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Happiest of Holidays!
How is *this* for a great Christmas story?!
This all transpired in the last 4 days and I knew you'd be as excited as the rest of this group!
"A miracle not only happens on December 25th, but this year a miracle happened on December 20th. Bam Bam an 8 yr. old Dane, and Boo Boo his side k… Continue
Posted on December 27, 2008 at 2:35am — 3 Comments
Dangerous Dog Toy!!!
Dangerous Dog Toy
I did personally check this out... and it is true.
For all of you that have 4-legged family members
as I do....Beware, this really happened.
Dan Dorow
To all my dog loving friends and family. Be careful with the toys!
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/pimpleball.asp THis is TRUE
If you don't have a dog, send it to your friends who do.
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Posted on December 20, 2008 at 2:42am — 5 Comments
PLEASE DO THIS 'FREE' GOOD DEED - Animal Rescue
This is pretty simple... Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Animal Rescue Site is having trouble
getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of getting free food donated every day to abused
and neglected animals. It takes less than a minute (How about 20 seconds) to go to their site and click on the
purple box 'fund food for animals' for free. This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers
use the number of daily… Continue
Posted on December 11, 2008 at 3:55am —
Ford Mustang For The Troops
Posted on November 20, 2008 at 4:03am —
Happy And Thankful Veterans Day
Thanks
Colorado Mountain Man
Posted on November 11, 2008 at 3:07am —
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ALL OF THE E-BOOK'S THAT I HAVE ARE ON AUCTION FOR .99 CENTS
COLORADO MOUNTAIN MAN
Go McCain/Palin - The Fightin' Irish
Thanks
Mark
Posted on September 17, 2008 at 9:10am —
A Dog's Purpose
Being
a ?veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish
Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their
little boy, Shane, were all very attached to ?Belker, and they were
hoping for a miracle.
I
examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we
couldn't do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia
procedure for the old dog in their home.
As
we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa… Continue
Posted on August 29, 2008 at 11:19pm —
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Mark
Posted on July 14, 2008 at 9:17pm —
Dog Obedience & Training- Need HELP
Mountain Man
Posted on July 12, 2008 at 11:52pm —
Response to anyone that suggests a cattle prod
Here is the situation, I have been raising and breeding Great Danes for 28 years, never had a problem like this. The dog fight was Papa and two of his pups. Papa is 8 yrs. old and the pups are 4 yrs. old, all 3 are male.
The fights have happened in the summer over the last 4 years, maybe one skermish per summer. I have been in the middle of these fights breaking them up and it is pretty brutal. I have had my hands prying mouths apart and so forth. I am scared… Continue
Posted on July 12, 2008 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments
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An expression of excitement, loneliness, or boredom. can cause fighting among the pack. However, when a dog growls or snarls and bares its teeth, it is a threat to a person or another dog. What could follow is a warning snap of the front teeth, a superficial bite, one or more painful bites, or a furious attack, knocking the victim to the ground with a rapid onslaught of harmful bites. Few dog owners are capable of stopping this behavior before serious injuries are incurred. (If this happens and there is extreme harm, grab the attackers hind legs and lift high to loose the balance and break the train of thought)The truth is that an aggressive dog(s) has more control over his owner and himself than anyone would like to admit. It sounds like your three great danes on July 12th who got into a battle are falling under the Dominant Aggression. Although a dominant dog is usually a friendly dog with an assertive personality, a dominant-aggressive dog is an overbearing bully. Such dogs are overconfident and tend to behave like tyrants. Their goal is to be the top dog in all situations, especially within their own families. The body language of a dominant-aggressive dog involves his attempt to look as large and as threatening as he can. He may turn sideways to look more imposing as the hairs (or hackles) running along his spine rise and stand away from the body. He may also stand sideways to block your path. His tail and ears may rise straight up as his body posture becomes rigid and tense. Ironically, his tail may wag, creating the false impression that he is playful. Facial expressions may vary from friendly to stern with a serious stare or bared teeth. The dog’s stance indicates there is no possibility of backing off. The body language of a dominant-aggressive dog indicates a lack of submissiveness. The most threatening aspect of aggressive body language is direct eye contact. When a human or other dog stares back for a short length of time, the dominant-aggressive dog feels challenged and may attack.
