| About Us |
Adopting a Gentle Giant or a Little Giant |
We're on TV! |
About Us
Gentle Giants has Traditional Breeds
and Exotic Dogs from Around the World
Burt, Tracy and Melody Ward and
some of their many Gentle Giants
Tracy and Melody hug "Cougar"
a Great Dane Puppy
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Adopting a Gentle Giant or a Little Giant
We have 45 different traditional and unique
breeds from all over the world to choose, all
of which are behaviorally trained, easy to
handle, great with kids, and socialized with
dogs, cats and other animals
"Falcor" a giant Mastiff puppy, has a
new family, including a new girlfriend,
"Lola" a Bullmastiff
Melody sits with her gentle giant friends:
"Butkis" a fawn English Mastiff; "Saint Bea"
a Saint Bernard; "Snow White" a white English
Mastiff puppy; and "Bubba" a giant fawn
Great Dane puppy
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We're on TV!
Our Gentle Giants and Little Giants
frequently appear on TV news shows,
entertainment shows
and pet shows
Our Gentle Giants watch us
and themselves on TV!
Tracy comforts a rescued Great Dane
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TV Shows
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Radio Interviews
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Magazines and Newspapers |
Enjoy Our 30 Minute
TV Show!
Watch Our 'Herd' of Gentle Giants!
Huell Howser and Burt shake hands
after taping Huell's popular PBS series
"Visiting with Huell Howser"
Watch a TV clip from Burt's role on
SpongeBob SquarePants
Burt portrays the voice of "Young Barnacle Boy"
Vanessa Williams talks about getting her
Great Dane "Willa" from Gentle Giants
Vanessa Williams and family with
Los Angeles Laker star, Rick Fox,
adopt
their Great Dane "Willa" from Gentle Giants
Burt and Adam guest on Good Morning America
Burt guests on Good Morning Hawaii
Visiting with Huell Howser
KCET - PBS - Los Angeles
Adoption Tales*
Animal Planet
Pet Story*
Animal Planet
Amazing Tales*
Animal Planet
Super Heroes; Where Are They Now?*VH1
Woof! It's a Dog's Life*
PBS
Hard Copy
CBS
Inside Edition
CBS
Entertainment Tonight
Syndicated
* Rerun regularly -
Check your TV listings for times and dates |
Puppies, Puppies and More Puppies!
Great Dane puppies in our bathtub
More Great Dane puppies
Saint Bernard puppies
Xoloitzcuintle puppies
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Listen to Our Radio Interviews!
Hear About Our Gentle Giants!
Click the 'Play' button below each radio
to listen to our interview or discussion
Radio interview with Tracy Ward on national syndicated radio - The Stephanie Miller Show
Stephanie and Tracy discuss Gentle Giants Rescue
(be sure to turn up your volume)
Radio interview with Burt Ward on national syndicated radio - The Stephanie Miller Show
Stephanie and Burt discuss Gentle Giants Rescue
(be sure to turn up your volume)
Radio discussion by Stephanie Miller on
The Stephanie Miller Show
about her adopting "Sammy" and "Max"
from Gentle Giants Rescue
(be sure to turn up your volume)
KFIV Modesto, CA
Dave Diamond
Radio Show
Dave interviews Burt who
explains how
all natural Gentle Giants dog food
can add years to a dog's life
(be sure to turn up your volume)
KFIV Modesto, CA
Dave Diamond
Radio Show
Dave takes calls from listeners who
discuss their
results feeding all natural Gentle Giants dog food
(be sure to turn up your volume)
Central Asian Ovtcharka from Russia
Wire-haired Ibizan Hound from Egypt
What a rare combination!
A Great Dane combined with a Poodle,
which we call a "Doodle"
Another rare combination!
An Irish Wolfhound combined with a Poodle,
which we call a "Woodle"
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Dog Fancy Magazine April 2011
Globe Cover
April 4, 2011 Issue
Read about our Rescue and Adoption
of Gentle Giants and Little Giants
and our Gentle Giants dog food!
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Healthy Times Magazine
People Magazine
Los Angeles Times Magazine
ASPCA Animal Watchers Magazine
Best Friends Magazine
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Inland Empire Magazine
Natural Awakenings Magazine
Pet HealthRadio Network
Read Info and Listen to Program 1
Gentle Giants: Rescuing Large Breed Dogs
http://www.healthradio.net/
component/mtree/Health-Radio-Shows/
Pet-Health-Radio/Gentle-Giants-3A-
Rescuing-Large-Breed-Dogs-45288/details
Read Info and Listen to Program 2
From Caped Crusader to Canine Crusader
http://www.healthradio.net/
component/mtree/Health-Radio-Shows/
Pet-Health-Radio/From-Caped-Crusader-
to-Canine-Crusader-45289/details
Grand Radio Network
Listen to Program
Introduction to Gentle Giants
http://filesource.abacast.com/wsradio/
boomerbabyradio/092211/
segment1092211.mp3
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| Our Gentle Giants Home Videos |
Our Slide Show of
Gentle Giants Puppies! |
View a Family Album! |
Watch Our Gentle Giants Home Videos!
