About Ken Humphries Expertise I have only four geat danes now, all fawn, although I have had brindles in the past. I have had them for 34 years and am an international judge of danes, I breed them occasionally and show them most weekends. I also organise seminars and lecture on Kennel Club regulations, how to judge dogs, canine anatomy, movement and stewarding at shows. I am on the committees of National Working & Pastoral Breeds, Midland & West of England Great Dane Club organising shows and I was chairman of Stratford Canine Society.
Experience I have had up to 20 great danes at any one time, fawn, brindle and blue,in the past. I have had them for 34 years and am an international judge of danes, I have judged the championship show of the Great Dane Club of South Australia. I breed them occasionally and show them most weekends. I also organise seminars for novice judges and instruct them on Kennel Club regulations and construction and movement.
A dane we bred and that I showed took the best dog award at Crufts.
Expert: Ken Humphries Date: 2/27/2008 Subject: potty training my 15 week dane
Question I have a 15 week old great dane that I have raised since he was six days old. Our female dane had puppies and she died of bloat six days after her nine puppies were born. My husband and I bottle fed and raised these puppies. They were born in November so we're in the winter months. Now we have our two adult danes ( no problem training them when they were young) and our puppy we kept. I can't get him trained. He goes out with his dad and aunt and plays and pees and does his thing and then comes in and does it again? We free feed and someone suggested not doing that but I think our three and four year old dane may not like that? How can I get him to know he can't just go wherever and whenever he pleases? He knows he did bad when I see it but I can't seem to stop him. I take him out every few hours?
Answer Dogs respond best to a regular life style. Feeding twice a day at fixed times helps because they go out to relieve themselves after eating and when they wake up. With a more regular life style you shoud have no problems.
The adults will soon get used to the new regime and it will help the youngster's training.
