Some updated pics of.....

reefaholic33

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The deaf great dane I rescued awhile ago, and my 3 others doggies. Thor is the Dane and at 11 months is 35" at the shoulder and about 6'3" on his hing legs.
Him and the fish tank.

This one for Meowzer lol.

I have a twin size mattress for him but he insists on using my little dogs bed!

The pack in the office.

Say what?
 
reefaholic33

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Figured I would share some more.
They have the beds backwards lol.

This is a potbelly pig I rescued awhile ago, there is a new trend of people selling them as mini pigs, FYI there is no such thing as a mini pig. Anyways he went to live on my friends sanctuary with 70 other rescued pigs. This is him sleeping with Max.

This is one of my favorite pictures.

This is thor helping clean out the fridge, don't worry I only let him do it for the pic then wiped it with clorox wipes lol.

Tired...
 
meowzer

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Thor is gigantic...LOL....Does he still have a lot of growing to do? Looks like he needs to grow into his paws more (YIKES)
 
reefaholic33

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Yes he has alot of growing to do both up and out. Giant breed dogs can grow for 2-4 years and he's 11 months lol. My vet that specializes in danes said he will mature at 40-42 inches tall and 180-200 pounds. According to her he is in the 90th percantile for dane's size at his age.
I just stumbled into him and adopted him because he is deaf but it turns out he's a pretty special dog. Nobody keeps white danes because of the deaf issue and sometimes blind also so they are usually put down at birth. He is very special and knows sign language.
 
reefaholic33

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Haha that's funny because my wife really wants a miniature horse or two and alot of them are much shorter than thor is lol.
 
darthtang aw

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Originally Posted by reefaholic33 http:///forum/thread/381914/some-updated-pics-of#post_3330118
Yes he has alot of growing to do both up and out. Giant breed dogs can grow for 2-4 years and he's 11 months lol. My vet that specializes in danes said he will mature at 40-42 inches tall and 180-200 pounds. According to her he is in the 90th percantile for dane's size at his age.
I just stumbled into him and adopted him because he is deaf but it turns out he's a pretty special dog. Nobody keeps white danes because of the deaf issue and sometimes blind also so they are usually put down at birth. He is very special and knows sign language.
Just watch his diet closely, mainly the protein percentage. Especially with him being in the top percentile. You don't want to be above 28% while he is still growing. Can lead to joint problems later in life due to massive growth to quickly.I know of a white deaf dane in our great dane meet up group. The foster owner has taken a small radio controlled car and and attached it to his collar without the wheels. When he is running and playing he pulls the trigger, the wheels spin and he stops and walks over to his owner. Sadly he has some minor blindness as well that could get progressively worse with age.
 
reefaholic33

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Originally Posted by Darthtang AW http:///forum/thread/381914/some-updated-pics-of#post_3330134
Quote:
Originally Posted by reefaholic33 http:///forum/thread/381914/some-updated-pics-of#post_3330118
Yes he has alot of growing to do both up and out. Giant breed dogs can grow for 2-4 years and he's 11 months lol. My vet that specializes in danes said he will mature at 40-42 inches tall and 180-200 pounds. According to her he is in the 90th percantile for dane's size at his age.
I just stumbled into him and adopted him because he is deaf but it turns out he's a pretty special dog. Nobody keeps white danes because of the deaf issue and sometimes blind also so they are usually put down at birth. He is very special and knows sign language.
Just watch his diet closely, mainly the protein percentage. Especially with him being in the top percentile. You don't want to be above 28% while he is still growing. Can lead to joint problems later in life due to massive growth to quickly.I know of a white deaf dane in our great dane meet up group. The foster owner has taken a small radio controlled car and and attached it to his collar without the wheels. When he is running and playing he pulls the trigger, the wheels spin and he stops and walks over to his owner. Sadly he has some minor blindness as well that could get progressively worse with age.
Wow that's a creative idea! I do worry about his eyes later in life but his vision test as of now are great. He is eating a food with 22% protein. The lady I adopted him from had him on puppy food up to 7 months so I hope that doesn't do him any damage later, I took him off it right when I got him. Thanks for the info. anything else you know first hand please share it with me, we have done our homework but its nice to here from someone who has them as he is our first.
 
oceankid

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OMG did I read it right? He's only 11 months! He's big really, I haven't seen a dog as big as that!

Uhhmm...You're adopting pigs too
 
reefaholic33

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^ I rescue anything I can, mostly dogs though. The pig I didn't adopt but took from a bad situation and put him in a good one. And yes he's still a puppy lol.
This is how he started.....
 
darthtang aw

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Elevated feeding bowls. Will help prevent bloat and some say helps prevent stomach flipping. Nothing solid as far as proof for this but can't hurt and only help. as he gets bigger, more padding in his bed will be needed most likely, extra weight laying on knees will form hard callouses on them and increase joint problems. I would start giving him glucosamine and Chondrotine daily. Helps with the joints. Can find it in a variety of treats (my personal preference is Zukes hip action). If I may, what food do you feed? He looks like he is fixed already, normally I recommend people wait atleast till one year in large breed dogs, sometimes the surgery will through hormones off and they can grow to quickly.
As a puppy run him, but try to limit jumping down from anything over 2 feet...sounds strange I know, but during their puppy development a lot of times the bones stretch without fully strengthening immediately and you can get small fractures in the bone...not an often occurrance, but something to watchout for. For the first 3 years have him checked for heart murmurs each time he gets a shot or sees a vet. Great Danes usually pass on from heart strain due to their size (thus the short average life span).
 
reefaholic33

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Darthtang AW http:///forum/thread/381914/some-updated-pics-of#post_3330144
Elevated feeding bowls. Will help prevent bloat and some say helps prevent stomach flipping. Nothing solid as far as proof for this but can't hurt and only help. as he gets bigger, more padding in his bed will be needed most likely, extra weight laying on knees will form hard callouses on them and increase joint problems. I would start giving him glucosamine and Chondrotine daily. Helps with the joints. Can find it in a variety of treats (my personal preference is Zukes hip action). If I may, what food do you feed? He looks like he is fixed already, normally I recommend people wait atleast till one year in large breed dogs, sometimes the surgery will through hormones off and they can grow to quickly.
As a puppy run him, but try to limit jumping down from anything over 2 feet...sounds strange I know, but during their puppy development a lot of times the bones stretch without fully strengthening immediately and you can get small fractures in the bone...not an often occurrance, but something to watchout for. For the first 3 years have him checked for heart murmurs each time he gets a shot or sees a vet. Great Danes usually pass on from heart strain due to their size (thus the short average life span).
Thanks Darth!
He eats out of an elevated bowl and I have been giving him fish oil for his joints per vet recomandation but will look for "Zukes" is that available at petsmart?
He is not fixed yet lol (I won't tell him you said it looks like it) We will get that done in march when he needs another round of shots and he will be 1year 3 months.
As of now we have him a twin size mattress but he insists on using that little dog one! I am thinking about taking it up so he can't use it.
I walk/jog him 2 miles 5 days a week so hopefully that should help his bones. I have read very little about the heart murmurs so I will make sure to do that and ask the vet.
I have him on iams large breed. And he eats about 5 cups split in half twice a day.
 
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