Great Dane Rescue of El Paso

El Paso, Texas

We believe that a pet is a life-long commitment - meaning that you will commit to the pet you adopt from us for the rest of that pet's life. If you do not agree with our belief, please don't waste your time with us.
Here at Great Dane Rescue of El Paso, we strive to find the best homes for these once unwanted dogs.
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We see too many pets abandoned by their owners.
Our adoptable pets are picked up by animal control and we then take them from the pound. Many we find are running the streets, and while we place ads in the local paper for these, we seldom have an owner call to claim their pet.
*Most of the animals we get are actually owner turn-ins for various reasons.*
The most common reason is that people buy these animals from backyard breeders through newspaper ads, without having given much thought or without having done any research on the breed beforehand. So, it's no wonder that we too often hear: "It got too big", or "It's too big to be acting like a puppy". When in all actuality, a Great Dane doesn't begin to mentally mature until around 2 years of age, therefore, when their 9 month old, 110 pound dog acts like a puppy, well......
Another common reason owners turn their Great Danes in to Rescues or abandon them at other places, is that they have put their cute little puppy outside to grow up by itself, giving it little or no training, and the puppy begins to display horrible behavior.
Great Danes are NOT outdoor dogs, and NO PUPPY should have to live a life of solitude away from the person that purchased it. The puppy needs YOU, the owner, to teach it right from wrong, in a loving and consistent manner. Being placed outside isn't the solution. And NO Great Dane should have to live outside!
With all of this being said, the problem begins with that backyard breeder. He/she has purchased a Great Dane puppy and thinks it's the best dog on Earth, and decides to get another, so they can breed them and make LOTS of wonderful little puppies - just like theirs. The problems with that is:
1) Those cute little puppies are not going to live with them forever. They're going to sell them to other people who may or may not properly care for and love that puppy.
(Nationwide statistics show that only 1 in 4 puppies finds a great home. Ever.)
2) The person/s you sell your puppies to feels the same way you did about your puppy, and they decide to breed the puppy they bought from you. Now there are more puppies that may or may not be properly cared for and loved.
(Nationwide statistics show that only 1 in 4 puppies finds a great home. Ever.)
3) An average litter of Great Dane puppies is 10-14. Let's do the math here:
You have bred your dogs and gotten 12 puppies.
(Nationwide statistics show that only 1 in 4 puppies finds a great home. Ever.)
Out of the 3 puppies that you sold from your first litter that went to great homes, each of those have been bred and have produced an average of 12 puppies.
(Nationwide statistics show that only 1 in 4 puppies finds a great home. Ever.)
There are now 36 puppies born from your initial breeding. But wait - that's only from 3 puppies that you sold to great homes. What happened to the other 9 to 11 puppies that you produced? ( 10x12=120 )
(Nationwide statistics show that only 1 in 4 puppies finds a great home. Ever.)
Hmmmmmm, I wonder, too.
And the cycle keeps repeating itself.
(Nationwide statistics show that only 1 in 4 puppies finds a great home. Ever.)
If you are considering breeding your Great Dane, or any other dog, please read this again, and know that we here at Great Dane Rescue of El Paso are seeing an average of 3 puppies come to us out of each litter of Great Danes that is advertised in the paper from the backyard breeders - within one year of age.
I would like to assure you that WE can find great homes for these puppies, but oftentimes, when we get them, it's too late. The damage has been done.
The puppies are scared.
The puppies have been abused.
The puppies are sick.
The puppies die.
And we cry.
Where are you?
WHY?
WHY?

WHY?

A representative from GDREP will contact you as soon as possible. In order to visit our pets, we
must first have your application on hand, and have had time to review it. Once your application has been reviewed you will be contacted by a volunteer who can answer your questions about the dog/s that interests you, and an appointment can then be made to visit.

All adoptable Danes are spayed/neutered, up-to-date with vaccinations, microchipped, has been tested for both erlichia and heart worm and treated for any obvious illnesses or injuries.