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TheGrif ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 25-July 07 From: Iowa, USA Member No.: 7,945 Region Association: Upper MidWest ![]() |
So my wife and I have been wanting to get a new dog- especially since we just moved to a new place that actually allows us to have pets. So we finally got one this last Wednesday...
[Attempt 1] ...Hopefully that pic shows up. Nope? Okay, time for upload.... [Attempt 2] ![]() There we go. So anyway, his name is Tender, and he's a Merle Great Dane. At 9 weeks old he should be bigger than he is, but this guy was born in a litter of seventeen pups. We found him on the 'net and drove 3 hours one way to get him. He was pretty scared and skittish the first couple of days, but by now he's really warmed up to us and is getting excited about his new surroundings. But if you've ever heard anything about Great Danes, you may have heard that they're pretty much lazy dogs. So far, this is true. He plays for maybe 1/2 hr to 1 hr and then it's nap time for like 3 hours, haha. Little guy has wicked dreams though. The other day he was kicking and twitching in his sleep so bad he fell off the couch! And so far, the house training is coming along well. The only accidents he's had inside are because the wife and I are still trying to recognize his "signs" that he needs to go outside. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) But we did take him to the vet today just to get him checked out- vet says he couldn't be a healthier puppy, which is good news for us. We did a lot of research prior to buying him and learned that nutrition for large dogs in general is key to their being healthy. Not that it's not important for other breeds, but large dogs especially need a good diet for a healthy life. Anyway, just wanted to introduce y'all to him. Right now he's drinking out of my water glass......... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) |
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 929 Joined: 15-March 07 From: E. Bay Area, N. California Member No.: 7,604 ![]() |
You can sure tell it is going to be huge based on the length of his fore paw. Right now it is disproportionately long. It is funny just like kids. We knew our daughter was about to hit a major growing streak when her torso was disproportionately longer than her legs. Then BANG she grew like 6 or 8 inches. A great dane is a wonderful dog. I have had golden retrievers for the last 10+ years but I have considered a dane just due to their protective nature to strangers and intimidation factor when they get big. My uncle has 2 great danes and if you walk up to the side of the house WOW! They will pretty much scare the piss out of you but if you go in the back yard with my uncle they just want to play no aggressiveness what so ever. Pretty much the perfect dog. My golden would probably run up and lick an intruder or go and hide under the shed to hide one of the two. |
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