Gigi

Our keeper girl, Gigi. So cute, fun and naughty! We love her.

mantle great dane puppy ears taped
Gigi at 12 weeks old
mantle great danes playing
Kizzy loves her mini-me, too
mantle great dane puppy
On the go!
mantle great dane puppy ears taped
Busy puppy

Puppy Play

Down to three puppies…it seems so quiet!  The only time it would ever seem easy to have three puppies is when you’re down from nine!

Dickens does not get picked up for a little bit yet, but he is having a camp over with a friend, for extra socialization.  Here at home we have Gigi, Charlie and Heidi.  Charlie and Heidi are still looking for their perfect homes. Such sweet babies! They already know “kennel up” and are doing amazing with potty training. We’ve been taking trips to the park and around town, to get some car ride time, check out new places and meet new people.

Charlie is usually the first puppy to crash. He will climb into their shared crate and start napping. Gigi follows him in, although Heidi would much prefer a lap for snuggling.

Great Dane playing with her babies
Whoa, Mom!
Watching Mom zoom by us
Great Dane puppies running
Charlie (with the smooshed up face) and Heidi
Great Dane puppies and cat
Heidi and Charlie checking out our kitty, Oliver
Great Dane puppy and cat
Oliver does not seem impressed with this invitation to play..

9 Week Old Evaluation

I can’t believe it has been 9 weeks.  This litter has been so much fun!

All of these puppies have new homes.

Show prospect Great Dane 9 weeks old
Ace
mantle great dane puppy
Ace
piebald great dane puppy
Jasmine (FKA Babe)
piebald great dane puppy
Jasmine (FKA Babe)
mantle great dane puppy 9 weeks old
Diesel (FKA as Charlie)
9 week old great dane puppy
Diesel
show potential great dane puppy 9 weeks old
Dickens
9 week old mantle great dane
Dickens
piebald great dane puppy
Homer (FKA Earl)
piebald great dane
Mojo (FKA Frankie)
piebald great dane puppy
Mojo (FKA Frankie)
show potential great dane puppy
Gigi – this lovely girl will be staying with us
mantle great dane puppy
Gigi
mantle great dane
Heidi
mantle great dane puppy
Heidi
piebald great dane puppy
Ruby (FKA Isla)
piebald great dane puppy
Ruby (FKA Isla)

Puppies stacked at 6.5 weeks

Not quite old enough for official evaluations, but the puppies starting to learn the stacking ropes.  So happy with how this litter is turning out!

In birth order:

mantle male Great Dane puppy 6 1/2 weeks
Ace
Mantle great dane puppy
Ace
Piebald Dane puppy
Babe
Babe
mantle dane puppy
Charlie
Charlie
mantle great dane puppy
Dickens
Dickens
piebald dane puppy
Homer (FKA Earl)
Homer
piebald great dane
Frankie
Frankie
mantle great dane 6 1/2 weeks old
Gigi
Gigi
mantle great dane puppy
Heidi
Heidi
piebald great dane puppy
Ruby (FKA Isla)
Ruby

Puppy Toenails

Keeping your dog’s nails neatly trimmed not only looks nice, it also is less stress on the dog’s foot.  No long nails to splay the feet out.  No long nails to jab into your foot either!

We start when they are just babies, getting them used to getting the nails trimmed and also keeping the quick nice and short.

Having nine puppies means LOTS of nails to trim.  I use a Dremel to grind the nails, which keeps them nice and smooth.  For more detail, check out this old post.

grinding dog nails

First time outside

The puppies had their first venture outside today.  They did great!

piebald great dane
Frankie
mantle great dane puppies
Dickens and Gigi (FKA Greg)
piebald dane
Isla

Piebald Dane
Babe
4 week old mantle great dane puppy
Ace
Kizzy was excited about their outdoor adventure, too!
Finished off the experience with dinner outside.