DOL Great Dane Forum http://dolforum.com/forum/ Great Dane Forums - DOL all-inclusive Great Danes forums! en Mon, 21 May 2012 21:34:21 GMT vBulletin 60 http://dolforum.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg DOL Great Dane Forum http://dolforum.com/forum/ Avi not showing up? http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71585&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 20:18:01 GMT Not sure if it's just me, or if my avi just does not show? It's there in my profile but when I post, it's gone thinkabc ]]> Test Area Forum Candyy http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71585 Hello! First time Dane owner here! http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71584&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 20:10:43 GMT Hello everyone! wave2

I've been lurking here reading much of the information provided here and thought it was time to just introduce myself. My name is Candice, I live here in Houston, Tx. I'll be bringing my first ever great dane puppy home on the 20th of next month and im really excited! (it's the pup there in my avi) Just thought I'd say hello and hopefully get to meet everyone. I want to get to know all that I can about what to expect and I think this is the perfect place.

Candice ]]> Introductions Forum Candyy http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71584 Aggressive Boy http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71583&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 18:32:25 GMT Sorry this is kinda long.... Hi, I am at a loss of what to do. I have a male (neutered) GD who is almost 6 years old. He was an apt dog up until... Sorry this is kinda long....

Hi, I am at a loss of what to do. I have a male (neutered) GD who is almost 6 years old. He was an apt dog up until he was about 5 and a lazy couch potato :). He went on runs/walks every day so got plenty of exercise. He has always been a little aggressive towards dogs on and off his leash. (i think because he was attacked at the dog park a couple of times when he was a puppy from me trying to socialize him. go figure) I recently had a baby who will be turning 2 this year and we also bought a house with a yard shortly after our baby was born. I dont spend as much time with him as I used to because obviously the child is more important but he still gets his runs/ walks in as well as more time outside since he can hang out in the backyard and not be cooped up in the apt all day. He has always been a little skiddish towards kids and younger toddlers at his eye level. (i was single and in college so he was just not around kids when he was a puppy). Since we had our baby and moved into this house a lot has changed with him and i have seen his aggression slowly get worse.

He is AMAZING with our little girl. she can pet him and climb on him and be around him all day long and he just lays there and i think enjoys her attention. (she loves giving him treats too). we have a dog park close to our house so we have been able to take him there more often too and he seems to be much better with other dogs but he will have his "off" days. Although the aggression with people and kids is getting worse. :( which brings me to the reason for posting this...(i wanted to give you some background to see if maybe you can see where things went wrong)

We moved to our new home in Feb and it is a very kid/family friendly neighborhood. our dog is quite the celebrity because of his size and everyone wants to come pet him. ( I figured this would be good for him to have even more socialization) he has been around more kids in the past year than he has in his life and has always shown signs of uncomfortableness but never any aggression towards them. (unless they are running and acting really crazy, it bothers him and he will bark). We had one incident where our neighbors 6-7 year old son hit a ball into our backyard and thought it would be ok for him to come into our yard uninvited or chaperoned by anyone. My husband and i were inside and all we heard was a very loud bark, the little boy screaming and the gate slamming closed. our dog never bit the boy but definitely lunged and barked and guarded our yard. the boy was hysterical so we thought something happened but either way we didnt think it was acceptable for him to be aggressive towards a little boy. I guess you could say that was strike one. I understand it was his(our) yard and he was protecting us and our yard and that boy was in our yard without our knowing so we made the excuse that its not ours or our dogs fault. he was doing what he was supposed to do and that is guarding/protecting his family but I still a very scary incident to all of us.

the most recent incident and what i feel like were strike 2 and 3 was just this past weekend. we decided to do a camping trip and brought him. He was tied up to a tether and a little girl came up from behind us and very quietly asked if she could pet our dog. I said it was ok, as i got up to be in between her and our dog before she pet him. at that same moment he lunged towards her and tried to bite her. It was an attack in my eyes. (not a full blown attack where he mauled but non the less he jumped and tried to bite her then realized he made a mistake and immediately sank to the ground) THANK GOD he didnt actually bite her or break skin but he knocked her down with his paws and gave her a nice scratch and bruise on her chest. I have never been so scared/worried/upset in my entire life.

what can i do? I have a 2 year old daughter and I am pregnant with our second child. I am scared to death to let my daughter around him like i used to. all these what ifs come to mind and part of me is saying this is it. he needs to go and the other part of me is saying no he was just protecting us and he will always protect us so he is just not going to be allowed or trusted around other kids and we can still keep him and let him enjoy his last years.

