage, one thing is certain—he’s already a big boy and right on track for Great Dane puppy size! Jett has never met a stranger. Whether you’re a person, another dog, a cat, a farm animal, or even a house tortoise, his response is the same: “Hi! Want to be friends?” His foster family has him on a farm, where he has been wonderful with the other dogs, cats, livestock, and even the resident tortoises. His happy-go-lucky personality makes friends everywhere he goes. Like any puppy, Jett is full of curiosity and loves to stay busy. He’ll happily entertain himself with toys, wrestle with his canine buddies, or recruit you to join in the fun. And when the excitement is over? He’s perfectly content to stretch out for a well-earned nap before he’s ready for the next adventure. Jett is crate trained and doing well with his house training.

Like most puppies his age, he’s in the “everything looks chewable” stage, but he redirects easily to appropriate chew toys and bones. He’s eager to learn and would thrive with a family committed to continuing his training. One of the things we love most about Jett is how adaptable he is. He would fit right into a lively, active household with kids and other pets, but he’d also be perfectly happy as an only dog with a family that’s excited to be his playmate, hiking buddy, cuddle partner, and best friend.

Jett is currently being fostered in Montpelier, VA and is ready to find the forever family he’s been waiting for.

Adoption Requirements: • A securely fenced yard is required for his safety. • Previous giant breed experience is required.

If Jett sounds like the missing piece of your family, we’d love to hear from you! Email info@greatdanefriends.com to request an adoption application. Jett is everything we love about puppies—happy, goofy, affectionate, and always ready for his next adventure.

Now all he needs is a family to share it with. Could that family be yours? ❤️🐾

Meet Sully – Your Future Best Friend! 💙

If you’ve been dreaming of adding a goofy, gentle giant to your family, Sully may be the perfect match! Sully is a handsome 5–6 month old Great Dane puppy (possibly a mix, as we don’t know anything about his parents). Whatever his family tree may be, he’s already a big boy and right on track for Great Dane size!

With his stunning merle coat, soulful eyes, and irresistibly squishy face, he’s impossible not to fall in love with. Sully has the best of both worlds when it comes to personality. He loves to play with his dog friends, carry around his favorite toys, explore on walks, and then happily crash for a long nap or cuddle up beside you. He’s the perfect combination of playful puppy and classic Great Dane couch companion. This smart young guy is making excellent progress with potty training, does great in his crate, and is already learning basic commands like sit.

He has also done well around children and chickens, making him a well-rounded pup who is eager to continue learning with his forever family.

Sully is currently being fostered in Denver, NC, where he’s waiting for the family who will give him the love, guidance, and adventures he deserves.

Adoption Requirements: A securely fenced yard is required for Sully’s safety. Previous giant breed experience is required. If you think Sully could be the missing piece of your family, we’d love to hear from you!

Please email info@greatdanefriends.com to request an adoption application.

Hello GDFRL Fans – Chauncey here! Foster Mom has been quite remiss in providing any updates on me – she says sorry! I tried to type one up myself but the keyboard just wasn’t made for paws my size so all I managed was this – ;lp/asdvb fgdp;iÒÚ¿;lsedf – which isn’t too informative.

A reminder of my back story – I came to GDFRL this summer from an SC shelter. I was originally found earlier this year with my muzzle tied shut. My owner paid the fine and took me home only to drive me out into the middle of nowhere earlier this summer, tie me to a tree, and abandon me.

Foster Mom says besides the physical scars, I have some emotional scars from him. Car rides cause me some anxiety because I’m not 100% sure if I am going to be abandoned again and sometimes I have to use my big bark when strangers come around because I don’t know if they will be nice to me. FM says I don’t have to worry and she’s going to prove to me that most people are kind and they are going to love me and pet me and give me toys and treats. This really nice lady named Caitlin, who FM says is a wonderful trainer, is going to be working with us so I can meet all these nice people and become the bravest, bestest boy.

At home, I have a foster sister who is a third of my size but boy is she tough. We like to wrestle and play and steal toys from each other. There’s kitties at my foster home too, but they get me a bit too excited so I’m not allowed to play with them. Foster Mom says my forever family probably shouldn’t include kitty siblings good for chasing or little pups – ‘cuz she says I’m clumsy and they’re squishable. I am an in-your-face, always by your side kind of guy, so I’m hoping my forever family understands their space is my space, too. FM says I’m also very verbal – what can I say – I have opinions and sometimes she is way slow on serving up dinner. I do try to be a good boy though, and practice my “sit and wait” while she’s mixing up my food. Foster Mom says that sometimes I get a little too mouthy with things, so I have my own room when mom is gone all day. I know what “go to your room” means and I will open the baby gate and run in there and wait for my good boy treat.

