Daphne is an 8-year-old Great Dane in Winter Park, FL, who needs $2,000 for Melanoma Vaccine.

I got Daphne as a Christmas gift in 2013 and it was the best day of my life and I'll never receive a better present. My mom bought her from a renowned Great Dane breeder from Pennsylvania. She was only 6 months old and very confused by all my joyful crying, but she chose me to be per person; we have been best friends ever since! Now that I am in college she lives with me! We spend all day together.

Before COVID, Daphne lived at my moms house with her two other dog siblings. I would visit her as often as I possibly could. She only started living with me during the lockdown because prior to that I was at school for 12+ hours a day and it wasn't fair to leave her alone that long. Lockdown was a blessing in disguise because my sweet baby got to come live with me, and she adores my roommate!

I am 22, in college, an artist and I have been taking commissions along with a part time job. Daphne desperately needs radiation. Daphne is a piece of my soul, my best friend in the world. I cannot lose her so soon I would do anything for her.

Daphne was diagnosed with melanoma in her mouth just a few days before Christmas. She is otherwise the picture fo health and is in no pain. But the melanoma is growing fast and treatment is so expensive I have been doing all I can to make sure she gets what she needs. She is currently under the care of Dr. Evan Sones at the Animal Cancer Care Clinic in Orlando, FL. They are wonderful.

Daphne is the sweetest most gentle giant. She is very nurturing, whenever I am sad she is there to come snuggle close to me or wipe my tears with her nose. She is a very quirky pup and always has been; for example she simply cannot greet anyone who comes through the door without having a toy in her mouth to present to them! She also loves to take toys with her while she goes potty.