Available Danes in Virginia
Note: We have evaluated these dogs to our best abilities. MAGDRL and its volunteers can not be held responsibile for any inaccuracies or omissions in dog evaluations. A dog may react differently in each situation.
A "Courtesy Listing" means that we are listing this dog on our website as a courtesy to a third party. The dog is not in MAGDRL's possession.
Disclaimer: You must be an approved adopter to be considered for adoption. We have families going through the adoption process on a rolling basis and we cannot "promise" or "hold" a dog for an family until they have completed the adoption process. But we have lots of great dogs we can match them a family once approved.
A "Courtesy Listing" means that we are listing this dog on our website as a courtesy to a third party. The dog is not in MAGDRL's possession.
Disclaimer: You must be an approved adopter to be considered for adoption. We have families going through the adoption process on a rolling basis and we cannot "promise" or "hold" a dog for an family until they have completed the adoption process. But we have lots of great dogs we can match them a family once approved.
Chimera
Welcome CHIMERA (affectionally known as Shy) to MAGDRL. Shy is a 13 month old black Dane with natural ears. She is a “pocket” Dane and currently weighs 75lbs. Although she is still a puppy and is still growing, she will most likely just fill out and not get too much larger. Shy is house trained and has only had 1 accident since in foster care. She will need a little patience settling into her new home as all puppies do. Shy came into rescue when her current owners did not know how to take care of her. She was labeled as having separation anxiety due to destruction. She was not crate trained. Go figure, a puppy and no crate = disaster no matter the breed. While in foster care, she has grown to accept her crate and no longer whines when inside. She is NOT to be trusted free roaming in the home with no supervision. After all she is still a puppy and will get into puppy things. Shy is a Velcro Dane and loves to be near her humans. She will lay at your feet and cuddle with you all day if you let her. She is not tall enough to counter surf but has shown puppy curiosity in the kitchen. She is cautious when meeting new people and will do a nervous bark and scurry behind her human or run to a corner. She is skittish but opens up very quickly once she knows the new “thing” will not hurt her. She is a licker once she gets to know you. She barks at new noises (like acorns hitting the roof or the ice maker) until she knows it is a “normal house sound” and then she stops.
Shy loves to play with her foster brothers and sister. She is currently fostered with a male Dane, a female Dane and a male boxer. Shy plays rough and sounds like a bear but there is no aggression whatsoever in her. She just sounds a little scary if you don’t know she is playing. Shy needs to learn to be a puppy and needs a confident dog to show her how to play nicely and the ropes of the home. She does not need to be with humans all day (although she would prefer it) but she cannot be alone. She does well wandering the home with the other dogs and will sleep in a separated room all night as long as another dog is in the room. Otherwise she will whine.
Shy would do best in a home where she has a confident dog to teach her and with people that are home more than they are away. Although she is small, her fear of new people and tight spaces (like an elevator) does not make her a good candidate for apartment or condo living. She will need a fenced yard and plenty of exercise to work the puppy energy out of her. She rides well in a car and shown no sign of resource guarding. She is a leaner and will nudge for attention. She also knows some basic commands but will be adopted with a training addendum.
Shy came into rescue in Oct. (5)
Cats – unknown
Dogs- untested with small dogs but good with 70lbs and above
Children – 5+
Joker & Lady - Bonded Pair
Lady & Joker are a bonded pair who we would like to adopt out together. These 2 are very good together and Lady relies heavily on Joker due to her eyesight issues.
Lady is an almost 4-year-old mantle who looks like she's had a rough life. She is very skittish when she first meets someone but calms enough to say hello once her Dane brother, Joker, greets the new person. Lady comes with some scars on her, including missing a bit of one ear. She has some issues with her paws and hips that we will look into after she is spayed. Lady has almost full cataracts and has little vision as a result so she has to lift her head a little so she can see you. She will be going to an eye specialist to see if she is a good candidate for surgery. She misses being able to see; she will chase after her foster brother for a few steps when he runs outside, and then just cries. She needs a buddy dog or human pretty much at all times to help her to get around with confidence.
