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| Great Dane | 10/17/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: My fiance adopted a great dane from a rescue shelter in New orleans about a year ago. She is the ...
A: Given that you are not a trained behaviourist I would say you have as much chance as a snowflake in ...
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| Great Dane Care | 10/16/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: My Great Dane puppy is 11 wks old and yesterday started showing signs of his back right leg being ...
A: Get the vet to check him over. Never used eagle but Pirina is used by many dane people. If you ...
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| Wobblers | 10/13/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I was reading that you said Danes can live a normal life with wobblers? I have a year old Dane with ...
A: The expert on this is probably Maggie Down on 016047708321. It's not a problem that chiropractic ...
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| Legs | 10/9/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I got my 2 months old fawn great Dane a couple of days ago... She wasn't eating at first but ...
A: She should not be skinny, puppies should be rolly-poly without being overweight. She should sleep ...
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| puppies | 9/30/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: we have a litter of 15 great dane x irish wolf hounds who are now 4 weeks they have mainly been hand ...
A: Yoy should have been weaning them from 2 1/2 weeks on. How would you like 30 sets of sharp claws ...
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| Puppy Food | 9/29/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: We just brought our 11 week puppy home 1 1/2 weeks ago and we are feeding her Wellness Puppy food ...
A: I've never heard of it in the UK. If the food is suiting her then keep going. Do not be tempted to ...
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| Nervous Aggression | 9/28/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Ken, my great dane who is 10 months old seems to have developed a nervousness / disliking of ...
A: Putting her outside will not cure the problem. She is getting over protective and jealous. It is a ...
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| why is he still skinny? | 9/27/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have a two yer old great dane that my vet says is too skinny. We keep food in his bowl all day ...
A: Perhaps he is just the slim kind. Only feed twice a day at set times. Allowing him to graze means ...
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| skinny dane | 9/24/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: my dane is almost 4 yrs old he is very healthy but is very skinny he eats a ton of food but i have a ...
A: Cheap foods are not the answer, nor are the very expensive ones (someone has to pay for all that ...
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| Skinny 12month female dane | 9/12/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Our female Dane gets 6 cup servings of Nutro Ultra Large Breed dry food daily (as suggested on ...
A: You need to add meat to her diet. Minced raw tripe is our preference, about 1 lb or 450 gms each ...
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| Our Great Dane - Rocky | 9/11/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: We've just adobted a 1 yr old male fawn. He seems to be happy and energetic, but we think he's not ...
A: I live in the UK and it sounds as though you live in the US. We get feeding stools at shows that ...
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| One more Quest | 9/5/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: 1. I want to know what is exactly to have the best harlequin offsprings, by mating harle to ...
A: In otherwords she is a mismarked harlequin. There is no colour piebald in any standard that i have ...
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| skin pustules | 9/4/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: My 1 yr old blue female has had pimples on her muzzle and now it's spreading to her legs. I have ...
A: What's a marlequin? Is it one of those made up names breeders use so that they can charge extra? ...
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| 2 question about Harlequin Sirs ! | 9/4/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: 1. I want to know what is exactly to have the best harlequin offsprings, by mating harle to ...
A: Never use a merle for mating. What is a piebald harlie? Harlies are black and white or blue and ...
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| Looking for a puppy | 9/3/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I emailed you a while ago(back in May - sorry can't find the original email, and have since lost it ...
A: My neighbour is waiting for a litter of harlequins. He can be contacted on trevieajones@aol.com, ...
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| Blue Merle Great Danes | 8/31/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: My sister and her fiance are looking to adopt a dane. They found a puppy they like, but her fiance ...
A: All merles are blue and they suffer no worse health than any other canine. The merle gene is ...
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| Puppy's fang is broken | 8/29/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: We have a 6-week old Dane puppy. I noticed yesterday that about 2/3 of one of her upper fangs had ...
A: Dogs don't have fangs, only vampires have fangs. They have incisors, canines, pre-molars and ...
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| rolling eye lids | 8/29/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: My friend has recently bought a puppy Great Dane and he is gorgeous. They took him to the vets to ...
A: If the vet really said that, change your vet. The problem sounds like entropian where the eyelid is ...
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| Help finding illustrations on Great Dane ears | 8/27/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Hey there. I am trying to find a website and if anyone could help me out I would greatly ...
A: It will have to be an American website as cropping is not allowed anywhere else in the civilised ...
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| great dane stools | 8/25/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: My son has great danes and he is going to iraq and i am trying to help his wife with these dogs. my ...
A: Get them to a vet as this is not normal. The stools should be firm to hard. We recommend raw ...
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| Slim Great Dane | 8/23/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have a two year old fawn male Great Dane and he seems too thin to me---He is 36" at the shoulder ...
