After my old shop dog ( a German Short-hair pointer) died on Thanksgiving day a year ago. We found the prefect successor. A 7 week old Merle Great Dane puppy. After 3 months , he's already 40+ pounds a over 22" tall.
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After my old shop dog ( a German Short-hair pointer) died on Thanksgiving day a year ago. We found the prefect successor. A 7 week old Merle Great Dane puppy. After 3 months , he's already 40+ pounds a over 22" tall.
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Congratulations! We lost our harlequin dane this past summer, oddly enough she followed a German short haired pointer. She wasn't a fan of the shop, but the mastiff is.. As long as the planer isn't running.
~mike
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What a cutie! I see he's already found the comfy spot!
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He's a handsome feller!
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The size of those paws…gives one pause. When you hear him whimper ,that means “ time for you to push my chair !”
But you will learn it all ! Wishing you and family many happy years with him !
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Friends had a Great Dane. His leash was merely a suggestion.Originally Posted by Mel Fulks
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Get used to this picture...
It's real !
We had a Great Dane. He lived to be 13 - which is unheard of. He was the ultimate couch potato. All he did was lay on the couch, get up and move to the bed to lay on, get off that after a while and head to the love seat in the family room then finally back to the couch. He only paused to eat and go outside.
He was also attached to my wife like a piece of velcro.
Follow the Marmaduke comic strip. Great Danes have a whole set of unique traits & you can tell the author(s) are Dane owners.
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon
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See also: Scooby Doo
Someone once told me that people who have mastiffs, of which Danes are a member of, in apartments were cruel. I laughed my head off. Big dogs, they love to lounge far more than to run.
~mike
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"Rut Roe...." LOL
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Since we are introducing shop dogs....meet Truckee. She's a 13 week old chocolate lab with a dislike of blue tape.
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I lost Skipper, my shop dog, in December. He was the most loyal dog in the world. He was always with me and when I had to leave him home, he stayed by the door until I returned. I miss him terribly.
He was in his 18th year.
Mike
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You have my sympathies Mike. Skipper lived a long and good life. I lost Ella, my best friend, 4 years ago this month. She was 10. It still hurts.
"It's paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone."
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I understand how you feel about your lost friends. Before I got Hennessy, I had a 14 year old German Short-hair Pointer. After a year of losing him I decided to move on even though I still think of him everyday. Even though I'll always remember him it was time to gi e another dog a good and loving home.
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Nice dog. He's already found his favorite spot it appears. Makes me think of the meme I saw that said when you are going to bed, "ring the door bell" so at least you can get in bed before the 3 dogs take up residence there again. My Bernedoodle is not a shop dog but he's always close by any other time. He loves attention and is pretty good at demanding it as well.
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Very sorry to hear that Mike, my condolences.
It looks like Skipper had a long and wonderful life…..Regards, Rod
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