About
1- 877-64-SMGDR
SMOKY MOUNTAIN GREAT DANE RESCUE INC.
PO BOX 8860
Knoxville TN 37996
loveadoptplay.org
MISSION STATEMENT:
SMGDRI is a non-profit organization made up of a group of volunteers who’s main objective is to improve the lives of all Great Danes. Every day, we help Great Danes by bringing them into our Rescue and funding their medical care, advanced surgical treatments, spay/neuters, as well as providing foster care, basic training, food and shelter. We also provide the community with the resource of our knowledge and assistance.
All of our Danes are assessed behaviorally before they are adopted out . Each Adoptive home will receive the behavioral assessment and be brought up to date on what behaviors need worked on, as well as how the dog has been doing at the foster home. Our adoptive homes will be given our full support and assistance with the transition as well as any training that needs to be worked on. We meet regularly and encourage our adopters to join our group playdates! We want to be a part of these Danes lives always! Each and everyone of them is very special to us!! All of our Danes are spayed or neutered and up to date on vaccinations. All Danes who have come into rescue with health issues will be treated before adoption.
It is our purpose to find new, permanent, and loving homes for Great Danes that have been abused, neglected and/or abandoned in mainly Tennessee and the surrounding areas. As a non-profit organization we rely exclusively upon your generous donations, without your help, none of this would be possible.
Great Danes are extremely sensitive and loving animals, they become an enormous and integral part of the family and it is a joy just to be in their presence. Because of their size they can be easily misunderstood. As with any giant breed dog, special attention should be given to their training and care. Behaviors found acceptable in smaller sized animals are certainly not in a dog of this great size and stature. With this in mind Smoky Mountain Great Dane Rescue Inc. chooses to understand the specific needs of each Great Dane in an effort to match them with the best possible forever home.
INCORPORATED: SEPTEMBER 24, 2008
GRANTED 501(C)3 STATUS: DECEMBER 24, 2008
GRANTED TAX EXEMPT STATUS: Pending
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Karen Randolph
Vice President: Michael Sharp
Secretary: Julia Austin
Treasurer/Fundraiser Coordinator: Jessica Baker
Member Representative: Rory Randolph
Board Member: Robin Kessler
Volunteer Liaison: Valarie Sharp
Design: Benjamin Yates @ hourevolution.org
OUR VOLUNTEERS/ FOSTERS
No organization can be successful without tremendous support from volunteers. Our volunteers are the very best! They give us their time and energy all in the hope of finding good homes for Great Danes. We send each and every one of them a Dane sized THANK YOU!!!
A huge thank you to our wonderful foster homes!!! Without these special people we would not be able to rescue these amazing Danes at all!
We wish to thank everyone, past and present, who has contributed to our cause. Without your contributions and efforts this Great Dane Rescue would not be possible.
OUR DONORS
On behalf of all the volunteers of Smoky Mountain Great Dane Rescue, Inc. and most importantly the Great Danes who you have helped save, we wish to thank everyone who has donated funds, goods and services. Without your help, our Great Dane Rescue would not be possible. We thank you and look forward to your continued support in 2009.
OUR VETS
Every Dane that passes through our doors is provided with expert medical care from routine spay and neuters all the way up to major surgery. This beneficial care could not be provided without the support of our many vet partnerships.
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