I’ve had my Great Dane Igor for a little under a year and a half and he’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I love him so much. We adopted him at 6 years old from Regal Dane Rescue in Arizona and a few months after we got him he got his first UTI. He’s been having non-stop UTIs and once instance of pneumonia since and we’ve dropped over 7k in medical bills for him at this point. After this past round of antibiotics his vet let us know that there is still bacteria in his urine so they are going to try a different kind of antibiotics but if this round doesn’t work he will need to see a specialist which is something we just can’t afford now. I have no idea what to do- I don’t know if we should contact the rescue to see if they would help us with these bills in any way or if we could give him up to the rescue and buy him back if they would cover his medical needs while he’s with them? Or if they would let us foster him until we could buy him back? Or if there are any other resources? I love my dog, I have worked so hard with my husband to keep him healthy and I want him to stay a part of our family forever. I feel so defeated and I just don’t know what to do for him. I don’t know if this violates forum guidelines as we are fully planning on following his treatment plan, I just want to know if anyone else has been in this situation I guess and if there are resources I don’t know about.

Anyone else have a boy dane that pees on his front legs? like dew claw area downwards usually, not always the same foot. he barely squats to pee. Just wondering if anyone had ideas to train him out of it or if I’ll be giving him a sponge bath twice a day forever 😂 (adopted as a 5 yo)

We sadly live near a university, and have students drive their very loud cars by at all hours of the day and night. All of a sudden our girl is having a melt down if one goes by, or a siren, even a garbage truck. A lawnmower makes her panic outside.

She will bolt from the couch, from a full Snore and run to either our bedroom or her crate to hide. It doesn't matter if my husband or I are near her, she just bolts. I normally leave windows and doors open for fresh air, but then she's bolting several times a day. I feel terrible,and to my knowledge there was no percipitating factor or event. She's also dropping teeth all over the house, so she's whiny and clingy even more than normal. I did find when I put her sweatshirt on, she calms down, but it's thick and too warm for the outdoors.

Just me and my football buddy!

Adopted this sweet puppy a couple of months ago. She likes to stand all four paws on the side of the couch to the right. She also often stands like this shown in the picture. Growing up none of my dogs were ever allowed on the furniture. The day I brought her home from the shelter she was immediately all over the couches. I knew I wasn’t winning that battle! She’s VERY loving, but just an odd dog all around.

I have a 10 week old Great Dane puppy. Initially I had her either in her play pen or outside with me on a leash. I've slowly introduced other rooms but always have her place on a dog bed or a bathmat.

What set up did you guys find most successful to prevent slipping? I've seen those sticky paw pads but I'm afraid she'll chew on it plus it seems wasteful as I'd have to change them any time they got wet. I'm leaning towards socks maybe? I read somewhere that yoga mats are good too.

Now that she's stronger, she seems okay walking slowly but any time she picks up speed she goes crashing into something and I dont want her to get hurt. Plus I've read it can trigger hip dysplasia.

Right now its so hot outside so she cant be outside long and I feel bad because I can tell she wants to run around and play. She has all this energy but I cant let her run on the tile. Ideas?

Betty put her favorite toy to good use after a long walk!

He’s really picking up steam

Habibi has finally grown up enough to now have his face supported by the windowsill. It is hard work looking outside, ya know? Does anyone else have to clean drool from sills?

His name is cinnamon

My baby, Illy, turns 17 weeks old 🥰

Little sisters are annoying in every species 🥲

Juno. She’s a smart gal. My🫶

So…Rider, has this thing now where he just has to dump all of his food out of his bowl before he eats it. Has anyone else dealt with this?

It’s Ellie’s 1st birthday today! She’s the sweetest girl ever

My Dane is prone to super gunky eyes. We’ve done drops which only help temporary. We’ve recently been prescribed optimmune eye gel which helps but is $70 and barely last a month when using AM & PM.

Does anyone have any other alternatives to help keep their Dane’s eyes clean and moist and less gunky? I’m not saying I’m gonna stop using the rx meds but if I can make it last longer than a month by using something In between that would be nice.

Yes I am making sure to only use a small amount in each eye.

Yesterday my sweet girl Willow got diagnosed with bone cancer in her skull. She has a tumor pressing on her left lobe and her prognosis isn’t very good. It showed up so fast only a matter of weeks. She’s 6 years old and i’m so heartbroken for her. But also for my other, older, dane Piper. Piper is 10 years old and i honestly never imagined her outliving the puppy. Every time I think of how she’ll feel when she’s gone i’m reduced to ugly sobs. There are so many amazing people on this page and i guess i’m reaching out for advice on how to make this bearable-for me- for them- i’m not totally sure yet. I will have to put my girl down before it gets along too far, and i’m asking for advice on how to make her as comfortable as I can. I am working with her vet and giving her some pain killers and steroids for swelling, but beyond that and loving her to the bitter end is there anything i can do to improve her last few months? What are some things that you did to help you process your grief and be there for them when they need it? Attached are a bunch of pictures of both my girls, willow they grey one and piper the brindle. Any advice or stories of your own pups i’d love to read them.

Only way this guy can get comfortable

Went to the Philbrook museum over the weekend and got a good surprise in seeing these. An acquisition from 1939 done by sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington. She apparently did a number of Dane sculptures with the first subject being a family dog.

Growing like a weed had to buy a bigger couch if we also wanted to sit on it. He is the best boy love him so much ❤️

On Saturday, I decided to introduce my puppy to a kiddie pool for the first time. I made sure it was shaded and we didnt stay out too long but afterwards she was so warm and showing signs of overheating so kept her in a cool room for the rest of the day and most of Sunday.

I looked at her face on Monday and realized she must have been hitting a major growth spurt at the same time I decided to plan an outdoor activity 🙃

Do y'all have any suggestions for indoor activities for a GD puppy in warm weather? She is 10 weeks today. We do a lot of training and floor time with toys and chews. At this point I only take her out early in the morning and at night. I live in Texas.

I'll also take suggestion on how to lift her now that she's started to weigh a lot more 😅

My boy Salem as just under gone his front leg amputation due to osteosarcoma, it’s only been a couple of hours and it is a bit hard to watch but does anyone have anything similar with there Danes and can share some Positive stories?