Great Dane Doberman mix puppy

[les]

I have had 2 doberdane mixes over the last 20 years, both dogs male and female are outgoing, do anything, RETRIEVE anything, very alert, and protective. While they were pups I DID feed them normal puppy food. Lots and lots of water and attention are necessary as they tend to be quite active. In my opinion they are the best "breed". They were wonderful with my children through the years. Thor [male], left home at about 6 years, Trinket [female] was here for 17 years..both had minimal health problems. Do you have any idea where I can get another one? I would love to have another preferably female, but not a big deal... please help I have been looking for quite some time. Thanks a bunch.

[Karen]

Do you have any idea where I can get another one? I would love to have another preferably female, but not a big deal... please help I have been looking for quite some time. Thanks a bunch.

Try contacting both Doberman and Great Dane rescue groups - they may either have them, or know of some that need homes. Also, or course look on Petfinder.com - you never know what you will find!

[wolfsoul]

I would not feed any puppy food; Even large breed puppy food is not safe. It is all a huge conspiracy; Babies need baby food, so of course pet food companies came up with a huge marketing scam for puppies. Pups in the wild do not recieve alot of food after the pack is done regurgitating for them. They are on the bottom of the pack, and eat what little leftovers there are; Usually just stomach contents and scraps. They are meant to grow very slowly, and properly. Puppy foods are high in fat, calcium, and vitamins, causing the puppies to grow very fast. In large breeds this can cause growth issues -- in great danes you'll mostly notice it in the front legs.
I am a HUGE advocate of structure guru Pat Hastings. NO ONE has done the amount of research into structure that she has, and she is 100% against puppy foods. In her seminars she shows ALOT of pictures of great danes that she helped "cure" because if you stop puppy food soon enough you can help reverse the problem -- not entirely, but a very knuckled over great dane can improve. She also bred dobermans for many years. She holds seminars all over the world, and she has evaluated 30,000 litters -- many of them fed puppy food -- and she concludes that puppy food is one of the worst things you can do to your puppy, structurally.
I had a GSD puppy when I was a kid whose legs grew too fast for the rest of him; He had to be put to sleep when he was 6 months old because he could no longer walk. We were told it was because he was fed puppy food. He was extremely knuckled over and easty-westy in the front. His long bones were putting alot of pressure on his pasterns; He was in a great deal of pain.
All of my puppies are started on adult food now, and I make sure my puppy owners do the same. My lines are quick to mature and I want to make sure they grow properly.

[wolfsoul]

I just checked, and almost all great dane webpages will tell you the same..

...Feeding Great Danes puppy food, even large breed formulas can have serious consequences. The protein and fat levels of most brand puppy foods are way too high for a growing Dane.
...It is crucial to "grow them slow", slow steady growth is key to proper development!...

http://www.all-about-great-danes.com...eat-danes.html

..Remember, slow, steady growth will do more for your puppy than rapid growth that can happen with puppy foods. The puppy will eventually reach its genetic potential, but without the additional risk to bone that comes from high proteins and supplementation (calcium/minerals) or puppy foods.
..Do not feed puppy foods, even those developed for giant breeds.

http://www.daneangelnetwork.org/puppyfood.htm

...Dane puppies should not be fed puppy food. The high calories and protein levels of puppy food encourage rapid growth spurts, which is linked to growth related problems (i.e. Pano, HOD) in giant breeds.

http://www.fotodanes.com/kibble.htm

And for dobermans too....

..They also discontinue feeding puppy food at an early age, ~4 months. This practice is thought to help reduce the incidence of Panosteitis (wandering lameness) and reduce the rapid growth produced by a higher ratio of protein found in most commercial puppy foods.

http://www.puppypetsupplies.net/tag/doberman-puppy/

[Vette]

I heard its not good to feed medium/large breed puppy food thats too high in protein as it causes bone and joint issues as they grow. medium/large breed puppies require lower fat and protein level to ensure that they grow at a healthy pace. maybe thats what your friend meant

[luvofallhorses]

It is fine to feed large breed puppy food for Great Danes and Dobes. You shouldn't have to if it's high quality. They are large breeds after all. You would not need to feed large breed food to an American Pit Bull Terrier, they are a medium breed. Just using the APBT as a example of a dog that wouldn't need large breed food. This thread is really old, lol.

[Vette]

^ i didnt notice the date on the first post

[ARIES]

ok how do i put pics up here i have no website of my own. but i took some pics of her to put up and show everybody but i dont know how HELP!!!

also is there somthing i should be doing to Aries when she goes to the bathroom in her crate in the middle of the night and i wakeup to her crying. i take her out not knowing that she whent pee in her cage. then when she is out side she goes pee and some times number 2

[RachelJ]

No, I don't think there is anything you should be doing to Aries. She had an accident, she's still a baby. You know how hard she tries to do the right thing, but accidents do happen even to the bestest of sweethearts. You clean up her cage and give her some fresh bedding and go back to bed. Just make sure you take her out the very last thing before you go to bed every night.

Pictures: First you have to have the pictures in digital format. You can do this by use of a scanner, or with a digital camera, or when you have your regular film developed, asking to have it also put on a diskette or cd. Do you have any pictures that are already digital?

[ARIES]

yes i have pics are digital

[Tanya&Fritz]

You have to copy your pictures to webshots.com.

Then go to the picture you want in webshots and right click it. Click on properties, highlight the url and hit copy. Come back here and hit paste. At the beginning of your url you have to add [img] and at the end [/img].

[ July 05, 2001: Message edited by: Tanya&Fritz ]

[ARIES]

[Cinder & Smoke]

Close .
Here's ARIES !



And here's the album:
Aries' Album

[RachelJ]

Wow, that was quick work.

[Daisy's Mom]

Aries you are so beautiful! What expressive eyes! You're just precious