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| When to get dane #2? | 9/5/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: What age would you recommend my first dane to be when I purchase dane #2? I currently have a 6 mo. ...
A: There are pros and cons for waiting and for getting the second now. to keep her company get a ...
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| breeding | 9/5/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Me and my husband and another couple are trying to breed our great danes together they are both blue ...
A: Two maidens are often a problem. You need an experienced breeder if you are going to persist. If ...
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| AF DCM | 9/1/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: My 4 year old dane Lulu and i are also in Midland and west!! Lu had been having problems with ...
A: What is DCM and AF. I obviously have no experience. Take the vet's advice, he at least knows what ...
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| skiddish pup | 8/30/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: i have a 4 month old Dane named Harley.i do not yet have him in classes but he has been doing very ...
A: If he doesn't meet strangers how does he know how to behave or how they will behave toward him. ...
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| Dane Potty Training | 8/30/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Well we got our Dane. She is a 7 week old Fawn, and got her from a breeder with the AKC papers. ...
A: Puppies go to the toilet every time they eat and every time they wake. Put sawdust on the kennel ...
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| Great Dane behavior problem | 8/28/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have a 4 yr old fawn female great dane. she over the last few months has seemed depressed. Now ...
A: Sounds very strange to me. Perhaps something or someone in the house is upsetting her and she ...
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| white great danes | 8/26/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have been reading all the horror stories of owning a white great dane. My question is if the dane ...
A: If there is going to be a problem with sight and hearing it will be from birth. So you little girl ...
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| Great Dane toenails | 8/24/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: What is the best toenail clipper with a stop on it to buy to cut nails on a 196lb great dane. also ...
A: It all depends where you live. There are lots of different makes and tradenames in different ...
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| GD size | 8/20/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have my first GD after having boxers for many years. My blue boy does not have a champion lineage, ...
A: Look at his sire, he should grow that big. He will grow at his own rate, don't try to rush things. ...
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| When to chose a Great Dane | 8/17/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I live in South Australia. I live on an acreage, well fenced. I have a malteze/shizui.6 yrs. and a ...
A: The older dogs will teach the youngster how to behave if it gets out of hand. Why not give Val Tapp ...
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| Blue Great Danes | 8/15/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: My family had a black great dane that we recently lost to a blood disorder that caused his platelet ...
A: I can only talk about health in danes in the UK where we do not have anything on record like you ...
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| parvo | 8/15/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: i have a 4 week old pup and she was diagnosed with mild parvo she has been on antibiotics for 5 days ...
A: What are you doing with a four-week-old pup? They should be with the rest of the litter until they ...
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| How/What to feed Great Dane Puppies | 7/27/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have two Great Dane females both 7 weeks old from the same litter, and I have been following what ...
A: Have you asked your vet about the diarrhoea? If you send me an email I will send you the diet sheet ...
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| energy level and socialization | 7/14/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: first, i would like to say that i enjoy reading your advice. second, i would like to inquire about ...
A: All puppies are excitable, danes are just bigger and tire more easily. Restrict exercise as it can ...
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| Purchase of Great Dane Puppy | 7/14/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: My wife and i are looking at purchasing a Great Dane and were wondering whether you could point us ...
A: There are not many litters about at present, wring time of year. Bitches will be in season next ...
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| outdoors in heat | 7/13/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Can a Great Dane be kept outside in summer heat, and if so what recommendations can you give to help ...
A: All our runs are covered. This keeps the sun off in the summer and the rain off all the rest of the ...
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| A blind and deaf great dane | 7/11/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Yesterday I found a little puppy in the street and took it home it was a great dane but I wistle to ...
A: Breeders usually put these puppies to sleep when they are very young to save them from homes which ...
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| white great dane | 7/9/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: i have an almost two year old great dane, and she is all white with very few black spots and she is ...
A: If you breed from her you may be passing on the deafness to future generations and the object of our ...
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| great dane chewing | 7/6/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have a 8 month old female Dane. she is a lovely dog except for one thing. When left alone she is ...
A: She is bored being left on her own. She also misses you as leader of the pack. also chewing is a ...
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| picky pup | 7/5/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have a 12 week old blue male, and he weighs 32#. He is really skinny, but his vet says he looks ...
A: There is no problem with blending the food. In a month or so add a few kibbles to the mixture to ...
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| Feeding | 7/1/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: My question is how much food intake should my great dane have. He is a blue merle, 13 months and ...