Aggressive behavior in dogs is often the result of a lack of socialization and being isolated in a yard or dog run. Socialization is needed outside the family or with other dogs, a dog will inevitably become distrustful and aggressive if they don't receive this necessity. Another important and common influence on this behavior is (human) families that allow or encourage their dogs to be the pack leaders of their households. Especially, when their cute puppies. This occurs when the dog is not disciplined for unacceptable behavior and is allowed to decide for himself. The advice would be this, pure raw socialization. In addition, to pay attention, the second you sense an attitude from one of the Danes, you correct it. Call the dogs name have him come to you and sit and stay. He's not coming go get him by the collar, remember be calm and stern. Don't allow him to give eye contact to the others. If he or they do not listen to you immediately... the problem is an easy answer. Training 101, basic commands, respect and proper behavior. But, this is starting from the beginning in a calm submissive manner and you are the pack leader, no one else is. I need to express to you as well that this will be a lot of hard work on your part. I am not putting those words lightly either. Start the training from the basics, I don't care who's older or who listens better. It's all about the calm submissive alpha leader - you. By the way, do you know that Great Danes train better under no yelling, calm, but stern voice of commands? The only time you should raise your voice is in the event of an emergency. Which you will train them for that. If you want to know why this is suddenly happening. It's in the genes and can be common. If you are having trouble controlling a dog on a leash, get the harness for the dane, it puts pressure points under the arm pits and allows them to not pull as hard and eventually stops. If you have one dog who's listens well, you start with him. The others can watch through the window. Each dog is brought out on their own and than brought back into the house. If one or more is over anxious and shows the signs of starting to bully (wagging tale) and jumping. Correct that immediately, step in front of the bully, snap your finger, Say a FIRM NO. Stand in front until the situation is under control. Take the dog who was on the leash on the outside, back outside and wait a minute and repeat. It's not going to change overnight. But, it will get better I promise.
Hugs,
Debbie
Mark
Hows katie going now?
Great Dogs you have there we just added koda to our family
Sammie
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Check out this site I created to help dogs in shelters/rescues across the country!
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PEACEFUL SLEEP
After doing more x-rays on Thursday, the vets found that it would not be possible to save the puppy's "bad" leg in order to help rehab her "good leg." Our little pup, named Katie, had her badly broken leg amputated yesterday. The doctors hope that removing the weight of this leg will lighten the pressure on her fractured pelvis and allow us to work on the nerve damage and her good leg to get her up and walking again. The costs of the original surgery have been covered. We do not know what the costs will be to work with her to rehabilitate her and get her walking, running and getting into trouble like any good spotty puppy should be! It has also been determined that Katie is deaf. We hope that she will be ready to move to her GDRI foster home some time this week.
Great Dane Rescue Newsletter
PEACEFUL SLEEP
ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
HOW YOU CAN HELP!
We have some very exciting fundraisers in place to raise money for all the potential help this little one will need on her road to recovery.
1. Donate online through www.greatdanerescueinc.com or by emailing Sandy at danelair@comcast.net Canadians may wish to use www.canadahelps.org to give through K9 Rescue Me to receive a tax receipt
2. Shop at the Panache Pooch and mention GDRI and we will receive $5 of every collar sold www.thepanachepooch.com
3. Shop at Funny Farm Boutique from August 3-9 and we will receive $5 from every collar sold www.funnyfarmboutique.ca
4. Have a Cherokee Reading done at http://www.freewebs.com/rainbowgdrescue/
5. Participate in our largest GDRI Ebay Auction that will be starting next week (or donate sometime to be auctioned off!)
Thank you once again for your support!
Please note that we do have a foster home for Katie and are not lookng for one at this time. We also have no idea how long it will take to get her ready for adoption and will NOT be accepting applications for her at this time.
Sincerely,
Sandra Suarez
Great Dane Rescue
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