I need advice and i need to know what is best for both us and him. The last thing i want to do is give him up and have his quality of life suffer immensely because he is so depressed being away from us.(he is VERY close to our family and has separation anxiety when he is away from us) but I dont want to always think of him as being aggressive and never let my daughter or anyone else around him because we all know that is not the right step. The absolute LAST thing i want is to give him another excuse and then one day he actually bites and/or kills someone! :( Help please. ]]> Training and behavior Forum BriRose http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71583 New Sway Pictures http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71582&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 18:25:12 GMT Here are a few pictures of Sway and my crew from yesterday afternoon/evening. Image:... Here are a few pictures of Sway and my crew from yesterday afternoon/evening.










]]> Brindledanelove http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71582 Eating http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71581&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 18:13:58 GMT Marlin has been growing like a weed since my first post. Pretty sure he is completely rid of the cocccidia (we take him for a follow up tomorrow). ... Marlin has been growing like a weed since my first post. Pretty sure he is completely rid of the cocccidia (we take him for a follow up tomorrow). I have noticed though now he rarely finishes his food. I try and feed him about 3 cups a day. One cup morning, noon and night. He almost always leaves at least a third of it in the bowl.

Alot of times he will finish it if I keep on him about it. Usually requires me to stand there and when he tries to run off, get his attn back on the bowl...Lately I have tried giving him a little more and only doing it twice a day. Basically doing almost 2 cups at morning and 2 at dinner. He leaves about the same, about a third, which means I guess he is eating more...I just hope he is getting enough to eat.

He is on the thin side, but not near as thin as he was when I got him. You can see his ribs (rib structure really, not indidivual ribs) when he lays on his side to sleep. He is tall and lanky when standing, but very rarely do you see a rib. Hips seem like they are fine.

Vet says, oh they will only eat what they want to eat...regardless of how much you feed them. I just wanted to check with the group.

Btw, he will scarf down a bowl of catfood in seconds if i forget and leave it down. He absolutely loves the stuff.

Wondering If maybe he just isnt that fond of the food? ]]> Miscellaneous Forum http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71581 How rude.... http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71580&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 18:00:17 GMT When I correct my dogs I usually make sounds like ah ah or something like it to let them know this behavior is a no no. It works great with them... When I correct my dogs I usually make sounds like ah ah or something like it to let them know this behavior is a no no. It works great with them ....but .... On the weekend my Dh and I went to a super fancy steak house and as I finished my meal the waitress wanted to take a half finished salad and all that came out of my mouth was ah ah roflmaoroflmao
I know it was rude and my husband was mortified but it was hilarious

Who has been rude like this ????? ]]> Miscellaneous Forum danelover1 http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71580 Gray Hair on my puppy http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71579&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 17:47:53 GMT Marlin is starting to get, what appears to be, gray hair down his back. Almost like you would see on an old dog. Is this common? Something to... Marlin is starting to get, what appears to be, gray hair down his back. Almost like you would see on an old dog.

Is this common? Something to be concerned about? I noticed it starting last week, and it seems to be getting "worse" if you want to call it that. I think it is cute.

thinkabc ]]> Miscellaneous Forum http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71579 Hamish, Hamish, Hamish. http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71578&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 17:10:52 GMT I fed Hamish and Sophie last night and put them in the yard to do their after dinner business. I looked out to see if they were done and saw that... I fed Hamish and Sophie last night and put them in the yard to do their after dinner business. I looked out to see if they were done and saw that Hamish had a HUGE, golf ball sized lump on his belly. I went into Mummy-panic mode. Gathered him into the car and rushed to the ER. I was thinking another hernia but was more worried about this one because it wasn't retractable (couldn't be pushed in) and they are more prone to strangulation. We get to the vet and into a room and the vet wants to take some xrays to 1-make sure it is a hernia and 2-if it is, see where it is located. Hamish was such a good boy and endured the xrays without sedation. My darling boy has a sernoma. Basically an internal blister. We suspect that Sophie and him were playing at some point and she has headbutted or hipchecked him... $360 later, his sernoma should go down within a week with rest and a hot compress. ]]> Health And Welfare Forum http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71578 <![CDATA[AKC's Pick of the Litter podcast - Featuring AKC's Breeder of the Year, Black Russian]]> http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71577&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 15:30:06 GMT AKC's Pick of the Litter podcast - Featuring AKC's Breeder of the Year, Black Russian Terriers and dogs in the military

