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Great Dane Pictures / Re: Wet dog days
« on: May 21, 2005, 07:16:38 pm »
Nice pic. So does Dane enjoy bath time? I know Oreo hates getting wet. During the warmer months it's outside with the hose, but during winter, it is him and I in the shower, and I end up getting wetter than him. So how does everyone else deal with bath time?

Jason

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Great Dane Pictures / Re: Hey y'all. Yet another Newbie.
« on: May 20, 2005, 04:04:14 pm »

Jason,

Oreo looks like a mismarked mantle. He looks a little to me like a merle. Granted I don't have the best eyes (middle age you know) or is that what comes of their color as they age?

Tina

I was told Oreo was a mantle. From his early coloring, I assume this to be true. He has definitely gotten whiter/grayer through the years. Here is a photo of him just after I got him. I forgot how young and timid he was until I dug this picture out.

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Great Dane Pictures / Re: Hey y'all. Yet another Newbie.
« on: May 20, 2005, 12:08:14 pm »
Stella,
Merlin looks alot like Oreo did when I first got him (age 2). He is now half past 8 and going strong. I'll see if I can dig up and old pic to show you the resemblance. Here is a more recent pic from Dec 2004.

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Old English Mastiff Discussions / Re: FREE FEEDING OR NOT???
« on: May 20, 2005, 12:00:44 pm »
Wow! Did everything turn out okay?  What were the first symptoms?  Did you recognize it right away?  We were told to feed twice a day and take the bowls away after 10 minutes.  It has worked out well.  I think bloat is a scary thing for big dog owners. 

Oreo is fine now. Basically he woke me up around 2 AM one evening. He was stumbling a bit (kinda like he was drunk), blue gums and a distended abdomen. Got him to the emergency vet in time, they cut him open to get everything twisted back the right way. After a few days in the hospital, a few weeks of rest at home, lots of boiled chicken, rice and cottage cheese and he was good as new.That was about 3 years ago. I'm just glad it happened when I was home, because timing is critical.

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Old English Mastiff Discussions / Re: FREE FEEDING OR NOT???
« on: May 20, 2005, 09:30:57 am »
I've always had Oreo on a scheduled feeding. Breakfast and dinner. If he leaves it in the bowl after 15 minutes, it gets taken away. The Dane rescue I got him from recommended it. Of course I have the opposite problems that most of you have, he doesn't want to eat everything and often leaves some food left in the bowl.
I too was concerned about the Bloat problem from the beginning, but even with scheduled feeding and all the other precautions, we still ended up at the emergency vet with bloat and torsion a few years ago. May you never have to experience that.

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Great Dane Pictures / Re: Hey y'all. Yet another Newbie.
« on: May 19, 2005, 05:32:40 pm »
I can handle a bit of Male bashing. As far as explaining male behavior patterns, not sure I can help you there. It's against the unspoken male bonding laws. ;)


Jason

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I tried the guilottine style and the scissor style clippers when Oreo was younger and neither did a very good job. Splintering, bleeding,... and he just hated nail clipping time because of it. I've sworn by my cordless Dremel for the past 5 years. It took some getting use to, but Oreo doesn't mind it nearly as much. I agree with the article. The sanding spindle type attachments are the best for this job.

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Great Dane Pictures / Hey y'all. Yet another Newbie.
« on: May 19, 2005, 03:01:16 pm »
I ran across this site last week and think it is just great. Just wanted to introduce my little big boy, Oreo. This picture is a few years old as he is turning whiter by the day, but I'll try to post some recent shots soon.

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