Bing earned both a versatility award and the GDCA Hall of Fame!
Great Dane Club of America Hall of Fame!
New Title for Bing!
Bing officially earned his AKC Rally Excellent title! He is now CH Flighty Foto White Christmas CD RE CA DCAT TKI CGC TT!
Picture from earlier this summer, when wildflowers were in bloom.
Canine Hero
Nash, our Golden, saved another dog’s life!
There was a lost dog in our area and Nash found her yesterday, trapped in a large hole in a field next to our property. She had been missing for three days.
Late Sunday afternoon, I was on a walk on our acreage with Bing and Nash, when Nash indicated something just off our property, in the adjoining field. I asked him to “show me” and he took me over to the area. As I got closer, I heard barking, but could not find the dog at first. In the long grass, this giant hole was completely hidden from view. She had tried and tried to get out, as indicated by the claw marks at the top of the hole, but she couldn’t pull herself out. The owners had searched on/near our property and had actually driven their 4-wheeler within 6′ of the hole, without knowing she was there!
She was super scared, so I opted to wait for her owners to get her out. They live semi-near us, so I called, and they rushed right over. The gentleman was able to pull her out easily. It was a very happy reunion, with some tears.
Very thankful for the good outcome! Good boy, Nash!
Merle Gene Presentation
Dr. Neil O’Sullivan recently gave a presentation to the Midland & West of England Great Dane Club about the merle gene, titled “Merle, the gene we needed but did not know it.”
Click here for the accompanying slide show presentation
Rescue Dane Available
A friend of mine is working with an owner to re-home their almost one year old fawn male Great Dane. Update: The owner has decided to surrender the dog to the Upper Midwest Great Dane Rescue: https://www.thegreatdanerescue.com/. Please visit the rescue’s website and work directly with them.
This is the information I have about the dog:
- 1 year old (in July) intact fawn male, cropped ears – still has a puppy brain with puppy energy, but very smart and loving
- House-broken and knows sit, stay and shake
- Getting along fine with their two Danes – female and male (when he is tolerating the pup)
- Don’t know about cats
- Needs to be crated when nobody is home – still at the tear up & swallow puppy phase
What we fed today
I have been out of habit or writing these posts!
My method of feeding raw is ever evolving. I feed basically 100% ground foods these days. It is easy for me. I have a good supply source. The dogs like it. It works.
This morning’s meal was ground beef, some organ meat, and mackerel. I add about 1 teaspoon of bone meal per 1 lb of meat (watch stools and adjust per your own dog’s needs). I feed 1000 mg of Vit C each meal. I have been adding kelp into breakfast lately as well.
Bing – Conformation Practice
Practice, practice, practice! We frequently attend a drop-in conformation class, so that Bing learns to be a show dog. It’s much harder than it looks! And we want the dogs to enjoy showing, so we work hard to make it fun for the dog. Part of that includes getting the dog used to what is expected of them, so it’s an enjoyable experience and not a stressful one come the day of a show.
Here he is at the end of a long class (and an impromptu play session that followed), so a bit done with it all, but still a cooperative puppy. 7 months old.
Side note: Dogs show in conformation, not confirmation. Conformation is about how the dogs conform to the breed standard.
Lost Content
My website hosting company was sold to a different company and they migrated servers….and managed to lose over two months of blog posts and website updates. 🙁 My bad for not having everything backed up. Really bad timing as I had tons of pictures of the 2018 litter. I’ll try to add back some pics as I have time.
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Sad News
Very sad to announce that we lost our sweet Kizzy. We never have enough time with our beloved canine companions, but even knowing that, it’s always hard.
Thanks for being my constant companion for many great years. Oh the fun we had, my Kizzy Roo!
4/6/08-2/5/18
