Great danes shed a lot

[lshelley21]

My little big girl jaz sheds a ton, but since we purchased the furminatorl... holy cow this this is awsome!! All breeds (except the hair breeds) should try this thing. Awsome awsome... i thought it was a gimick but it really isnt....althou gh be careful, i gave jaz a brush burn, so go slow and soft. It takes all the little hairs out

[Boobearsmom]

Maybe its just us with the white Danes!!  I use the Zoom Groom on Boo.  Its rubber so it doesn't hurt, and she just stands there in a daze while I do it.  I think its almost like a mini-massage for her.  The hair goes flying too   I end up with piles of hair bunnies in the grass outside. 

[lshelley21]

No joke, i am amazed at how it took all the undercoat away, even though they are single layered... I used the same brush....zoom groom.... but i was doing it everyday and nothing seemed to stop the shedding...but now .... ahhh... i can wear black again..and guess what.. it is really black not white afterall..lol.

[Boobearsmom]

No joke, i am amazed at how it took all the undercoat away, even though they are single layered... I used the same brush....zoom groom.... but i was doing it everyday and nothing seemed to stop the shedding...but now .... ahhh... i can wear black again..and guess what.. it is really black not white afterall..lol.

Black?  What's that    Oh yeah, that's right.  Black is the mud she tracks all over the kitchen floor!  We try and avoid black in our house at all costs.  Still doesn't work.......we have a bulldog mix too.  She's white also.  You'd think we would have learned our lesson 

[mtaig12]

  Too funny! I think it's all in your perspective (as I'm sure the pyr/saint owners can attest). I think Star (great dane) sheds very little, but I'm comparing her to Max our chow/Akita mix.  He never "blows his coat" seasonally, instead he sheds his undercoat every stinkin' day of the year! I've used my furminator on him, but only use a soft brush on Star.

Then again, both my dogs are black, so when it's on the carpet/furniture/clothing, it's hard to know who to blame! I need to redecorate and make an all-black interior!

Tracy

[lshelley21]

boo...jaz is deaf too...she knows some asl i found a great book for you on deaf dogs if you would like. 

[Boobearsmom]

boo...jaz is deaf too...she knows some asl i found a great book for you on deaf dogs if you would like. 

What book is it?  When we first got her, her breeder was great and sent us links to different deaf dog/deaf person sites.  Then we found an amazing trainer (actually two) at Petsmart who were more than willing to work with a deaf dog.  We use a combo of ASL, training hand commands and some made up stuff just for her!  My daughter had cheerleading the other night so we brought Boo to walk on the track and do training.  It was the best feeling when someone came up and said "You have the biggest dog here, and yet, she's the best behaved, best trained dog."  Thank god they didn't see her rampaging thru the house!   What do you use as Jazzy's "no" sign?

[lshelley21]

shaking index finger side to side or if something big then four fingers together and thumb...like a mouth with your fingers and open and close over her nose. Shaking the finger is a little too harsh for her... she puts her ears flat on her head and gives that OH PLEASE DONT BE MAD look  the book is called living with a deaf dog .... best book...it shows 60 different handsignals, with all types of behaviors linked to them.

[Boobearsmom]

shaking index finger side to side or if something big then four fingers together and thumb...like a mouth with your fingers and open and close over her nose. Shaking the finger is a little too harsh for her... she puts her ears flat on her head and gives that OH PLEASE DONT BE MAD look  the book is called living with a deaf dog .... best book...it shows 60 different handsignals, with all types of behaviors linked to them.

Then she shouldn't meet Boo then!  Boo thinks the "no" sign is an oppotunity to talk back to mom and tell her what she thinks about that "no"!  I'd like to see that book though.  You said that Jaz was brain damaged.  How did they determine that?

[lshelley21]

The vet said she is... although i don't really think so.... she is night blind though.  When shaking the finger.... Jaz when in the mood will talk back to me and laugh at me.... her top lip goes up and she bounces around the room like a rabbit...then looks at me and whoooo wooooo's at me...

[Boobearsmom]

She is just gorgeous!  And she sounds like a character just like Boo.  Ok, Natick is only like 2 hours from us.  We should get together some time.  They sound like two peas in a pod.  And I wonder if the brain damage was just a result of the vet not knowing what to do with a deaf dog. 

[lshelley21]

that would be great to get together!!!!! Her best play bud just moved to FL.  I think the vet thought brain damage because one of her pupils is set lower in the iris then the other...so when you look at her, you don't really know if she is looking at you..lol. BUt it sounds worse than it actually is.  She also has tiny eyeballs...mic rooptica (Spelling)

[lshelley21]

i can't tell you how excited i am to have found you... another person with a deaf dane...!!!! 

[Boobearsmom]

I know of one other deaf dane on here.  His name is Tenchi and he's just beautiful too.  There is something about the dignity of a giant dog who can't hear but still carries themselves as if they have no problems at all.  Boo would be thrilled with another dane her size!  She gets a little too rambunctious with our bulldog mix.  Yay!!  And Boo's eyes go screwy sometimes too.  One pupil gets bigger and the other stays the same.  The vet never seemed worried about it.  Tell Jazzy Boo can't wait to meet her!!!!  Yeah I know, even though Boo is deaf, I still totally talk to her all the time!

[lshelley21]

well i am at work now, i would love to talk to you more though.  I work from 8-5 here in Concord MA. So i hopefully will talk to you later!!! Lshelley21@aol.com   email me anytime!!!!! (Maybe we can set up a playdate? I don't mind  travel, and Jazmine is great in the car!!)