When he gets that rambunctious, I crate Rosie who goes very willingly. She doesn't tolerate his craziness very well and actually appreciates the safety of her crate. Once he settles down and is no longer bouncing off the walls I let her out but more times than not she just prefers to stay in and nap herself.
At 10 years of age, Rosie just doesn't get really excited about playing anymore. She loves it when he follows her all around the yard and always glances back at him to make sure he's still the acceptable and respectable 2 - 3 feet behind her. She still loves to go on late night walks with her daddy and looks forward to it from the moment she first wakes up. She lives to be walked and once my leg is completely healed I will start walking her again in the morning while it's still cool out.
I've been following the Great Dane Lovers, Facebook page and I've learned a lot of interesting things with the first being Great Danes act like puppies their entire lives. You can have 25 different puppies all the same age and there will be a noticeable difference between them. Some much larger being 5 - 10 pounds heavier and talk about a wide assortment of different energy levels. It seems to be pretty common for many of the owners to have 2 - 5 Danes in their household.
Emmett is right in the middle of the acceptable weight for his age. I noticed the other night that he may be moving into the larger crate earlier than I thought he would.
It looks like we're going to need to save up and actually buy a Great Dane size crate. Emmett likes to sleep in his crate and I've seen enough hilarious photos of damage done by other Great Dane puppies to know it's by far a much better investment compared to replacing all the furniture.
I wonder if anyone makes one that looks like and can be used like a table. I've seen crates that look
The measurements below are for the largest crate made.
54" L X 37" W X 45" H
For dogs 111-190 lbs.
SKU: 1314114
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I also saw that some of the Great Dane people have purchased, a large dog bed that looks like a couch. All the people who bought one for their dogs absolutely love it. It would definitely fit really well in my office and leave me some floor space.
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Today's Date - July 11th, 2014
I gave Emmett his very first meaty bone this afternoon. He's been teething and I wanted to give him something that he could really sink his teeth into.
I let him sniff them before I actually gave him one and within seconds I had his undivided attention.
I gave Rosie's hers in her crate and gated Emmett in the kitchen so there could be no confusion over the bones. It was very obvious that he liked it a lot.
I videotaped him for a few minutes so I could recall and cherish his first experience for many years to come. I knew I needed to temperament check him to see how he would react to me taking a bone away from him and I truly did not expect his reaction. He growled, snarled and snapped. I was extremely surprised and before I even knew what I was doing I had him on his back and it turned into a huge battle.
I did give it back to him a little while later so I could see what his reaction would be like when I took it away again.
He had another melt down and I basically told him quite loudly with a few, good hard shakes what I thought of his behavior. Even though he looks like a big dog, he's still very much a young puppy and just doesn't understand.
On my 3rd try to take the bone away, I made sure that I had his attention, told him to drop it, removed it from his mouth and gave him a piece of hamburger. He did a lot better and for the rest of the afternoon I repeated the process. All was well and I started to feel a little guilty about getting in his face and yelling.
He brought the bone to me and tried to get me to play with it and all was good until 3 hours later. I had been watching TV and had been holding the bone in my lap as he chewed on it. He growled at me again and I once again told him exactly what I thought of his behavior and took the bone away.
I would much rather deal with his teenage attitude as a young puppy compared to when he's an adult.
I'm going to buy a couple of more meaty bones and work with him. His reaction wasn't vicious, he just didn't want me to take his bone and couldn't comprehend why I would take it away after giving it to him.
Even though he's a big boy at 14 weeks of age, it's very obvious that he's still very young. At 40 some pounds, his testicles are the size of marbles and look so small compared to his large body.
The two pictures below are probably the best ones that I have taken of him so far. He's finally starting to look like a real Great Dane puppy. He could have easily been mistaken for a Labrador puppy when he was smaller due to the fact that he's almost all black. His feet look so huge and I love how floppy his ears are becoming.
Last night he heard a doorbell on the TV and ran into the Living Room and stood by the front door and barked. He has a good bark for being so young and has been showing signs of being an incredible watch dog as he matures.
Before I forget, Christian and Breanna from down the street came for a short visit and he was very well behaved. I was surprised at how layed back he was and that he preferred to play with Mr.Bear the 2nd instead of being extremely excitable and jumping all about in typical puppy fashion.
The first Mr.Bear is still all in one piece. His tail has been chewed on but all in all he's holding up well. Emmett still sleeps with him but prefers to play with Mr.Bear the 2nd because it's three times the size as the first Mr.Bear.
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