Great dane
What are the basic rules to teach to my beautiful great dane puppy?
perla
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The absolute best thing you can do for your puppy is to enroll into puppy obedience classes with her. Not only will the classes help socialize her with new places, people, and dogs, but they’ll also teach you how to communicate with her to get her to obey basic commands. These classes will help you and your puppy bond with each other, and as your puppy learns how to do what you ask, she will become much more self-confident, outgoing, and happy. Lastly, you’ll have a trainer right there teaching the class so you can ask all your questions and learn from all the other students and their dogs, as well.
It’s the best investment of time and money you could possibly make to get you and your puppy off to a great start together.
All the best,
Tempest
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Yes I would love to get my great dane to a class but there aren’t any in my area. So what do you suggest I ‘ll teach her? Where should I find information about teaching her? Can you refer some information for me? she’s still 3months old today.
perla
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There is tons and tons of information online about dog training. You could spend months, if not years, going through it all. A Google search will bring up more than you could read in a lifetime.
Among the very best are the books and videos put out by the Monks of New Skete. I highly recommend them.
All the best with your pup.
Tempest
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Petsmart has classes. If you don’t have one in your area, check your yellow pages or call your local pet store. Try this site: dog training courses
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Gosh!I’m so worried about my great dane.yesterday she was infected with a virus. me and my husband took her to the vet and he injected her with antibiotics.she can hardly walk on her behind legs.we’re very worried this would effect her growth.do you think it’s possible? the vet said that she might have been infected from our cat. Our cat has just returned, she has been away for 3 weeks. shall I discontinue their interaction together?
perla
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Perla,
I am very sorry about your Dane’s illness, but you must have misunderstood your vet. A virus would not be treated with antibiotics, because antibiotics don’t affect viruses. If your Dane was given antibiotics, she must have some sort of bacterial infection.
You need to speak with your vet and find out exactly what her diagnosis is. If she has a bacterial infection that is treatable with antibiotics, I would assume the cat could also be treated with antibiotics if she has the same infection. Once both animals have been successfully treated, there should be no reason why they can’t safely interact with each other.
Call your vet and discuss the matter with him/her until you have a full understanding of the situation as it relates to both your dog and cat.
I wish you and your 4-legged family a rapid and complete recovery.
Tempest
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Sometimes vets prescribe antibiotics for viral infections in order to take care of any other opportunistic infection that would further depress the immune system (already working double time to fight the virus) but, if you are not sure, by all means, go back to the vet and make sure you do understand what’s wrong with her. I would not recommend interaction of any animal with a cat that goes outside, they catch all kinds of diseases out there and that’s the reason why the average life span of an outdoors cat is only 5 years whereas indoor cats last an average of 15.
As to the training of the great dane, I would recommend you find a GOOD trainer even it’s going to be a hassle for you to assist to the classes. Great Danes are fabulous dogs but they are huge and very strong and you DO NOT want to have an untrained Great Dane in your hands.
Good luck!
Bibi
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Please don’t believe that just because your cat goes outdoors that she will necessarily present a health risk to your dog or other animals. Of course, if your cat is not properly vaccinated and cared for, and if she is exposed to other ill animals, she may very well be bringing infectious organisms into your home. If your puppy hasn’t been properly and completely vaccinated, she will be especially vulnerable to diseases.
Much of disease prevention is a matter of proper caretaking of the animals under your charge. Vaccinate all companion animals according to veterinary recommendations, and keep a vigilant eye on your animals for any signs of illness. If one animal falls ill with an infectious disease, as has apparently happened with your Dane, make sure to have any other companion animals checked out, as well.
Unfortunately, even when you’ve done everything you can to safeguard the health of your animals, disease may still happen. When it does, your best action is education. Understand exactly what is happening with your animal and what treatment options are available. Be a strong advocate for your dog’s veterinary care so you know exactly what you need to do to help facilitate her recovery.
I wish you and your companions a rapid return to good health.
Tempest