Meet the Royal Court

Our Board of Directors . . .

Bambi Hartman -

Director & Event Co-ordinator

Hi there, I am Bambi Hartman. I wear several mini hats in the rescue. Not only am I a director, but I also do in-state and out-of-state transport, events co-ordinator, intakes and I foster medical and special needs pups.

I got my first Dane, Bella, in March of 2009 after seeing a beautiful Harlequin Dane in the Will Smith movie ‘Seven Pounds’. I knew I had to have one. Bella was an amazing girl and a learning experience, since I dove in head first, not knowing anything about the breed. Because of her, I got involved in Great Dane Rescue.

I have been part of rescue for 16+ years, and I love it. Knowing that I can make a difference in the life of a Dane is very rewarding. I lost Bella to renal failure on Christmas Day 2018, but she will live on in my everyday work with the rescue.

A Fun Fact about me, I love quilting and baking. I have made numerous quilts and my first quilt block that I entered in a contest, won. It was made into a quilt along with the other blocks that were entered. As part of the contest rules, I had to donate the quilt to a charity. That’s when I looked into finding a Great Dane Rescue to donate the quilt to. So I guess we can say that my Rescue Life started with Bella and a Quilt. Two of my greatest Loves.

Recently, I took my love of baking to the next level. I started my own cottage bakery business, "Sweet Lil Buttercup Bake Shop". I did this as a way to help raise money for the dogs in the rescue. There is nothing better than doing what you love! Baking and helping dogs get a second chance.

Director & Document & Website

Kelly Hannah -

Administrator

Hi I'm Kelly. I am the website and document designer for Regal Dane Rescue. I am also one of the directors.

I have always had dogs in my life and back in 2017, I had to say goodbye to my oldest living dog (Scrappy), who lived to 18! Scrappy wasn't a Dane, but she left a huge empty hole in my life, I wanted to open my home to dogs in need. I was curious about Great Danes.

I have fostered a couple of Danes while being part of the rescue. One of them, got really sick and was diagnosed with diabetes. She became a Forever Foster and I adopted her. She was with me only for a little while longer, as the diabetes took her too soon.

I have since adopted Woody, a harlequin, who I fostered for a short time and then knew I wouldn't let anyone else have him, and Marie, a double-merle, who is shown in the top picture. Marie is deaf and has a slight spinal deformity. She couldn't walk when she first came to us, so we had her fitted for a wheelchair. She ran around in that thing like it wasn't even there! She can now walk on her own without any help, and run around the yard like any other fully functional Dane. I volunteer my time as a Director and to build and update our website, and all of the rescue's documents.

I have since moved back to Canada, so I don't attend events or foster any more. However, I am still involved from a distance. It is very rewarding to me to see Danes rescued from very bad situations, and having them come around and not be so afraid, seeing them flourish with training and the love they show after being shown love themselves.

A Fun Fact about me, I am a puzzle monger! I love puzzles, whether they be my job (which is similar to a programmer), or WordBrain, Sudoku or Kakuro! Number puzzles just tickle me!!