Navy wasn't always the robust, healthy young man that you see above. At the age of approximately 3 months he was found on the side of the road by a Good Samaritan who brought him to Mansfield Animal Control. He was extremely underweight, his skin was in bad condition and he had splayed feet and swollen joints. He actually had a hard time even walking because of his leg issues which indicated that he had be confined in something too small for his growing body and was unable to stretch out. 

Recognizing his special needs, the shelter contacted Humane Tomorrow Rescue of Flower Mound who would be in a better position to provide him the medical care that he so desperately needed. They quickly placed Navy into a foster home and so began his road to recovery. 

Navy landed with the Dinsmore family in Coppell about a month later. Shortly after he arrived in their home, he started to experience terrible joint plain and again, he was unable to walk or stand. The family had to assist him to go outside and eliminate. Something that a lot of people don't know is that a Great Dane's growth has to be carefully managed and many people adopt a slow growth feeding plan as a surplus of nutrition is dangerous to large breed puppies since it stimulates very aggressive growth their bodies can’t adequately handle, negatively affecting their life span. 

With medication and time, Navy grew strong and developed muscles to help hold up his body. He grew and sometimes would easily gain 10 pounds in 10 days! It was clear to see that he has hit the rescue dog lottery and is well-loved by the Dinsmore family who say "He is the happiest of boys!!".