New Addition to our family!
I LOVED all of the help and kindness I received from all of you when I joined this forum - it was amazing! I think I must have posted on here or read at least every day for Steel's first year of life. About his walk a poo's. One woman made me feel better about feeding my dogs off my fork. I almost cried reading about other people's sick babies, learning about how to brush his hair. The knowledge to be had is UNREAL! So, what do I do but join the Great Dane forum. I'm no idiot - of course I have done research but nothing replaces wisdom. I'm not even going to tell you that the 2nd response to my post after they saw the picture of my NON- showable puppy was awful, mean and condescending. I waited a day to respond so I could calm down - didn't work. I took it as an attack on my intelligence, the breeder and a 9 wk old puppy. They all complimented Steel and I said well hey shhhhhhhhhhhhhh he has a tailllllll! If I had been treated that way on this site, I wouldn't have gotten anywhere! It started quite a conversation and some people came to my aid but I was amazed and disgusted. I chose my sweet puppy intentionally for her unique qualities as I did all of my babies. Health is of most importance to me, never a guarantee but I chose the breeder who I saw but the most value in it. She has show dogs, Siren isn't one of them. It is very important to me to thank all of you and tell all of you how important you all are to me and to every single person who joins here. You acceptance of people and patience with people goes far beyond words. I told my friend - I will get more info about Siren from the Sheepdog site!!!! The one person on the Dane site said if your breeder is so great you should be able to call her at 3am with your concerns - I typed back I'm not calling anyone at 3am to ask why my dogs walks and shits at the same time but I can tell you are rude enough to do just that! Her point was that my breeder was doing nothing to better the breed. Understood. State it and let it go. Doesn't mean she is a byb. Siren's breeder does better the breed, does have show dogs. I didn't pick one. Whew. All I wanted to do was gain info. I am an info gaining hog, I think we all are when we get a puppy. Everyone on this site is helpful, trying to save dogs, place dogs, give input. I would have to dig to find a snide comment. This is me applauding everyone on here!   |
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| Sorry about your mother, sounds like it's been a rough road. Congrats on your new baby and the two together look great. |
She is gorgeous.  I love the photo of them together! |
So sorry about your mother. We went through that a few years back. Your new addition is adorable. They look so cute together. |
| Thank you! Yes, Steel can't see a thing...She dive bombs his head. At first I think she thought his hair was a blanket! She from the very start named him as her favorite and he for some reason feels like he needs to protect her from EVERYTHING and EVERYONE! He barks whenever someone tries to pet her and hold her. I actually had to put him in the lower level of the house so she could bond with the other 2 dogs. Just a few times and now everything is going smoothly. They are buddies that is for sure. Steel has always been such a sweet boy but with a twinge of brat in him so I was a little bit nervous about him having a jealous streak. I'm glad he feels there is enough love to go around. As always glad I could count on the wonderful people here for happy, nice things in response and thank you for the words of comfort regarding my mom. |
| I am so sorry about your Mom. Siren is beautiful! Love all the pics, they are great. It is always fun having puppies around the house. I'm looking forward to hear of all the puppy's new goings on. Congrats. |
| I am so sorry for the loss of your mother. As to your puppy, well congratulations! Keep the pictures coming, I am having my annual 'pining for a puppy' period. |
| So Sorry about your mother. Mine passed several years ago and there isn't a day I don't miss her. Siren is absolutely darling. I love Danes. Steel looks like Siren is strictly his. Wait until she is bigger than him. Congratulations on your new baby!  |
| Congratulations on the new addition. DH and I talked about a Dane rescue but Kdog is enough now. We try very hard not to be dog snobs here, just relish dogs and their antics. We expect many pictures of this spotted horse in your life, what fun. Maybe I was the one who mentioned she feeds her dog with a fork.......and still do. She no longer fights me for the fork. We've reached a compromise on spoon feeding, I'll tip so she doesn't have to grab. Peanut butter is delivered by finger behind her front teeth, I don't have all day waiting for her to lick the spoon. Condolences on you mother, it is never easy. |
| Hi, I'm so sorry about your mum. I've just been through the same with my dear FIL. I can tell your heart still aches. Although my dogs are all oes now, I started off my "dog career" with Great Danes. I have shown, loved, picked up after - both ends, and defended my danes for the best part of my younger years. I just love them! I can tell just by your pictures that Siren is a good catch. Especially by the "honest, it wasn't me, it was the hairy one" pic. Some people get so obsessed with their breeds it's upsetting, especially when another person looks at the dog and knows that probably the only thing preventing the dog from being shown is a tinge of the wrong colour in it's coat. I think your on a winner and I hope you have many, many great years together. Just remember to keep the feed and water bowls high to avoid leg strain. ha ha. Mine always thought they were lap dogs. I wish you all well and hope you feel a little better about your mum soon. |