I have been a naughty boy lately though ‘cuz the mattress is so nice to chew on and is more of a fun challenge than those easy-to-shred dog beds. Foster mom says I should be chewing on all my tug toys or my security jolly ball that I like to mouth – what can I say, it calms me!

So here’s what me and foster mom think my perfect forever family would be: – One or two fur siblings to play with who are medium to large dogs. I’ve only met another dane through a fence, and he didn’t really like me, so I didn’t get to try to play with him. – A calmer home that is willing to keep working with me on meeting new people as I learn that I will be protected and people will be nice to me. – No little kids – I just don’t understand the difference between my 158 lbs and little kids a fraction of my size. I’ll want to play with them and mom thinks they will be squished.

And the details: – Housetrained – Neutered and up-to-date on vaccine – Has been good with the medium-sized dogs he has met – male and female – No kitties – he is too interested in them and will give chase – Kids 12+

***Chauncey is being fostered in Asheville NC. If interested in adopting email us at info@greatdanefriends.com for an application.

Hi! My name is Archer but my foster mom calls me Archie! I’m a smart boy and answer to both names.

I was born on November 19, 2018 which means I’ll be 7years old soon. I act very young for my age and love to go for short walks (I walk very nicely on a leash) and especially love car rides. I play very enthusiastically with my foster sister who is only 2 years old. There are 3 cats in the house but I ignore them.

I have been to PetSmart and Lowes and have done really well. I’m still a little hesitant of big men and of little kids ( kids 12 yrs and up would be best) but we are working on that! When they are around I like to hide behind mom! I’m a very smart boy and know all my basic commands but don’t really like the STAY one. I’m potty trained and trustworthy in the house but would prefer being with you to being left behind. I had some skin issues, ear infections and eye infections when I arrived but those are all clear now.

I am a super sweet boy who is looking for a soft place to land…a FOREVER home of my own! Please consider this sweetest older boy.

Archer is being fostered in Jacksonville NC. If interested in adopting please email us at info@greatdanefriends.com for an application.

Meet Lucy — Hi! My name is Lucy and I am eight months old. I want to introduce myself and tell you my story.

Introductions can be awkward for me, because I’m a shy girl, but I’ve been working on that, and my therapists, er, foster friends, tell me that I’m a good girl and a brave girl and a sweet girl, and I’m just gonna do it! So here goes.

Way back last year, I was taken away from my mommy too early and brought to a very noisy, scary place that had a lot of other dogs including all of my brothers and sisters. Luckily, I didn’t have to stay long, because some nice people brought me to a house where I got to live with my brother. Then he got adopted. In fact, all of my brothers and sisters have been adopted. So now, it’s just me. But that’s okay. Because I’m a nice girl and a fun girl and a cuddly girl and I know that someday my family will find me and I will get adopted too.

I know I’m not a big girl like the other Great Danes in my play group. But there are a lot of advantages to being a mixed breed. Like, I can fit in any car. Even a Pinto!  And I won’t take up a lot of room on the couch. I don’t eat as much or cost as much. I also have stamina. So if you like to run or hike, I won’t need a nap after five minutes.

No giant breed experience needed to adopt me either. I’m like a travel sized Dane with a big personality and a wiggly butt!

Okay, so about me. I LOVE to play. Especially with dogs! I love all the dogs I’ve met and would love to have a sister or brother. I like fetch, walks, toys, and car rides. I’m a smart girl too. I’m already crate trained and know some commands. If you like to teach tricks, I would love to learn. Also, I’m loyal. Once we’re friends, we’re friends for life! And I will always stand by, just in case you need my help. For instance, if you need someone to snuggle with and watch Netflix, I’m your girl.

I can be shy, but I can also be bribed, so treats are a great way to get to know me better! I’m not sure why my family hasn’t found me yet, but I know they’re out there somewhere. Maybe they’ve been on vacation or something.

So if you could share this message, and help me find my people, I would sure appreciate it! *Lucy is being fostered in Cary, NC.

She is UTD on shots and spayed. She will require a fenced yard. She has never lived with cats, but could be tested. 

Interested in adopting Lucy? Email info@greatdanefriends.com to request an application.

Adopt Lucy—and have a loving companion for life.