Lady bonds very quickly to one person in her house and is very dependent on them. She is very much a velcro Dane - she likes to be within touching distance when her person, especially when they are moving. She loves to go for walks, and walks well on harness, but constantly checks in on her person. Lady has a very deep bark and enjoys meeting new dogs, or just barking at ones she hears. She is loving having several beds to sleep on and is a big fan of treats. Lady would do best in a house with a person who is home most of the time or with a confident dog. Lady has no idea how big she is, so she would do best in a home with no little kids. Given her health issues she will be on Medical Hold until we can get her feeling better and her eyes assessed by a specialist.
Joker is a 9 year merle who is in great shape. Joker's goal in life is to be pet by someone at almost all times. He will use his head to lift your arm up so you can pet him. The rest of the time, he wants to either go on walks or protect the home from squirrels. Because of his high prey drive, we recommend no small dogs or cats. Joker is a very social dog and likes to meet people and give them big leans. He greets dogs of all sizes well on leash. Joker came to the rescue intact, and because of his age, we will not be neutering him. Joker loves his Dane sister, Lady, and likes to clean her ears and try to get her to play. He does not like not knowing where she is, so will stop for her on walks and will follow her around the house. Joker has met kids on leash fine, but he does not know what to do with them off leash, so he would do best in a home with kids ages 12+.
Lady is on Medical Hold until we can get her health and eye issues sorted out.
Joker & Lady came to MAGDRL in Oct. (5)
Cats- No
Dogs- large
Kids-12+
Lady is an almost 4-year-old mantle who looks like she's had a rough life. She is very skittish when she first meets someone but calms enough to say hello once her Dane brother, Joker, greets the new person. Lady comes with some scars on her, including missing a bit of one ear. She has some issues with her paws and hips that we will look into after she is spayed. Lady has almost full cataracts and has little vision as a result so she has to lift her head a little so she can see you. She will be going to an eye specialist to see if she is a good candidate for surgery. She misses being able to see; she will chase after her foster brother for a few steps when he runs outside, and then just cries. She needs a buddy dog or human pretty much at all times to help her to get around with confidence.
Lady bonds very quickly to one person in her house and is very dependent on them. She is very much a velcro Dane - she likes to be within touching distance when her person, especially when they are moving. She loves to go for walks, and walks well on harness, but constantly checks in on her person. Lady has a very deep bark and enjoys meeting new dogs, or just barking at ones she hears. She is loving having several beds to sleep on and is a big fan of treats. Lady would do best in a house with a person who is home most of the time or with a confident dog. Lady has no idea how big she is, so she would do best in a home with no little kids. Given her health issues she will be on Medical Hold until we can get her feeling better and her eyes assessed by a specialist.
Joker is a 9 year merle who is in great shape. Joker's goal in life is to be pet by someone at almost all times. He will use his head to lift your arm up so you can pet him. The rest of the time, he wants to either go on walks or protect the home from squirrels. Because of his high prey drive, we recommend no small dogs or cats. Joker is a very social dog and likes to meet people and give them big leans. He greets dogs of all sizes well on leash. Joker came to the rescue intact, and because of his age, we will not be neutering him. Joker loves his Dane sister, Lady, and likes to clean her ears and try to get her to play. He does not like not knowing where she is, so will stop for her on walks and will follow her around the house. Joker has met kids on leash fine, but he does not know what to do with them off leash, so he would do best in a home with kids ages 12+.
Lady is on Medical Hold until we can get her health and eye issues sorted out.
Joker & Lady came to MAGDRL in Oct. (5)
Cats- No
Dogs- large
Kids-12+
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Donations are always welcome, and help us to continue to be able to bring Danes that need our help into our rescue program. Your donations help cover vet costs, transportation, etc. The organization is a DC corporation and has a charitable tax-exemption under the 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Donations are always welcome, and help us to continue to be able to bring Danes that need our help into our rescue program. Your donations help cover vet costs, transportation, etc. The organization is a DC corporation and has a charitable tax-exemption under the 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.