A: Forget the IAMS and all the other expensive foods and find a complete food without additives and ...
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| fighting danes | 8/22/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have two great danes, mother and daughter. I had the daughter first and she is almost two years ...
A: You know what they say about two women in the same house! Bitches fight worse than dogs and often ...
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| Food issues with Great Dane | 8/21/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: We're feeding Nutro Natural Choice - lamb & rice DRY food, mixed with one can of CANNED food each ...
A: Always wet the dry food. We mix dry with raw minced tripe and have no problems with eating or ...
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| Tails and personality | 8/13/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I am trying to decide what breed of dog to buy. I do not want a heavy shedding bread and I want an ...
A: A Great Dane is not for you. The tail is part of the breed and they shed hair like it's going out ...
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| feeding Great Dane Pups | 8/8/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Help!!! How often and how much do you feed 7 pups. Mom is loosing interest. They are 4.5 weeks old ...
A: You should have got a book on rearing puppies, it's a bit late now. They should have been weaned at ...
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| My Dane won't walk, lies down when i put his leash on. | 8/6/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have a 4 month old male great dane. I want to train him to poop outside but i can't get him to ...
A: There is no quick fix. The dog obviously distrusts you, for some reason. Training starts at eight ...
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| Is a Great Dane the Dog for me?? | 8/5/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I live in an apartment and I've always wanted a great Dane because i have always heard that they ...
A: If you live in an apartment where would the dog pee and pooh? Until a puppy dane is 18 months old ...
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| Great Dane | 8/4/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I would really like to adopt a Great Dane, but i also have two other dogs. A Female Labrador, and a ...
A: It is quite possible as long as they are introduced properly, that is always under supervision and ...
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| great dane very fat but can see bones | 8/1/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Ok, I had 2 danes, we had to get rid of them cuz one was a chewer, so to be fair I got rid of ...
A: I've never heard of PLE but I'm not a vet. Have you tried worming her? If she has been where there ...
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| great dane very fat but can see bones | 7/31/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Ok, I had 2 danes, we had to get rid of them cuz one was a chewer, so to be fair I got rid of ...
A: Sounds like neglect then. Start feeding several small meals a day until she is back to ...
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| hip problems? | 7/27/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Ken. I recently got a 13 week old GD from a friend who had taken him in. When he runs, he looks ...
A: Could be either, if he's not worried then you shouldn't either. It should clear up as he grows up. ...
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| Breeding my bitch | 7/25/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have a two year old black and white Great Dane (Pennie) that was given to us. The previous owners ...
A: Go to your local library and ask for dane books by Hilary Harmer, Di Johnson and Karina Le Mare. ...
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| deaf dane | 7/23/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have a 3 months old white dane, he's deaf....which i knew of course when I took him... but for a ...
A: Blindness can often go with deafness in white dogs. Responsible breeders euthanaise at about two ...
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| Great Dane Has feet problems | 7/16/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: Nothing seems to help, my Great Dane is a possible distemper survivor. Her pads are cracked & dry, ...
A: Keep the bootees/booties on her for a while. With any luck new skin should grow through, like with ...
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| G.Dane Puppy | 7/12/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I recently adopted a great dane puppy. His momma cut all the babies off at 4 1/2 weeks. I got him ...
A: It is usual to wean pups off the mother at 3 weeks and feed them minced lamb or beef. It is not ...
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| Puppy dental problems - base narrow canines | 7/6/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I just received a 12 week old Great Dane puppy. When I took her to the vet she told me that her ...
A: ADDITIONAL ANSWER. go to www.bengraftongreatdanes.me.uk to see typical dane heads. Most dogs ...
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| Great Dane pup: Weight and feeding | 7/1/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: My. 12 week old Mantle, Sadie, recently survived Parvo. She currently weights 25lbs., and she is ...
A: Send me an email to bengraftondanes@aol.com and i will send you our diet sheet. Make sure you ...
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| Owning a Dane | 6/29/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: My husband and I are devoted Dane lovers and at the present time own 4 Dane puppies. We originally ...
A: Because of all the difficulties and potential hazards with deaf dogs, responsible breeder usually ...
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| children allergies with danes | 6/13/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: We are about to get a harlequin dane in the next 2 weeks and just found out our 2 year old daughter ...
A: Don't get a puppy to try it out then have to re-home it. It is like passing a child round from ...
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| A Rescue Great Dane | 6/11/2007 | Ken Humphries |
Q: I have a great Dane that I have Rescued he is 7 Months old They never feed him Dog food only Pizza ...
A: Send me an email and I will send pur diet sheet. kshumphries@aol.com I have no idea where you live ...
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