Wild and wacky Home Videos,
starring our Gentle Giants and Little Giants
interacting and playing together!
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Our Slide Show of Gentle Giants Puppies!
Gentle Giants Puppies are loving,
playful, and
always
fun to watch!
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View a Family Album!
You can view our Adoption Scrapbooks
and Family Albums starring our
Gentle Giants and Little Giants in
their new homes with their new family!
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Our Family
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Meeting "Our Herd" of Gentle Giants
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Kids and Gentle Giants |
Our Family
Our wedding, July 15, 1990
A Family Portrait in August 1994
with our daughter, Melody, when
we started rescuing Great Danes
Our Kids
Burt, Tracy and our giant
Great Dane puppy
"Minato"
who stands 7' 3 1/2" tall and has
two more years of growing ahead
Ice Skating
Burt was the world's youngest
professional ice skater at age 2
Acting
Burt rehearses with Adam West on Batman
Burt and Adam film the Batman movie
Burt and Adam receive Lifetime Achievement
awards presented by William Shatner
Visual Effects for Films and TV
Burt's Boy Wonder Studios and
Boy Wonder Visual Effects have
provided visual effects for 35 major
studio feature films
Personal Appearances
Autograph signings all across the U.S.
continue to support Gentle Giants Rescue
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Meeting "Our Herd" of Gentle Giants
Meeting "Our Herd" of Gentle Giants
Everyone has a great time
Fast moving action
People tell us our dogs are the
friendliest dogs they have ever met
Tracy holds two of our Little Giants
Tracy hand feeds a Little Giant
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Kids and Gentle Giants
Gentle Giants love kids
Gentle Giants are wonderful babysitters
Boy and his best friend
say their prayers together
Melody with Great Danes, Wonder Woman
and Galaxy, who are now 16 years old
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Add Years to Your Dog's Life!
Our Care and Feeding Program and
Our All Natural Gentle Giants Dog Food
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Our Happy Adopters
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View Our Gentle Giants Facilities
Our Canine Kids Live In Our Home! |
Our Longevity Program For All Dogs!
We adopted "Princess Leah" (left) at 16 years old
(that's twice the normal life span of a Great Dane)
We adopted "Marble" at 8 years old (center), an
energetic senior jumping on top of a rock.
And we adopted "Sadie" at 2 years old (right) - all
3 Great Danes adopted to Ed and Lindy Kalpakoff
Read how our special feeding and care program along with our all natural Gentle Giants dog food has doubled (100%) the average life span of our giant breed dogs and substantially
increased the average life span of our small and medium breeds!
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Your dog is invited to a FREE
weekend buffet on us!
(please click invitation below)
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"Condor," a Retired Military War Dog that
served as a canine Marine in Afganization,
eats ONLY Gentle Giants dog food.
Burt,
Condor has never looked this good, felt this good. Your generosity and patriotism is unquestionably appreciated.
Jon |
"Condor's" health has greatly improved
since eating only Gentle Giants dog food
"Condor's" coat, energy level and
alertness has also greatly improved
Life Flight with "Rio" the Rescue Dog!
Rio derives his energy and stamina
from only eating Gentle Giants dog food
Gentle Giants dog food is available in all
Stater Bros., Ralphs, Gelson's, Save Mart
and Lucky supermarkets in California, and
will soon be available all across America
(also available by mail order)
Gentle Giants store display
Gentle Giants banner display
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Our Happy Adopters
Burt and Tracy, we had a wonderful time meeting you, the herd, and your other guests.
What a warm and fantastic experience!
Though we're already a dog family, your wisdom and advice certainly gave us additional confidence for the 'two-dog' process.
Burt, what a treat for us, as children of the 70's, it was to meet you, a hero of ours. Pierce and I tried very hard not to act like schoolkids, but it really was a great honor to meet the man who kept us company on Saturday mornings.
Tracy, we could have listened to you forever. You dispense pearls of wisdom with such entertainment! Your love for the dogs and the confidence you exude made this process so easy.
Bless you and bless your family and bless your work - both of you.
We'll work on photos (and maybe some video!).
Thanks to you both, and we'll be in touch.
