Great Dane Club
of
New England

Supporting purebred Great Danes
About GDCNE
The Great Dane Club of New England is a non-profit organization dedicated to the purebred Great Dane, including the responsible care, breeding and exhibiting of Danes registered with the American Kennel Club. We support the interests and welfare of this breed and our members who love them. Owning a Great Dane is a lifelong commitment, and we are dedicated to responsible care and breeding and to public education to help protect and advance this wonderful breed.

See our Club Information page for GDCNE contacts and Resources page for tips on finding a responsibly bred Dane.
A Great Dane is 
“the Apollo of dogs.”
-American Kennel Club breed standard
News & Updates
MEETINGS: The Great Dane Club of New England meets via Zoom and in person. We welcome guests. Our next meeting will be held via Zoom on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
SPECIALTIES & SUPPORTED SHOWS: Our four concurrent and designated fall specialties will be held November 21 and 22, 2025, at the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield, Mass. Last year, we had a wonderful raffle table, beautiful trophies, and spectacular entries for our four-point major shows.. Please support our raffle and trophies this year and attend in November. More information is in the latest Dane Line newsletter.
NATIONAL SPECIALTY: Please support the 2025 Great Dane Club of America National Specialty to be held October 12-18 in Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania. Find all details here: https://gdca.org/shows/national-specialties/2025-east-division/
DISASTER RELIEF CHALLENGE: The Great Dane Club of New England and members recently contributed $730 to the Great Dane Club of America Charitable Trust Disaster Relief Fund. We appreciate the generosity of our individual members who donated $480, to which GDCNE added $250 in matched funds.
DANE LINE NEWS BULLETIN: Click to see the latest Dane Line Reimagined with GDCNE specialty plans and results, new member listings, GDCA news, litter updates, member brags, health articles, dog-related items to sell or give away, and more. Members should send contributions for the next issue by August 15 to Editor Carol Urick. Past issues can be found here: January 2021, March 2021, May 2021, August 2021, November 2021, January 2022 , March 2022, May 2022 , September 2022, December 2022, March 2023, May 2023, December 2023, March 2024, June 2024, September-October 2024, December 2024 .
AWARDS: Members whose dogs earned titles or produced two or more champions last year are invited to participate in our 2024 annual awards program. If you didn’t receive our 2024 awards application via email, please contact Kim Thurler. Deadline is July 15, 2025.
DONATIONS/DUES: Deadline for 2025 dues was January 1. Dues payments, trophy fund and raffle contributions, and other donations can be mailed to Treasurer Carol Urick or made on our Contribute page via PayPal. Gifts to GDCNE are tax-deductible as provided by law.