| Hi, We haven't met - I'm Marianne a former long time poster who has been absent for about a year and a half or more. When I lost my Panda it was too painful to come on here for some time as he was so much part of this forum. His rescue in 2004 involved 10 pages of this site and 2000 people from around the world. I think he stole everyone's hearts and was a fixture on this site for the 10 years I shared my life with him. I knew instantly what you meant when you said you always were greeted with kindness and acceptance on this forum. I believe Ron and his lovely spouse were responsible for the tone set here and he has never strayed from how he ran it. No unkind words tolerated and everyone encouraged to treat others as if they were friends sitting across from one another. It's also a tribute to the wonderful people who make up this forum. I'm glad you came back as I'll look forward to your post. Lastly, OHHHHHHHH that second pic just tugged at my heartstrings....that pic is incredibly cute!!!! Steel is a gorgeous boy and is just perfect in every way. One of my other dogs is a Pitbull/Mastiff who was brought to my home as a cruelty seizure over 11 years ago as a tiny pup. I do understand how hurt a mom can be when someone says something uncomplimentary about their pup. While I may not have chosen him originally he end up choosing me. I love my boy and have faced discouraging remarks in public. Luckily I have a good group locally that promotes responsible pet ownership and Snoop was trained in Pit Ed classes, then on to spending 3 different times at Prison (yes really!) where he was in a win/win situation as the inmate dog training program is really wonderful, eventually he gained his CGN. Snoop is socialized with dogs, bunnies, guinea pigs, chickens and cats. He's used as a good will ambassador for his breed but enough about us...can't wait to hear more about you. I'm really sorry about the loss of your mom and can't imagine how painful it must have been for you and your family. Even in one post I can tell you have a compassionate soul. Will look forward to your post. |
I feel like we have met - I have read several of your posts for one reason or another. I joined when Steel was a baby, o.k. small. Hehe! I read a ton. I sometimes only post when I think I can help or when the tears overwhelm me! I was quite a bit in the beginning with Steel because he was doing so many breed specific things come to find out and they weren't worrisome things they were just silly and although I could have searched on here to find answers it was still fun to be met with people willing to talk to me about them and share their stories. It's fun to hear people associate with their dogs as people and family members like I do - not robots and machines. The other site made me sick to my stomach. Don't get me wrong I am still a member. I just don't post. There are some other Chocolate babes on there and there is info on there I may need down the road. I figure it's always good to leave the door open. Just so I am clear, without being rude and it's so going to sound that way but I think my pup is the prettiest one on there.  This the original post wasn't read by too many people you see but I posted a pic and some of the same and also different people responded and allllll very nice even though the little princess is in it with Steel. The people on this site don't care. All they care about is a cute pic and some cute dogs and some friendly people. The people here are honestly wanting to help people and wanting to help dogs. That's it, period. Yes, they are going to help you purchase a pup the right way or lead you in the direction of a great shelter in your area but never scold you for paying for a non show approved, health tested parents pup you searched for months for and waited for. I couldn't even get a word in that mattered. My kids and I visited the breeder and the parents. We visited our little love, smashed her lips on ours. Saw the conditions, I saw that woman's eyes. I talked to her vet, spoke to mine. I knew and know what I was and am doing. I mean it kind of matters how I feel about my decision YES?! I didn't want her show approved dogs, I wanted and searched for the Chocolate! My goodness sakes. I decided I didn't need grumpy popping my bubble! So because she and Steel seem to be attached at the hip any silly questions I have are coming right back here! I am already preparing myself for the stigma that comes along with the breed like you said you are getting or get with your sweet babe. I already get it with Steel if you can believe that!!! I have yet to see an OES here so people just don't know what he is and I must say his haircut doesn't help much! He is the only one at my vet and we visit plenty of places but no one has ever guessed what he is. People are very stand offish and rather rude. He thinks everyone was put on this earth to pet him so he just stands there wagging his tail! I am socializing Siren the same way I did him with the hope she ends up the same so she is ridiculously friendly just as he is because there are very few Great Danes here also. Doodles, Goldens and Labs are the pups of choice here. I appreciate your post and will be thinking of you as I continue to take her everywhere with me. Like I said I often don't post about a passing of a pup or really sad things because I can't even imagine the pain. When I read, I read intently. I feel like I am there. If I thought I could say something that would help I would post away but I often think nothing helps that kind of pain. I am very sorry you are having to miss your Panda, so sorry. |
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