The Big Damn Dog Co. in the Press
We make health supplements for the world's biggest dogs — and we're building a community around them. Here's a bit of what we've been up to.
For Media
Sarah is available for interviews, podcasts, and on-camera segments to speak on giant breed health, category creation, boot strapping an ecommerce brand, and what dogs can teach you about product development.
Product info, b-roll, and interview requests: support@thebigdamndogco.com
We're based in Boise and can usually turn around a request within 48 hours. And yes — we can bring a very large dog to the studio.
Meet Sarah
Sarah McLean got into the supplement business because her dog was too big for the instructions on the bottle.
After adopting Lucy, a 120-pound Great Dane, she realized giant breed owners were largely being asked to make do with products built for average-sized dogs. So together with her husband, they built what should have existed all along.
Today, Sarah is the co-founder and CEO of The Big Damn Dog Co., a Boise, Idaho-based company on a mission to help giant breeds live more, better years. What started with one Great Dane has grown into an award-winning brand, a nationwide community of big dog owners, and a much bigger mission to challenge the way we think about caring for the largest dogs.
Sarah approaches the pet industry like a researcher and entrepreneurship like a problem solver. She's willing to question conventional wisdom, dig into the research, and change course when the dogs tell her otherwise. Case in point: when some dogs refused to eat the company's flagship joint chews, she found a new way to deliver the support: gravy. Six months later, it was named the 2026 Dog Food Functional Topper of the Year by the Pet Innovation Awards.
She'll happily talk giant breed health, building a brand in an overlooked niche, what dogs can teach us about product development, and why the pet industry needs to stop treating a Great Dane like a Labrador with better posture.
