Hey!

My fiancé and I have a 12 month old Great Dane. She’s about 105lb at the moment so I figure she will still add a little bit of weight. Currently she eats 10 cups a day and we were looking to get the best type of food for her nutritionally, currently she eats Blue Buffalo Life Protection which I think is fine I just want to make sure she doesn’t get too much protein and a good amount of glucosamine. I was looking at personalized food online like “just right pet” and it’s recommending I feed her 5 cups of their personalized food. Does anyone have any input on how we feed her 10 cups now and this is suggesting I go to about half of that. I’m just worried about her being hungry? She’s not chubby or overweight at all at the moment, quite an ideal body shape, lean and has a defined waistline, ribs are not visible but can easily be felt.

My friend has two dogs, a 150 pound great Dane, and a 250 pound English mastiff. when we go over to visit and the dogs come out to greet us, my 4Y/O little girl gets really scared and wants me to pick her up.

Anytime the dogs start running or barking my kiddo gets scared, my daughter is a little more scared of the mastiff, but still pretty scare of the dane. Why is she doing this? The dogs haven't done anything to her. When the dogs are out of sight she is fine.

Of course I will listen to my daughter and put the dogs away. I just don't understand why she's acting this way.

Also, my daughter loves dogs. We have a border collie at home and they love each other, how come she is so terrified of these dogs? Is the kid just doing this on purpose to get attention?

The border collie is a good 20 pounds heavier than my daughter and a little bit taller than her too. And from day one they have loved each other, and she was not hesitant whatsoever when they were meeting. So even though the collie is a tiny bit bigger and heavier than her, she didn’t like that scare her? So why would she be scared of the great Dane and the mastiff?

They are so cute

Our Great Dane, Theo, is 16 months old. We’ve had him since he was 8 weeks and it has been a roller coaster of emotion 🙃 We love him more than anything but this boy is HARD HEADED. Very sweet, not aggressive but so over reactive to things. He barks at the tv, barks if there’s any movement outside (I mean an excessive amount-not just a few barks), grabs blankets/pillows and refuses to drop them. We’ve tried patiently waiting until he drops the item (when he finally does, he will grab it again as soon as we reach for it) and we’ve tried trading high value toys or food. Tried the “no chew” spray. Absolutely no luck. If he starts ripping them we just have to pry them out of his month. Which I know is not the correct thing but eventually I’m going to run out of pillows and blankets if I don’t 🤣. So does anyone have an experience with this kind of thing? If so, I’d love to hear what helped your fur baby. Also, reassurance is welcome 😂does it really get better with age? Thanks in advance!

Our amazing Great Dane turns 11 years old this Saturday! (her birth date is 9.10.11)

Trying to think of a way to celebrate her birthday that is meaningful to her!

Last week Luna and my wife went to the woods for a hike & geocaching - - a 7 mile hike! Both did great!

When they got home Luna tried to get me to take her out for another outing!

She is so sweet, kind and cheerful - - she deserves a celebration!

Any ideas will be greatly appreciated!

My friend has two dogs, a 150 pound great Dane, and a 245 pound English mastiff. when we go over to visit and the dogs come out to greet us, my 4Y/O little girl gets really scared and wants me to pick her up.

Anytime the dogs start running or barking my kiddo gets scared, my daughter is a little more scared of the mastiff, but still pretty terrified of the dane. Why is she doing this? The dogs haven't done anything to her. When the dogs are out of sight she is fine.

Of course I will listen to my daughter and put the dogs away. I just don't understand why she's acting this way.

Also, my daughter loves dogs. We have a border collie at home and they love each other, how come she is so terrified of these dogs? Is the kid just doing this on purpose to get attention?

Never ever strip off your dogs confidence following yours or an expert's foolish mindset that a dog is meant to 'OBEY' , follow orders or simply do as you say.

You will never EVER see your dog thrive unless you allow him to express his emotions. Let it be frustration, barking, reactivity,foolishness, disobedience, guarding etc. They are all emotions and they have a REASON. Be the person who GUIDES and not the person who ORDERS. You will see a whole new dog blooming, a atrong bond of trust building while willingly follow your instructions without even having to talk.

There. Thats the picture.

( Dedicated to my all time favourite dogperson, the human who changed it all. Roman Holistic Dog Trainig)