Great Dane Puppies Sale
14 Aug 2009
US $41.95
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9 week Great Dane puppy Honey - early training & playing
Great Dane Puppies Sale Q&A
How can I help Tank?
I have a Great Dane mix who we named Tank. He is about 1yr old. My husband and I adopted him on Aug 22, 2008 from an animal shelter. He is skinny to the point where we can see his ribs. This broke our hearts, so we decided to take care of him. The keepers told us that he eats normally and has regular bowel movements. But the only day he ate well is the day we brought him home. Since then he scarcely eats. When we took him to the vet, he told us that he is a 2 on a scale of 1-10 as far as weight. The vet also checked him for heart worms, and the test came out negative. Tank is very strong and full of energy, but the fact that he is not eating concerns us. A sales person at Petco told us that if we give him science diet puppy food it will fatten him up. And my neighbor said giving him by-product free food mixed with wet food will help fatten him up. Is there anything else i can do for him or any other advice anyone can give me to help my dog??
Good for you for adopting a dane from a shelter! The most important thing you can remember now is that even though he's "huge", he's still very much a puppy. Dane pups can have serious nutrition based ortho problems if you're not careful (although he is nearing the end of the period where problems usually develop).
My dane was weaned onto Nutro, which is a half decent food I guess, but it was crap for a dane pup. The nutrients were totally wrong. By 9 weeks, he was totally lame and couldn't take a single step. I switched him to Eagle Pack Natural with supplements reccommended by the GreatDaneLady, and within 24 hours he was back on his feet trying to run with the big dogs. My point is, nutrition matters more than you might realize.
Anything you can buy at a grocery store, or Walmart is crap food. This includes Purina, Science Diet, and Pedigree.
Good food choices include Eagle Pack Natural, Innova, Canidea (although some dogs don't do well since they changed their formula), or Chicken Soup. All these brands, adult food only. You should NEVER feed your dane puppy food of any brand.
Danes are supposed to be very lean until they fill out around 2-3 yrs old. My dane is 14 months, 36" at the shoulder, and 133 lbs. I'm guessing he'll eventually hit 170ish. The last thing you want to do is pack weight onto him for no reason. I'm not saying he should be emaciated, but you should easily be able to see the last rib on is side. My guys brother is a lot skinnier than him, you can see every rib. But he's just got a higher metabolism, and is very healthy. Just seeing ribs is not a reason to panic.
If you put him on a good quality food, you should see him start to slowly gain some weight if he's too skinny. Feed him a little bit more than they reccommend, then as he fills out, back it down to where he's maintaining. When my guy is being a picky eater, I give a little wet food on top of his kibble, and he can't get enough. No harm there.
But it's normal for him to be a little unsteady in a new house, with a new family. Let him get used to you.
But, make sure you don't coddle him. He's got to know who's in charge, or he'll try to be. He may be a big puppy, but he's going to get bigger and stronger. Many danes end up in rescues because the owners didn't train enough and couldn't control them when they got too big for man-handling. Owners restrain, masters train. It's a good philosophy. And he'll love you more for making his place in your pack clear.
Good luck!
Great Dane Puppies Sale Videos
9 week Great Dane puppy Honey - early training & playing
Great Dane Puppies Sale Q&A
Great Dane puppy?
Does enybody have a good web site for Great Dane puppies! PS: Great Dane puppies for sale, please! In Washington ^ - ^:)
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Great Dane Puppies Sale Q&A
Great Dane puppy?
Does enybody have a good web site for Great Dane puppies! PS: Great Dane puppies for sale, please! In Washington ^ - ^:)
address these http://www.buypuppiesdirect.com/index/puppies_for_sale/dog_breed299.htm http://www.nextdaypets.com/directory/dogs/sale/1100130/ i hope this helps or attempts YAHOO search up on "Great Dane puppies for sale in Washington"
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