09/01/2026
🩵 I’m still trying to process last night. 🩵
As of right now, we are sitting at OVER $29,000 raised… and this campaign isn’t over yet. More than $27,000 of that was raised DURING our Jordan’s Way LIVE… in just 2 hours and 15 minutes. 😭
And before the live even happened, YOU had already helped DDS break a Jordan’s Way record. When they asked where they should go, Daisy’s Dane Sanctuary received more nominations than they had ever received… from people all across the WORLD. 🌎😭 People everywhere were saying our name, telling our story and making sure Jordan’s Way knew about our Danes.
Then they got here… and you showed them exactly why.
Nearly 60 volunteers showed up ready to work, get dirty, make fools of themselves and do whatever it took for these dogs. But what people watching the live didn’t necessarily see was everything that happened BEFORE those cameras turned on.
My DDS team showed up. Like they always do. 🩵 We had girls drive all the way in from St. Louis just to be there. We had people take off work from their regular jobs so they could spend the day helping us set everything up. They rearranged schedules, drove hours and gave up an entire day for DDS, for me and for these dogs.
At different points throughout the night, I found myself looking around and thinking…
How is this my life? 😭
Because the truth is, this whole thing started with grief.
When I lost Daisy, I needed somewhere to put that grief. I needed all of that love I still had for her to have somewhere to go. So I put it into helping another Dane… and then another… and another.
Somehow, the worst heartbreak of my life gave me a purpose I never knew was waiting for me.
And now there I was… standing in the middle of something carrying her name, surrounded by nearly 60 people who showed up for it while thousands more watched, donated and cheered us on.
People recognize me in public now and tell me they follow DDS. They know our dogs by name. They know their stories. People I’ve never met cry when we lose one, celebrate when we save one and cheer when one finally finds their family.
Sometimes I’m moving so fast that I don’t stop long enough to realize what WE have built.
Last night made me stop.
What we’re raising means so much for where DDS is going. We are still working hard behind the scenes on our building and the future of this rescue, while continuing to fund the medical care, rehabilitation and everyday needs of the Danes already depending on us.
There are dogs out there we haven’t even met yet… dogs whose names I don’t know and whose stories haven’t reached us. Dogs who someday may need DDS to say yes. Because of nights like last night, hopefully we’ll be here when they do.
Now… apparently Jordan’s Way decided we had experienced enough emotions and it was time to absolutely DESTROY ME. 😂😂😂
Apparently “Founder & CEO” translated to “THIS ONE. GET HER.”
Blue slime. Mashed potatoes. Spaghetti noodles. Applesauce. Whipped cream. And several other substances I have chosen not to identify for my own mental health. 😂
I LOST LASHES, PEOPLE. My hair is STILL BLUE. I have showered. I have scrubbed. The blue has apparently filed for permanent residency. 💀😂 And I think we may need to hold a memorial service because I THINK I HAVE TO THROW AWAY MY FAVORITE HAT. 😭😂
RIP favorite hat. You did not deserve to go out like this. 🪦😂
Would I do it all again? Unfortunately… yes. Immediately. Because I love those freaking Danes more than I love my lashes, my hair, my hat or apparently any shred of dignity. 😂🩵
To Jordan’s Way… thank you for seeing something special in DDS. To every volunteer who showed up ready to get dirty… thank you. And to my DDS team… the people who take off work, drive across the state, rearrange their lives and somehow continue saying “yes” when I come up with another crazy idea… I see you. DDS would never be what it is today without you.
And to this community… you took something that started as a broken heart desperately trying to find somewhere to put its grief and helped turn it into something bigger than I ever imagined.
This dream isn’t just mine anymore.
What started because I loved one Great Dane so deeply that losing her broke my heart has now helped us save so many others.
And we aren’t finished yet. We’re currently sitting at OVER $29,000, and our Jordan’s Way campaign continues through this weekend. Let’s see just how far this incredible, slightly unhinged community can take it. 😂🩵
👉 Donate to our Jordan’s Way fundraiser: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/jordans-way-live-with-daisys-dane-sanctuary
And if you missed the LIVE last night… GO TO OUR PAGE AND WATCH IT. 😂 You’ll see nearly 60 people come together for our Danes, an incredible community show up in a huge way… and apparently everyone collectively decide that picking on me was the real fundraiser. 💀😂
From the bottom of my heart… thank you for making this my life. 🩵🐾
Chrissy Scott
Founder & CEO
