Walking her on a leash is now almost impossible.
This page was generated at 07:09 PM.I took Duke to the vet today. I'm terrified of causing her to have the bloating problem every one seems to talk about with these dogs. I upped it to 7 today. I've owned several differant kinds of dogs over the years but, none like her. 5 cups doesn't seem like a whole lot of food. Great Danes love attention and affection. Our house or the back yard. We use them for treats or put some on top of her regular food. But looking at her from above i can still see ribs and the spine is plain to see. Free access to exclusive tips, tricks, puppy info, training, and more.If you have the space to offer them a comfortable home and the budget to afford all of the dog food, Great Danes make excellent pets. I didn't get her from a breeder. I really struggle to get and keep weight on one of my boys.
I know he shouldn't put weight on too fast but it's always good to know if I ever need it. Then back off a bit. The dogs LOVE it. So – when do female Great Danes go into heat? Thanks for the help. My 4 month old boy gets 4-5 cups. If this doesn't work, make some satin balls. Never go by what the bag says but how your puppy looks. She didn't eat all of it. We’ve also discussed some Finally, we talked about some specific steps that you can take to discourage jumping and reward good behavior. I really think the wet food has helped us a lot. He's 2 and very active. Elle is 1 year and 4 months old, and last week at the vet only weighed 104.2. But then he grew so we're back to where I started! Know i am trying to learn quikly. But never thought it would happen, so i never studdied up on them. I just upped his food a little bit until he got to a weight that looked healthier, and then I'd cut back... and then gauge depending on if he started looking thin again to figure out what a good amount was to keep him on long-term. Right now he's at 8 cups a day and he's about 140 pounds. No announcement yet. In nature, these spurts are determined by environmental and seasonal changes.
I would personally ignore the back of the bag and up it until she leaves food in her bowl. I agree with the upping of food. They are gentle giants who are extremely loyal. I give Darwin high fat people food when I need to fatten him up. I don't restrict his activity (because he would drive me nuts then!) Danes are great pets, but they’re so big that it’s important to make sure they know how to behave.
The vet said she is healthy but that she could use a little weight. Just make sure you make an Omega-3 supplement part of your great dane’s daily diet. I feed her 5 cups of Canidae Lamb & Rice a day. It is getting challenging, but we love her so much. But all Danes get huge, so good behavior is extremely important.If you’ve raised dogs before, you know how quickly cute puppy shenanigans can become problematic behaviors when a dog is full-grown. I have really grown attached to her over the last month and she deserves some pampering. Any behavior that you reinforce with attention is one that they’ll learn to use to get what they want.When a dog stands over six-feet tall on its hind legs, jumping up on humans to get attention can easily result in unhappy house guests in the best case or a trip to the emergency room in worst-case scenarios.Whether you bring home a puppy or adopt an older dog, the key is to start training them to not jump immediately. All times are GMT-8. Paisley's at 5 months now and is getting 4 cups 2X and gaining weight right on the curve. It all depends on how he looks. He has been eating 3.5 cups at each feeding and he eats 3X a day. Even occasional slips will teach the dog to keep trying until it gets what it wants.If you never reward jumping, then the dog won’t have any reason to continue the behavior once you’ve told it to stop.Unless you’ve made the mistake of rewarding jumping behavior with food, treats, or toys—the reward that you’re Great Dane is most likely seeking when they jump up is attention and affection from you.It’s important to remember that even negative attention can still be seen as getting what they were after from your dog’s perspective.The key to making this technique effective is to make sure that every single person your dog meets uses it every single time that your dog starts to jump.
They may have a little Older dogs may have developed jumping behavior in their previous home, but the change of environment will make it easier to break them of old, bad habits.In addition to starting early, it’s important to present a unified front. She is getting BIG and STRONG quickly. I have always wanted a Dane and thought about it since i was a kid. I talked the guy into taking my four wheeler in trade for her. I don't eat that much in a day and i weight 200 pounds. I don't get my boy till after christmas and joined the sight for all the great info, have been intrested in what to feed him, what are satin balls that you are all talking about to put weight on. I'd go by the look of your pup instead of a generalization of the side of a bag. I just started upping his food today and this morning alone he ate 6 cups plus wet food. Ours was wonderful about giving advice for when to up the food.
Should i not let her run so much? I use Authority Large Breed Adult chicken. She cleaned up about 6 cups. The only way I could get some weight on him was to give him satin balls. And like someone else said - the wet food has been a great thing. Keys to Stopping Your Great Dane from Jumping Up. We have a Dane pup (6 months). A Dane puppy that learns to jump will soon be an adult dog who is taller than you and loves to jump as well! Sometimes Paisley needs a potty break in between her dinner. Try upping her food. I want to do every thing just right for her. Houseguests might say that they don’t mind.Some members of the family might want to roughhouse or dance with the dog. If that’s what they’re after, Instead of providing this verbal feedback, try using some of the silent behaviors described below to discourage your Great Dane from jumping.In this article, we’ve talked about why it’s so important to discourage jumping in your Great Dane puppy.
The Jack eats her fill and Buddy my Pit used to get chopped up chicken or beef along with the broth mixed in his kibble. Puppies haven’t developed the bad behavior yet, so you don’t have to break them of it. I've got him at about 115 right now, but I can see most of his ribs. Good luck.