Hello, I´m Susi from Germany....

[breyercorral]

welcome my mom was from Germany Kharlsruhle
glad you joined

Lisa
http://jayperkins7.googlepages.com/horses6
my horse page

[manoz]

Welcome to the forum, your English is amazing, I am so happy to know that you are so carrying with your pets. Good !

[shannonxj]

hello susi, welcome to the forum!

[countrychic10]

LOL, no problem. I'm always available for "Dane chatter". They truely are a wonderful breed who tugs greatly at my heartstrings but I also know they aren't the perfect dog for everyone. :)

Good luck in your dog search...hopefully in the future you get just what your looking for. And BTW- I love poodle mixes of almost any variety, thought I've never seen a poodle/basset mix. I'm sure they are adorable!! :)

[kojote]

hi,

oh it´s very interesting what you said! I got some of my wrong informations from a good TV show where they work with animal rescue houses in germany we say Tierheim to this. I believed what they said but they only work with deutschen Doggen from the animal rescue houses and this dogs are often old or ill or come from an owner who didn´t know a lot of dogs. So it could be that they told the people their experiences with the dogs which owner never liked them and gave them into the animal rescue house (Tierheim).

I never had a great dane so I can´t say something about my own experience but if an owner of this dogs says something different than me I think he knows more than me.

At the moment I think that I will adopt an American Indian Dog in future but if I will get two dogs the second dog would be an poodle-basset mix, middle poodle, a german shepard or perhaps a great dane. But I don´t know what will happens in future if I get one or two dogs... I don´t know! The things you told me about the deutschen Doggen helped me really and I know more about this wonderful gentle giants now. Thank you for giving me this tips! :) :)

LG, Susi

[countrychic10]

The Irish wolfhound has the largest size listed in it's breed standard with it's minimum height being larger than that of the Great Dane's (Deutsche Dogge) minimum height.

But so far to date there have been no Irish wolfhounds to take the record for world's tallest dogs like the Great Dane has. The world's current tallest dog is Gibson a harlequin Great Dane. :) (Though Irish Wolfhounds are typically longer in the body than a Dane is)

Now to kojote's comments. Great Danes (Deutsche Dogge's) do not require as much room as you would think. I have lived in a very small apartment with 2 of these giants with no issues. :) They are very laid back and don't require the extreme excerise that some small breeds require. Plus IMO they make some of the best house pets because of their laid back and gentle nature.

As far as longevity go, IF you get a Great Dane from a reputable breeder you can expect a fairly good lifespan. I know a few Danes that are currently 10 years and older. The trick is aquiring a well bred, healthy dog from a breeder who truely knows the breed and does nessesary health testing before breeding.

The next trick is knowing how to properly care for a Dane. Many people, including many vets are unaware of aliments that plaugue this wonderful breed due to their rapid growth rate. Proper, quality nutrition is KEY in having a healthy happy pet for a very long time. No puppy kibbles or foods over 24% protein and 12%-14% fat. Keeping protein levels down helps slow down the growth a bit so they grow more evenly and can help you bypass aliments such a PANO and HOD (deadly).

I do believe that if more people were educated on the proper care of these gentle giants then many would be living a much longer and fuller life.

To tell you the truth, even if you aquire a rescue Great Dane and only have a few years with it, those few years are well worth it IMO.

ANYWHO..lol sorry y'all. Got me off on a Great Dane chatter spree there. :)

[celtechfarms]

I'm not sure they are the largest are they Country? I think the Irish wolf hound is the biggest in dogdome, isn't it?

[kojote]

hi,

oh a Deutsche Dogge.... I thought it to myself when I saw your Avatar first time!

This dogs are like you said gentle giants and the hugest dog of the whole world I think. I sometimes read this information. I like this dogs too. But I think I will not be able to adopt one because they need a big house and a lot of them do not become really old because their huge body.

My Paul sometimes played with a spain dogge and she was also about 60cm tall but she was only 6 months and Paul is 1,5 years! Her owner said she grows up so quick that her dog friends never want to play with her because she is so great and they never beliefe she is a baby like them.

But Paul liked playing with her and I think she was a really nice and bautiful animal.

LG, Susi

[countrychic10]

:) The dog in my avatar is my Great Dane, Brutus. Also originally from your country :) Though I do beileve y'all have another name you call them..."Deutsche Dogge" :D

The most loving a sweet hearted gentle giant out there IMO. lol They are my obsession to say the least. I'll be adding another one to the house very soon :)

[kojote]

hi,

oh I forgot to tell you that you can see some pics of my pets here in the forum. You find it in: Anecdotes and Stories here in the forum. My name is standing there and it are only two threads there in. The newest is my.


LG, Susi

[kojote]

Hi,

thanks for helping me with my Avatar-Promlem! Now I have got one and a view minutes before I read your messages I was able to show one Avatar here. I understood how to bring it into this foum and now I have got one.

@ ritabooker: Oh her name is Abby.. oh yes kiss her and tell her which sweet little doggie she is.


@ celtechfarms: Really! Your dogs are German dogs! I love our German Shepards and Rottweiler are also nice dogs. My favorite ones form my country are Dobermans and German Shepards. When I was younger I had a lot of fun because I sometimes played with German Shepards. Everybody scared about the dog but I loved him from the first Minute on. I loved it to play with him and he was a wonderful dog.

LG, Susi

[ritabooker]

Celtechs method for attaching a picture to a post is easiest.

[celtechfarms]

Actually both my dogs originate from your country, one is a German Shepard mix, and the other is a Rottweiler. Attaching pictures has gotten a lot easier in this forum, you just begin to post a message, at the bottom of the post you'll see two small rectangles one says Browse... the other says Add Attachment. Just click the Browse button, look for the picture you want to post and click open. The click the Add Attachment button or the Submit button to post your message with the image attached.

[ritabooker]

Thanks, Kojote. I will give Abby (she) a squeeze and a kiss from you.

No, I cannot see your avatar, either.

I will try to help with that. If you have not already, try this:

After you Login, look for the "Profile" link at the top of the web page (to the right of the maroon colored "Animal Forum.com logo). Click that Profile button and when you get to the new page, scroll down to the section called
"Avatar Control Panel". In the first box, you can browse your computer for a picture, select the picture, click the "ok" or "open" button in the lower right hand corner of the window. Then click "Submit" at the bottom.

or

In the second box you can type or select the URL for a picture which is on the internet. When the picture URL is in the second box, click on "Submit" at the bottom. It should upload your Avatar. Hope this helps.


If you want to attach a picture into a post, go to "Announcements" (above "Stop in and say Hello" and click on the second post "Animal Forum now allowing attachments". That will give you instructions to post a picture into a thread.

[kojote]

Oh I got an idea!!! :idea: :idea: :idea: :) :)

I want to ask Crystal how the breed of her dog at the Avatar is called? I think I know it but I better ask before I say something wrong...

@ ritabooker: I don´t know how to show you my pictures here in this thread but i will make another where you can see my pets... I do this really soon.. I think after I wrote this passage.... okay... then you can see my animals...

And what I want to tell you too is that your doggi is a little beauty... he/she looks like a sweet little teddy bear and if you see this you want to kiss him. Sorry... he/she is so sweet...

@ celtechfarms: You also have an avatar wiht dogs on it.... they look a little bit like my Wurschtl... how do you call this breeds? They also are sweet dogs I think....

You said you live in Canada... I think Canada must be a wonderful country and I sometimes want to macke hollidays there... I watched a lot about Canada in TV and the pictures had been very fascinating.

Can you all see my avatar or see you only an X too? I can only see an X and it don´t want to go away.... :(

LG, Susi :wink: