Several ?'s from a Great Dane 1st timer
Ok so I have a 10 month old harlequin great dane named Lady or as my neighbor calls her "Lady Jane" because she acts like a lady jane lol anyways I work tues-fridays 10hr days and she usually goes...
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1. Usually she can be in my kitchen but lately she has been getting into things that could hurt her IE crisco, nuts, etc. and she seems to find new ones every day that I sore she couldn't have gotten....
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PS Every other week as long as its nice on saturdays we go to my dads farm and she runs and plays and chases us on the 4 wheelers. I try to get her out as much as possible when I am off since she...
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The food may cause the diarrhea upset if it is occuring often as you say...Pumpkin is a natural stool hardening agent, I used that on Daphne when I fed her a rawhide and it ripped her insides a new...
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Yes I am working on getting her to hopefully be able to be in the kitchen or basement when i'm gone there is no trash in the kitchen because she loves to dig in it there are never dirty dishes either...
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Yeah I know how it goes with a puppy!! Daphne is about to turn 10 months old on the 8th She is super jumpy and excited when people come over--they don't like it and neither do I. I think I may start...
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It sounds like Lady is suffering from intelligence. She's getting into things and places because she's crafty and quick. My Dane doesn't open cabinets because he doesn't think to, not because he's...
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stech04 wrote: 5. I have trained dogs before so we are working on that everyday too. She seems to do ok with this schedule but IDK what I can do to make it better when i'm at work the ultimate goal is...
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I give all my dogs pumpkin it also helps prevent me having to clean their anal glands as much or at all. My girl will be a year old this month and we got her at 10 months. We leave her in a crate no...
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I wish I could take her to work but until she is starting the offical training for beinga companion dog she can't I am a nurse and attend school with a sick kiddo and he has lots of equipment...
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She sounds a little light in weight, but there are charts on this site that will help with that determination. Recommendations from this site have been to look at her visible ribs/backbone for...
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I have been increasing her food a little to help her get a little more weight you can't see her back bone much at all and the ribs just a lil bit they are not showing a lot you can just barely see...
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I may check into finding someone to build her a heated dog house that can be added to her kennel which would give her extra warm space but she could still go out for bathroom and such? The kennel is...
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I would suggest NOT going by the weight suggestions on the bag. Danes are not a normal dog, and the chart is a guestimation more than anything. Daphne when she was on kibble, ate 7 cups a day of...
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I did put some pics of Lady on my profile thingy but I am not sure how to put them on the post? Anyhow there are some on my profile if you want to see her.
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She is a pretty girl. You said " It is on concrete and while thats not soft it isn't cold wet and muddy like the ground would be her dog house has hay inside which is changed on a regular basis but...
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No she has lots of dry space her kennel runs the whole length of my 2 car garage she only uses the restroom in one corner. I also clean her kennel every evening when I bring her inside so it is clean...
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OMG Reading this has me thanking the lucky stars that I have someone to watch out for my Coco while I work..... I hope you find a good solution for your Lady. I live in AR so I can sympathize with the...
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Do keep an eye out that she still fits in the doghouse. She is 10months so most of her growth spurts should slow down but still some growing to do. I have heard of stories where the dog in a week...
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unfortunatly i work 30 min away my uncle who is used to d9gs has a key to my house and will put her in on those days where it starts out nice then does a 180 and she cant be out. i check her dog house...
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