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Saint Bernard General Discussions / Difference between AKC and FCI standard?
« on: February 11, 2007, 09:26:30 am »
Hiho- I'm researching St. Bernards and live down in Brasil, under the FCI umbrella.  I understand that the St. Bernard standard for FCI and AKC are very different but I'm not sure how.  Does anyone know the basic differences?  Are the temperments generally aspiring to the same standard?

Thanks in advance for any help-
Karina

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General Board for Big Dogs with Big Paws / Introducing myself
« on: March 30, 2006, 01:05:01 pm »
Ok, I may have popped up and introduced myself last year briefly but I can't remember. 

My name is Karina and my family and I live in Brasil in a small farming town.  I have 2 girls (2 and 4) and have had a bad case of doggie-lust since last summer.  We are waiting till my younger daughter potty-trains to get our first family dog and I've been researching up a storm.

We've got it narrowed down to mastiff, great dane or newfoundland (I do have reservations about them in this heat despite hearing from a number of very respectable folks that they adapt just fine).  I figure that I'll make the call based on the breeder that I feel most comfortable with. 

We've been to one dog show and may be going to another one (with specialties for great danes and mastiffs!) in a couple of weeks.  I'm still working out the bribery for my husband for that one!   ;)

The most popular dogs around in this area seem to be Kuvasz, Pit Bulls, Australian Cattle Dogs, border collies and of course the Brasilian street dog (mutt).  It's a pretty rustic area.   ;)  Fila breeder up the road too. 

Ok, just popping in to say hi and I've been enjoying learning from this site.   

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Kuvasz Discussions / Visitting the #1 Kuvasz breeder in Brasil tomorrow - Updated! It was great!
« on: March 29, 2006, 12:31:13 pm »
I'm not interested in getting a Kuvasz, but I am fascinated by the dogs and also how a top-rated kennel would be run.  They also do training there and I want to see if they'd be an option for puppy-training classes when we get our dog (I'm researching mastiffs, danes, and newfoundlands).  They've been really helpfull in giving references for vets who are used to large/giant dogs and have been really friendly despite the fact I made it clear that I wasn't going to be buying any puppies!   ;)  (I'll be a first-time dog-owner with little kids.  Sound like I should be getting a Kuvasz?  I think not!  But they are brilliant in the right situation.)

I'll try and get pics (if they let me, don't know their rules/preferences about that).  I'm really looking forward to it.   ;D  They even have puppies right now.  I get to cuddle!!!   

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Great Dane Discussions / Another question - male vs. female?
« on: March 26, 2006, 11:10:17 am »
Have you noticed a difference between the male and female dane in terms of personalities?  Is one more protective than the other?  (I'm looking for the lesser protective. ;))  Naturally a great deal of personality will depend on socialization and the temperments of the parents and such but I was wondering if there was some consensus among Dane people on this one.

Thanks! 

-Karina

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Great Dane Discussions / Tracking with Danes?
« on: March 26, 2006, 10:51:54 am »
Do any folks out there do tracking with your Danes?  I know it's not what they were bred for and whatnot but just wondering if they still enjoyed it.  Sure they're no beagles but it's not like they are bulldogs with no nose at all! 

I am very interested in doing (informal) tracking games with my future dog and was wondering if that would work with a Dane? 

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Great Dane Discussions / Gastric tack? Trying to avoid bloat through surgery....
« on: March 22, 2006, 07:43:00 am »
Hiho,

I've been lurking a while and this is my first real post.  I was wondering about your opinions about the gastric tack, a surgery to help decrease the risks of gastric torsion.  Have you done it with your dogs?  Why or why not?

A great dane breeder here with whom I'm corresponding says that it's actually much less traumatic than the ear surgery which can be 5 months of bandaging and ointments and with the gastric tack after 20 days your baby is as good as new and a lot safer actually.  (Of course she says you still have to follow all the preventatives cause one doesn't play with bloat!)  She's never had one of her dogs succumb (and this is over 20 years.)

So ..... your opinions?  And at what age did you do it or think it should be done?

Thanks in advance!

-Karina
living in Brasil and dogless for now but researching up a storm!


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