A: He sounds fine to me. As long as his ribs are covered he is getting enough. Vets do tend to like ...
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| Feeding a Great Dane mixed breed | 6/27/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: My husband and I found a puppy in a shopping cart at the grocery store. I think he was about 6 ...
A: Send me an email at kshumphries@aol.com and I will send you a diet sheet for great danes. Remember ...
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| Incontinence after surgery | 6/27/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Sir, My 2 year old fawn colored female "AGNES" was fixed about 6 montha ago. She began having ...
A: What do you mean by 'fixed'. Do you mean speyed? I'm not a vet and don't know the medications you ...
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| bREEDING dANES | 6/18/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Can you tell me if five years old is too old for my bitch to have her first litter. Thanks
A: In the generally accepted Code of Ethics supported by the dane clubs it is recommended that bitches ...
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| Re: 5/30 HOD | 6/16/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: What I was referring to was when you said: "If one removes the water from meat, I am told that the ...
A: Let me explain in simple language. Raw meat with 20% protein minus water equals over 30% protein. ...
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| shyness | 6/14/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I purchased a female great dane 2 weeks ago (12 weeks old then) from a local breeder. Saw the ...
A: The change of environment from quiet kennel to noisy household may be affecting her. She should ...
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| Puppy Behavior | 6/14/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: we have a 4 1/2 month old Dane, and recently she has begun a little growl at the kids when they ...
A: Puppies should be allowed to sleep without disturbance by the children. Imagine if you were being ...
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| Re: 5/30 HOD | 6/11/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Where do you live? You say in your response to this question that there is protein in your water ...
A: I don't recall saying that we had protein in the water. There may well be traces from recycling and ...
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| Great Danes and vomiting | 6/10/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have a 9 year black dane who has been vomiting fairly consistently for the past six months. He ...
A: What do you feed him on? Where do you live? What is the temperature where you live? Do you let ...
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| Why? | 6/4/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Why are you still on this site allowing yourself to be called an expert. The only thing you are an ...
A: Just because you think differently to me doesn't make you right. Who voted you the expert on all ...
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| great dane question | 6/4/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: We adopted a great dane from rescue 5 yrs ago she was estimated to be around 2 yrs old at the ...
A: This is a common problem with older bitches especially those that have been spayed. The vet can ...
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| blue danes | 5/31/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have heard that blue danes are suspectible to acne. Is this true? Are all danes suspectible? I ...
A: Blue danes are no more likely to develop teenage spots than any other colour. All the danes I have ...
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| Re HOD comments | 5/30/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Protein causing HOD and other growth problems is NOT a myth! Excessive nutrition of puppies causes ...
A: Your experience is different from mine. If one removes the water from meat, I am told that the ...
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| Question re: Danes and Cats. | 5/30/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I find it disturbing that you claim to be a trainer, yet you've responded to several posts by ...
A: In case you didn't know it, danes have been bred for centuries as hounds to hunt anything that runs. ...
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| Health problems with Merle coats | 5/30/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have read that Danes with Merle coats are more susceptible to auditory and opthalmalogic problems ...
A: We don't usually mate merle to merle as we are trying to breed harlequins with good colour. I have ...
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| Recognizing Mantles | 5/30/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Mr Humphries, could you please tell me when the UK will recognise Mantles and allow them to be shown ...
A: We are still working on the title. Someone has been blocking the work of the Breed Council and ...
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| Spay? | 5/30/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I recently purchased my first Dane from a woman whose intention was to breed her. She is 11 months ...
A: There are physical reasons why vets do not like to spay during the bitch's season. They prefer to ...
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| Expert knowledge or personal opinion | 5/30/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Ken, Don't you think it is a disservice to folks to call yourself the 'expert' on this breed? MANY ...
A: Point 1. The site is called All Experts which is rather a bold statement. Point 2. An Expert is ...
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| RE: 10/23/05 DANES NOT EATING ENOUGH | 5/29/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: You stated..."If you are going to let him snack constantly feed him fattening foods like crisps, ...
A: You are correct, typing error. Do not feed him fattening foods. NMy advice is to feed him at ...
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| Great Danes behavior | 5/29/2006 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Sadly I woke up this morning and the dog was lying there Dead, imagine my surprise!I was recently ...
A: I was so sorry to hear that, perhaps he had something organically wrong like a brain tumour. ...
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