More... ]]> AKC Monthly Updates admin http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71577 glue! http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71576&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 15:24:26 GMT i can't sit outside in a chair under the tree without both dogs hovering over me.

this is usually my view...


sometimes pea will lay quietly and not be all in my face.


do you see all of that room in front of them? and there's just as much on each side AND they have a huuuuge back yard but noooo, they have to be right where *I* am!


rolleyes ]]> Charlene http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71576 Limit water at night? http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71575&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 15:13:44 GMT Hello all! So, Julius is still learning our routine (of course!) and is starting to settle in really well and "learning" his manners and new house rules. It seems he has to get up in the morning for a pee and poop somewhere around 5-6 am. He doesn't really know how to tell us he needs to go out yet so basically it's me sleeping lightly and waiting for him to get up. For all those who have adopted an adult/senior Dane, will his body habits adjust to our schedule or should I feed him earlier and limit water after 10?


Jennifer
Maia - 4 year old Dane/lab
Julius - 6+ Dane
Tiernan - RIP 2008-2011

4 cats - Marvin, Koskie, Monkey, and Alexa ]]> Miscellaneous Forum jenni0482 http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71575 My dogs bark at things in the yard or when they see anybody http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71574&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 14:59:36 GMT My dogs bark at things in the yard or when they see anybody, normally I am ok with this since we live in the woods and my husband is in the military... My dogs bark at things in the yard or when they see anybody, normally I am ok with this since we live in the woods and my husband is in the military and gone frequently. We are moving in 1 month from a house in the woods on acreage to a house in a neighborhood where people will be walking by all day long.

Once our Male starts barking he will not stop, at that point, he just refuses to listen to me. Our female has been picking up on her brothers bad habits!

I don't want them barking at every person that walks by the house and I really don't want them barking at people while they are in the yard since people are always assuming that my barking big dog will attack them.

Any ideas?? :confused: ]]> Training and behavior Forum acarr812 http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71574 This Is Why We Love Great Danes http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71573&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 12:58:12 GMT This weekend my husband and I took our 4 human babies and our furbaby to the River we have in our neighborhood. (It has a beach and everything,... This weekend my husband and I took our 4 human babies and our furbaby to the River we have in our neighborhood. (It has a beach and everything, really cool!!)

Here are some pictures of Foster and the reason we love him so much.

Of course after this outing, he had the bath of his life roflmao
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]]> Miscellaneous Forum http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71573 Ear Sore http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71572&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 12:46:23 GMT Hi! My dane Leo developed a sore on the end of the inside of his ear. I don't recall him getting injured. This sore causes him to shake his head which in turn opens up the sore. I took him to the vet they suggested a cone, spray and antibiotic to keep infection away. They also suggested taking away his crate thinking the head shaking in the crate was causing the ear to hit the metal and open up again. My vet said the ear condition can be chronic and hard to heal. Unfortunately, I have never had a dog be so terriefied of the cone before. Our first experience was horrible. He refused to move and had an accident he was so afraid. I took the cone off and he retreated to a closet would not even come out for treats. So, I felt that the cone caused too much stress to use. If I go near him with it he wets himself. I have eliminated using the crate when I'm not there. So far we have had no destruction. He seemed a little nervous about it but I left it in our room with the door shut as to not freak him out too much. The ear however is not healing. Has anyone had experience with this problem and found a great solution? Bandaging his ear to his head does not work with out the cone. I'm at a total loss. Putting the cone off and on causes him to shake his head even more so I am wondering is it worth it to acclimate him to the cone? Any ideas/suggestions would be appreciated! ]]> Health And Welfare Forum Leothedane http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71572 <![CDATA[Introducing Schrock's Z River Blues]]> http://dolforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71571&goto=newpost Mon, 21 May 2012 12:07:01 GMT Hello,
I have now just purchased my first great dane puppy. She is 4 months old and her name is "Z" she is such a blessing and I never thought I could love a dog so much...just wanted to show everyone my beautiful girl.
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