Sleeping Positions of a Great Dane My Seven Favorite Ways to Catch Some Z’s Hey there, humans! Let me tell you about the seven awesome ways us Great Danes like to sleep. Trust me, I’m an expert on this topic – I practice for about 18 hours a day! First up is my famous “side flop.” This…
Great Dane & Heart Problems So here’s the deal: us Great Danes have what you might call a “big heart” problem, and I don’t mean we love too much (though we do). About 40-50% of my buddies over five years old get something called dilated cardiomyopathy, or DCM, if you want to sound…
Great Dane & Rawhide Woof! Let me tell you about rawhide treats from a Great Dane’s perspective – and trust me, I know a thing or two about chewing! We Great Danes LOVE our rawhides, but our humans need to be smart about it. I’m a pretty big guy (okay, I’m HUGE), and my jaws can chomp down with 400-600 PSI of pressure. That’s…
Understanding Great Dane Feelings Hey there, humans! It’s me, your friendly neighborhood Great Dane, and I’ve got some inside scoop about how us giant goofballs really tick.You know how I get super excited when you come home? Well, there’s some pretty cool science behind that tail-wagging madness. My brain is like a furry computer that’s constantly running…
Great Dane & Sleeping Hey there, humans! It’s me, your friendly neighborhood Great Dane, and I need to talk to you about something super important – my beauty sleep! You might think I’m just being lazy when I’m sprawled across your entire couch for what feels like forever, but trust me, there’s science behind my marathon napping…
Care for Your Senior Great Dane Hey there, humans! It’s me, your favorite gentle giant, and I need to have a serious talk with you about taking care of me when I get old and gray around the muzzle. First up – food! I know, I know, I’m always thinking about food. But when I…
Hey there! It’s me, your friendly neighborhood Great Dane, and I’m here to tell you about living with those fuzzy little creatures called cats. Let me be honest with you – we Great Danes are basically gentle giants who happen to be tall. I mean, REALLY tall. Sometimes I don’t even realize how big I am until I…
Great Dane & Choking Hi there! I’m a Great Dane, and let me tell you – being this big comes with some pretty embarrassing problems, like choking on my dinner. Yeah, it’s not my finest moment. See, us Great Danes are gentle giants with zero table manners. We inhale our food like vacuum cleaners because, well, when you’re this tall, you work…
Great Danes and Bloat Woof! I’m a Great Dane, and I need to tell you about something scary that can happen to us big dogs – it’s called bloat. Us Great Danes have a really high chance of getting bloat in our lives – like 43 out of 100 of us will deal with it! Why? Well, our…
Taking a Great Dane to the Beach Going to the Beach – A Great Dane’s Guide Woof! Let me tell you about beach trips from a Great Dane’s point of view. First things first, my humans need to check if dogs are even allowed on the beach. Some beaches say “no dogs,” which I think is totally unfair….