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« on: November 08, 2006, 12:52:52 pm »
i have a question for all of you. i've had big dogs for years, but i recently rescued my first great dane, who started out knee high (could pick him up with one hand and carry forever with no probs) and in 2 1/2 months is now waist high (almost 6 months old now). i got him from a "breeder" in tennessee, who kept him outside, in a pen, and told me he had "never left the property" which is now causing tremendous problems as you can imagine. he is very scared... of everything. garbage cans, the tv, when you spray a cleaner, the vaccum, etc. he has destroyed all my furniture from running, even though i have tried with all i have to hold him still. he is still horribly underweight (wish i had pics, hope to soon, i lost my cam. charger) but has crushed my coffee table, eaten the door frames and pillows, etc from running, which has forced me to crate him whenever i leave the room to take a shower, or clean. i've even had my hubby try to hold him with me and it just makes things worst. it takes ATLEAST two people to load him into a car, and it's nearly impossible to get him to leave our home. to get him to go on a walk, i have to bring my other 2 large breeds, which i don't mind, but i don't want him to be so dependent that he can't go anywhere by himself (because of vet visits, etc). he urinates, and deficates every time something new happens, and even though i've tried to get him around new things, it just isn't happening. he flips out so bad i'm scared he will break a leg, as he has already jumped off of our 8 ft deck to get away when we dropped a bag of charcoal, and limped for days. recently our neighbors even mentioned that they hear him screaming when they're coming DOWN the road, not even at our house yet, if i'm gone. does anyone have any suggestions, and do any of you know of the aromatherapy plug ins work for dogs with anxiety problems? thanks!