News update 28th April 2025
Congratulations Tony!
Thank you Tony for your tremendous fundraising journey From Land's End to John O' Groats! Tony cycled 922 miles on his own without a support vehicle for 14 days to raise funds for Daneline. Barclays have given us £1,000 and our total is around £5,000 – we will give a final total in a few days.
We would like to thank everyone who put Tony up for the night and fed him; also everyone en route who helped, even down to mending his bike. Last but not least, all the people who have so kindly donated their hard-earned money.
The journey back to Bristol hasn't turned out quite as expected. Tony took a train to Inverness so he could fly back, as it was much cheaper than going the whole way by train. But on arrival at the airport he was unable to fly as he didn't have his passport with him! Even on a domestic fllight a passport is required. You can go by car, train or bus without one, but not by air! We will celebrate when he eventually gets home and recovered.
We are going to leave the link for any donations up for another week, below. THANK YOU TONY, FIONA AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO MADE THIS JOURNEY POSSIBLE!
www.justgiving.com/page/tony-lynch-daneline25
News update 7th April 2025
The 1,000 Mile Bike Challenge
Daneline charity bike ride Lands' End to John o' Groats April 2025 – Tony Lynch
I'm Tony Lynch and I live three doors down from Lissi in Bristol and have known her for 27 years. I work for Barclays Bank and have booked two weeks holiday to do a charity bike ride for Daneline.
I have done two smaller rides – (Bristol to Treasurer Sue's home in Taunton, Bristol to Patron Allison's home in Lydney) for the charity in the recent past, but this is the big one!!!
As Lissi's neighbour I see the sheer amount of work involved in running a dog rescue and welfare charity as well as the numerous beautiful Great Danes that pass through. Our dog Lola was at the other end of the scale being a Border Terrier, but loved meeting all the wonderful Danes at Lissi's place.
So, on Sunday April 13th I'll set off from Lands' End and cycle circa 1,000 miles to John o' Groats unsupported and solo on a marathon charity bike ride. Barclays have a fund matching benefit that will double the first £1,000 raised, to make every penny count. The ride will take 14 days with a mad rush on Saturday 26th April to make a train from Thurso and a flight from Inverness back to Bristol.
Please help support the charity with a donation:
www.justgiving.com/page/tony-lynch-daneline25
UPDATE:
Tony is looking for a bed in the following places, can you help please? He is a good friend to Daneline and will be exhausted on arrival!! If you can help, please phone Lissi on 01179 723 343. Thank you!
- Wolverhampton April 17th
- Settle April 19th
- Selkirk April 21st
- Inverness April 24th
- Dunbeath April 25th
Tony's route (North):
Tony's route (South):
Welcome to Daneline
Sue and Lissi have been owners of Great Danes for over forty years; they have been rescuing and rehoming Great Danes throughout the UK since 1968.
On we re-launched as a registered charity, Daneline International Charitable Foundation, registered number 1159035. Click here to meet the team!
Daneline uses 'foster' homes all over the UK instead of kennels while we find the right homes for the dogs. The 'foster parents' provide local help and advice throughout the adoption as well as providing a vital link in the aftercare service.
All Danes gifted into Daneline Great Dane Rescue are assessed in an approved and fully supported foster home, NOT in kennels. Every Dane is taken to a vet within a few days to have a comprehensive health check, i.e. heart, eyes, ears, teeth, legs, hips, anal glands and weighed. The Dane is then wormed, flead and vaccinated. Our Danes are weighed weekly to enable us to monitor their progress.
All necessary operations are done as a matter of course. The Danes leave us with a new collar and lead, vaccination card, health history, five days food, a comprehensive information pack and a contract which also details all we have done and any other relevant behavioural support if required. During the time a Great Dane is in our care we assess their temperament and any behavioural problems or training that needs to be addressed, i.e. recall and behaviour on and off lead, socialization with other dogs, children, visitors and livestock, separation anxiety, possessive behaviour or aggression over food and toys and any other quirks, likes or dislikes. Lastly, and by no means least, their manners.
This comprehensive assessment enables us to match each Dane to its new home.
News update 4th March 2025
Daneline has had a very busy start in 2025. We have had some super Danes looking for new homes. Please just give us a call if you are interested in finding out more.
All our charges stay with us in foster homes, not kennels. This enables Daneline to asses their behaviour, temperament and any issues we need to address. We home check all potential owners, so we can match the new home to one of our Danes.
Daneline offers 24 hour support following adoption and throughout the life of the dog. All our dogs leave us vet checked and any health operations needed are done. We have a very comprehensive profile of each of our dogs, which helps to find the right dog for each new adoption.
We currently have 3 Danes looking for a new home: Blue who is 11 months old, Arthur who is 3 years old, and Sassy who is 13 months old.
Please phone for more information on adoption or gifting a Dane into our care on 01179 723 343. Many thanks and we hope to hear from you soon!
Susan Clark-Garnett 12.10.63 – 30.5.24
Susan Garnett, one of our founder Trustees, sadly died on 30th May 2024 after a long battle with cancer. She was a valuable member and friend of the Daneline Team. We will miss her and her infectious laugh, followed by the giggles, which always brightened up our meetings. Love and miss this beautiful human being.
Matt Cripps, Lissi, De Figueiredo, Suzanne Satterley, Cerise Reed, Kim Scotland are eternally grateful for Susan's legal input, from the start of our charitable status xxxxx
Lord Erskine Award
In 2009 Lissi received the RSPCA’s top award for work against animal cruelty. The citation reads, “For her outstanding contribution to the welfare of Great Danes and other animals over many years”.
Read more about Lord Erskine and the progress towards Animal Rights for which this award is given.
Rescue Story: The Famous Five
Daneline International aims to help Great Danes all over the world. Most of the time, we try to rehome Danes that come to our attention in need, and rehome in the country of origin.
Daneline took into consideration the many uncertainties of leaving the EU in October and on this occasion, after taking into account the many issues, we decided to bring all five into the U.K to rehome. The original owners tried to find them homes, but to no avail, plus another rescue centre had also tried. We had to act quickly and take full responsibility, which we did.
Three of the Danes have huge health issues, plus they are almost feral. They need one to one care and time spent to introduce them to house training, lead work, general socialisation and getting used to the big outside world. This is going to take time... The welfare of these dogs is our top priority. (READ MORE)