Yours, gratefully and respectfully,
Tracy |
Here is a letter from one
of our young adopters
Dear Ivy: Thank you for taking the time
to write us such a wonderful letter
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View Our Gentle Giants Doggy Resort
Communal Living with Our Canine Family
Stately Ward Manor
Our bedroom today with 27 of 45
Gentle Giants and Little Giants
who live with us in our home!
A paradise for dogs and people
Reef shelves for our dogs to play
in who don't like deep water
A Lazy River to relax in
14 Waterfalls and a 37' Slide
Steam Rises from the Warm Water
A Hot Jacussi on a Cold Night
Amazingly, our dogs stand shoulder to
shoulder and eat in peace and harmony
View Our Gentle Giants Training
Socialization without fighting
So many different breeds happily together
Everyone wants to come inside after lunch
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Your Photos
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Photo Album
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Extended Family |
Your Photos
Our Adopter Fits Her Entire Face
in Her Dog's Mouth
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Photo Album
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Extended Family |
Expert Medical and Surgical Care
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Service and Therapy Dogs |
Holidays, Holi-Danes, Holi-Giants |
Expert Medical and Surgical Care
Dr. Kermit Smith is a renowned vet
who has saved many dogs lives
Dr. Kermit Smith and staff
pose with Burt
Dr. Ron Vered holds
"Avalanche"and "Apollo"
Dr. Vered removes a tumor
from "Jade's" ear
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Service and Therapy Dogs
We'll show you how to get your dog
registered as a service and therapy dog
Service and therapy dogs bring comfort
and serenity to people everywhere they go
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Holidays, Holi-Danes, Holi-Giants
A Sleigh with a Great Dane Reindeer
"Damian" patiently waits for Santa
A Great Dane is ready to 'trick-or-treat"
"Bella" meets the Easter bunny
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Rescuing Dogs:
How Innocent Lives are Saved
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Working with Animal Shelters
to Save Lives
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Working with Other Rescues
to Save Lives |
Rescue: How Innocent Lives are Saved
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Working with Animal Shelters
to Save Lives
Burt visits with Paul and Richard who bring
Gentle Giants a dog
from Valley Oak SPCA
Gentle Giants rescues "Braveheart"
from Chula Vista Animal Care
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Working with Other Rescues
to Save Lives |
| Our Prestigious Guests |
Your Emails, Your Letters,
and Your Photos |
Your Home Videos |
Our Prestigious Guests
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Dear Tracy and Burt,
Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to adopt these wonderful loving Gentle Giants - "Cody" "Jewels" (a.k.a. Cupid), and "Lola." |
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Your Home Videos
Starring "Angel Princess"
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When Our Gentle Giants
Protect Our Adopters |
A Tribute in Memoriam
to Special People Who Have
Touched Our Lives and Hearts!
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Animal Issues and Interest |
When Our Gentle Giants
Protect Our Adopters
"Beau" Saved My Life!
"Baby" Scared Off An Intruder!
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A Tribute in Memoriam
to Special People Who Have
Touched Our Lives and Hearts
Frank Gorshin's "Riddler"
will live on forever
Steve Irwin,
the ultimate animal lover
Gail Neet, a great friend
and rescuer of dogs
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Animal Issues and Interest
Our Letter to the Chairman of Business
and Ethics Committee, State of California,
supporting
spay and neuter laws
Page 1
Page 2
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| Canine Crusaders to the Rescue |
Contact Us |
Funny Stuff |
Canine Crusader Superheroes to the Rescue
From Caped Crusader
to Canine Crusader:
protecting the lives of innocent animals
whose lives are at great risk
Burt as Robin
Tracy as Wonder Woman
Burt and Tracy love animals!
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See Our Full Sized Banner!
Gentle Giants dog food is great for ALL dogs,
big and small, young and old.
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Funny Stuff
Dog Dishwasher
Easily mistaken for a towel
A hungry Great Dane eats the wedding
cake during the wedding ceremony
Hearing an earful!
Camel Wedding Limousine
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Donations - Save a Dog's Life Today!
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Recent Letters
(click on each letter to read the entire letter)
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What's New? Latest and Greatest |
For more than a decade,
we have answered every call for help!
Now . . .
Donations - Save a Dog's Life Today!
Tax Deductible Donation Form
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Hi Tracy and Burt,
I just wanted to touch base and let you
know that we're doing absolutely great.
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On May 21, 2011, Victoria wrote:
Hi Burt and Tracy,
I just wanted to thank you so very much for
rescuing Watson for us. He is a great dog
and we are going to miss him terribly.
My heart is filled with sadness at having
to let him go, but my heart is overflowing
with happiness knowing that he is with you.
Your place is dog paradise, and I know he will be
so very loved and will have lots of other great dogs
to play with. I know you must be very busy, but when
you have a moment, could you please let us know
how he is doing. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
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