german shepherd/great dane mix

[Karen]

She was only six months old when I got her, but she had already been adopted and returned for being "destructive". These are a few of the issues I've had with her.

Poor thing, who knows what she went through before you got her. My older brother rescued a 3/4 Great Dane from a household where she was "only beaten when she barked or made noise .." The poor thing was terrified of everyone and everything when I first met her, and clung to my brother like he was a security blanket.

In time, Princess (named by my then 6-year-old niece - only a small girl would name a big black galoot of a dog (130 pounds when full grown) Princess!) became a calmer, braver dog, and helped raise her three human siblings.

I am so glad you have her, and love her, and are working with her to overcome her issues. I wonder if her "stinkiness" could have to do with food allergies, if it's not the sebborhea.

What's her name?

[cynicallynn]

Poor thing, who knows what she went through before you got her. My older brother rescued a 3/4 Great Dane from a household where she was "only beaten when she barked or made noise .." The poor thing was terrified of everyone and everything when I first met her, and clung to my brother like he was a security blanket.

In time, Princess (named by my then 6-year-old niece - only a small girl would name a big black galoot of a dog (130 pounds when full grown) Princess!) became a calmer, braver dog, and helped raise her three human siblings.

Aw, poor baby! Glad to hear she's doing so well now. Mine is slowly but surely getting better with meeting new people. One thing that's really helped has been taking her to the dog park. She loves other dogs and tends to take her cues from them if she's unsure of a situation.

I am so glad you have her, and love her, and are working with her to overcome her issues. I wonder if her "stinkiness" could have to do with food allergies, if it's not the sebborhea.

Thanks! I'll look into getting her a limited ingredients diet to see if that helps. She's very greasy and itchy, could that fit with a food allergy as well?

What's her name?

Her name is Meme. My computer geek boyfriend named her. Her nametag reads "No, you can't have a pony. NOT YOURS. My name is..." My friends and family refer to her as "The Horse" or "The Mule". I don't think she's THAT big though, I mean, not compared to a full Dane. She weighs just under 100 lbs and stands right at my hips (I'm 5'4").