12/03/2025
I apologize now for the long post, but Bear deserves every word of it.
BEAR’S FREEDOM RIDE 🤍
Today was a very big day for a very special boy. Bear finally got his freedom ride and this one sat heavy on my heart.
The moment I met him, I could feel how much he has been carrying. This sweet, tall, gentle Dane has some of the biggest emotions I have ever seen in a dog. His heart is tired and a little broken. The constant changes, the confusion, and the stress have taken a toll on him.
Even with all of that, he still walked right up to me and chose me as his safe person today. He climbed straight into the front seat of the van and refused to sit anywhere else because he wanted to stay close.
🐾 This boy is unbelievably tall but painfully thin from refusing food during the ten days he spent in jail. His body shows everything he has been through. But the second we walked through my door, he finally ate. That was his way of saying he wants to try. He is cautious of men, but there is no growling and no reacting. He simply keeps his distance. I fully believe that with safety, patience, and consistency, that fear will soften and fade.
In the short five hours I spent with him, I already saw tail wags, soft trusting eyes, and gentle nudges asking for touch. He had his vet appointment today, he is fully vaccinated, and he will be neutered soon. He walks beautifully on a leash and he is neutral with cats and dogs and kid friendly too.
🏡 Tonight he is heading to his foster home where he can relax, rebuild trust, and start gaining healthy weight with our DDS Recovery Reboot recipe which is a mixture of dog food, Dyne, vitamins, and satin balls.
💻 Applications are open for Bear
Because he is six years old, it is time for him to find his final landing spot. He has been moved around far too many times and this next home must be his forever.
Bear’s ideal home is calm and quiet and preferably with a woman as the primary caretaker based on his comfort level right now
He is dog friendly, kid friendly, and emotionally fragile. He needs gentle people who will pour into him the same loyalty he gives.
🐻 Addressing Bear’s last post
Several people commented that we were avoiding details or hiding parts of his story. That is simply not true. What I choose to share publicly is intentional. Social media is not the place for long explanations or sensitive family situations. What matters is that every potential adopter receives the full and honest story privately so they know exactly what they are walking into and can start off successfully.
I do not hide a dog’s history from adopters. There is no reason to. Once a dog joins DDS, they become my responsibility for life. I support that dog and their future family for as long as they need me. Withholding information would only create problems later and that goes against everything this rescue stands for.
DDS has completed more than three hundred adoptions in three years. Every family has learned everything we knew about their dog. We share the good and the hard. We do not rush placements and we do not hide bite histories, medical concerns, or behavior issues. I provide free lifetime training and every adopter signs a contract that the dog must return to DDS if they cannot keep them. My priority is the safety and long term stability of every dog.
My placement team has open and honest conversations with every family we screen. When it is a more complex case like Bear, I meet with the family myself. I go through the entire history, answer every question, and guide them on how to start training immediately so everyone begins on the right foot.
So let me be clear. I never hid Bear’s story. Transparency is the foundation of DDS. It is the reason our dogs end up in safe, stable, permanent homes.
Bear deserves a clean slate and a family who sees who he truly is, not the label someone else placed on him.
🖤 So what is Bear’s story
A human hit him.
Bear defended himself.
That moment labeled him as dangerous and placed him in city jail for ten days with an order that he must either leave the city or be euthanized.
His previous owner came forward, took responsibility, and admitted it was not Bear’s fault. They asked DDS for help and that level of honesty deserves respect. Hateful comments about his former family will not be tolerated. Our role is not to judge. Our role is to protect and rebuild.
Bear reacted because a human pushed him too far, and yet he is the one who ended up with the label. That is not fair. The human created the situation and the dog suffered the consequences. Behind every bite case there is a dog who was scared or hurting and tried to communicate the only way they knew how. That is exactly why I take as many bite cases as I can.
These dogs do not need punishment. They need patience, understanding, and someone who is willing to see their heart instead of their hardest moment. Bear is exactly that kind of dog. He has been misunderstood and he has carried more than he should have, but now he finally has the chance to begin again.
He is ready for peace.
He is ready for safety.
He is ready to move forward into a life where he can relax and feel protected.
Let’s help him take that next step and give him the soft, stable landing he has been waiting for. 🤍
❤️ Chrissy Scott
Https://daisysdanesanctuary.com/dog-adoption/
📍 All Daisy’s Dane Sanctuary dogs are located in the Kansas City, Missouri area. We do allow out of state adoptions, however the adopter is fully responsible for all transportation arrangements and costs.
