Mastiffking Posted June 16, 2013 Member ID: 3506 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 109 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 106 Achievement Points: 939 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/21/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 17, 2023 Birthday: 12/09/1974 Posted June 16, 2013 So, We have the opportunity to adopt a 1 year old English Mastiff/Great Dane Mix! Anyone have experience with Dane's? We will be fostering the new guy first to make sure he and Loco get along, but my experience has been limited to Mastiff's only! The good news is that he is already some what trained as I was able to get him to Sit, give me his paws, and retrieve when we met him. ( If only we could get Google to do this. LOL) ANy suggestions? Xalandra, Gatorgirl, Bogleg and 3 others 6 Awards
Mastiffking Posted June 16, 2013 Member ID: 3506 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 109 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 106 Achievement Points: 939 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/21/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 17, 2023 Birthday: 12/09/1974 Author Posted June 16, 2013 Sorry I thought I was in General Discussions. Can an Admin move it down, Please? Awards
SABRE Posted June 16, 2013 Member ID: 2236 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 265 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 266 Achievement Points: 2149 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 02/20/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 02:03 AM Birthday: 08/10/1975 Device: Windows Posted June 16, 2013 Great Danes life expectancy isn't long at all. They only live to be between 7-9 years of age. They are great big lap dogs and such a beautiful creature, but with their size comes with big health problems. Awards
Mastiffking Posted June 16, 2013 Member ID: 3506 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 109 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 106 Achievement Points: 939 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/21/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 17, 2023 Birthday: 12/09/1974 Author Posted June 16, 2013 So Similar to the same Issues Mastiff's experience. Thanks Awards
Dark Asylumn Posted June 16, 2013 Member ID: 809 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 41 Topic Count: 252 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2840 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 1032 Achievement Points: 20424 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/29/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 06/25/1979 Device: Windows Posted June 16, 2013 i have had a dane for the last 20 yrs they are the most gentle loving dogs you could ever have. they truly earned their name The Gentle Giant. they do like to stay beneath your feet like a small dog but you learn to just lead with your knees to move them around. and they think they are small enough to sit in your lap. and your furniture IS their seats. so far i havent been able to break even one dane from laying on the furniture, you can break them from getting on the beds pretty easy but not the couches and chairs. my oldest dane loves the recliner. hes to big for it but he manages Angel and baldie 2 Awards
SABRE Posted June 16, 2013 Member ID: 2236 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 265 Content Per Day: 0.05 Reputation: 266 Achievement Points: 2149 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 02/20/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 02:03 AM Birthday: 08/10/1975 Device: Windows Posted June 16, 2013 Don't get me wrong, I do love Great Danes. My wife wont let me get one though because of their size...almost had her talked into one about 6 months ago, but then she threw a fit to get another husky and my moto in my marriage is, "A happy wife is a happy life" so I gave in and bought another husky. Now we have 2 beautiful huskies. Dark Asylumn and baldie 2 Awards
little_old_man Posted June 16, 2013 Member ID: 1194 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 40 Topic Count: 436 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 6692 Content Per Day: 1.21 Reputation: 11691 Achievement Points: 53094 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 76 Joined: 02/27/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 16, 2023 Birthday: 04/15/1960 Posted June 16, 2013 Just be careful if your mastiff is dog aggressive. Danes are very gentle and get along with most dogs, but a mastiff might feel threatened by such a large dog and go after it. We had a dane many years ago and it quite literally wouldn't hurt a fly. Awards
Dark Asylumn Posted June 17, 2013 Member ID: 809 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 41 Topic Count: 252 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2840 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 1032 Achievement Points: 20424 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/29/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 06/25/1979 Device: Windows Posted June 17, 2013 Just be careful if your mastiff is dog aggressive. Danes are very gentle and get along with most dogs, but a mastiff might feel threatened by such a large dog and go after it. We had a dane many years ago and it quite literally wouldn't hurt a fly. theres a kitten in the house if you are holding the kitten the oldest dane is scared to death of it but if its walking around hes fine with it. even jack russells back them into corners or higher ground Awards
PigDog Posted June 17, 2013 Member ID: 222 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 88 Topic Count: 331 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3847 Content Per Day: 0.67 Reputation: 1628 Achievement Points: 25635 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 1 Birthday: 02/05/1968 Device: Windows Posted June 17, 2013 I hate a Dane try to stand up and put his paws on my shoulders once......he missed with his big ol' feet and gave me a black eye! LOL, but yet, they are great dogs and very gentle. Awards
Dark Asylumn Posted June 17, 2013 Member ID: 809 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 41 Topic Count: 252 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2840 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 1032 Achievement Points: 20424 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/29/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 06/25/1979 Device: Windows Posted June 17, 2013 lady gets a black eye or a dead square nose hit that blacks both eyes about twice a year lol Awards
Mastiffking Posted June 18, 2013 Member ID: 3506 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 109 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 106 Achievement Points: 939 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/21/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 17, 2023 Birthday: 12/09/1974 Author Posted June 18, 2013 Thanks for all the input. This new guy is a Mastiff Dane Mix. Loco our current lap dog (160lbs English Mastiff) still acts like a puppy! He too I would classify as a gentle Giant! Thanks for all the stories! This new Mastiff was taken from his owner. Not mistreated, the owner just did the wrong things. He is a very sweet dog and during our first visit, was following my commands and extremely playful. We plan to let Loco meet him on neutral ground. ( At the Animal Control playground) prior to making any permanent decisions! Thanks again. Xalandra and Gatorgirl 2 Awards
Xalandra Posted June 18, 2013 Member ID: 458 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 127 Topic Count: 11 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 825 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 346 Achievement Points: 7976 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 13 Birthday: 04/20/1989 Device: Android Posted June 18, 2013 Keep us updated on how it goes! Awards
LordOfChaos Posted June 18, 2013 Member ID: 3174 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 100 Topic Count: 78 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2162 Content Per Day: 0.45 Reputation: 1645 Achievement Points: 17423 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 27, 2017 Birthday: 07/24/1957 Posted June 18, 2013 glad to see your getting him from a shelter... at least that is the impression i am reading here... not enough people get their pets from pet stores... there are many many animals being put to death (not sleep) that their only crime is not having a loving home. Adopt!! Good job! Gatorgirl 1
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