Great Dane

Gentle giants

found this writeup from a great dane owner whose dog bloated after dinner and needed 7000 dollars of emergency surgery at 2am, this is the exact scenario our breeder made us promise to read up on before she would place a puppy with us, sharing for everyone with a deep chested dog who thinks a slow feeder means theyre covered

just came across this and thought every dane person here should read it, especially anyone whos never actually watched a dog try to vomit with nothing coming up, because apparently that one sign is...

Posted by backcountry_guide_dogs_partners

gretel is 14 months past her osteosarcoma diagnosis and the oncologist gave her 4 to 8 months last april, writing the long survivor post i wish i had read when we were sitting in the parking lot of the vet hospital trying to figure out if we should even start treatment

Gretel is a 7 year old harlequin great dane, 142 pounds at diagnosis, was limping intermittently on her right front for about three weeks in march 2024 before we took her in. The x-ray showed a lesion...

Posted by gretel_dane_11years

Best age to neuter a large breed male?

Getting conflicting advice on when to neuter my great dane. Vet says 6 months. Breeder says wait until 18-24 months for growth plates. Internet says everything in between. What did you do with your...

Posted by wooferlover

Great dane food costs - budgeting help

Got my first great dane and wow the food bills. Hes eating almost 8 cups a day! Whats everyone spending monthly on food for their danes? Also any food recommendations that are high quality but wont...

Posted by TiredDogmom