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Yellow we're in central oregon. No Friesians currently (working on it). I am infatuated with the breed and have ridden quite a few. Oh so smooth. :D Currently riding a 3 year old paint mare. Working on my dressage. Between work, the horses and dogs I don't know where I find time to do anything. But you gotta love it. Life isn't worth living without animals beside you. :lol: I think I'll use that as my signature quote.

Before beginning agility start with another basic. Heel is detrimental to an agility dog. Use some sandwich meat or a biscuit and tempt the puppy. With the puppy sitting beside you (outdoors) on the right. Slap your right leg to get his attention and then step out with the right leg first. Saying Heel while you do all this. If you meet with resistance put pressure on the lead and show the puppy the cookie (don't give him any yet). Tempt him to step forward to release pressure and once you have slack in the lead praise the dog. Our pup did the same thing about 9 weeks. She is now 13 weeks and will heel on and off leash. The biggest part; make it a routine to spend at least 20 minutes a day of good fun work. Make sure your puppy works on a lead before trying any agility. Teach the puppy to constantly look at you and perk up to awailt commands. I plan on beginning this new pup on agility at around 6 months. Her bones will have developed a little better and she won't be so clumsy (great dane) For our other dogs I have built a course in my backyard just using things I could find around the house. Did have to go to lumber store for jump parts though. Good luck to you and let us know how its going with the heel.

Just curious yellow are you in Northern, central, East, West or South Oregon? My husband and I are doing some research on opening a dine inside with your dog restaurant. Probably won't be until 2003-2004. Keep your eyes open for "The Dog House".

Roo, Sounds like you had a rough time of it. Did any of the other puppies show sign of the degenerative heart disease? Sounds like you had a good match but the other breeder didn't wait for the 2 years to see if any problems existed. I am not a breeder but I love large breed dogs and have been doing quite alot of research. It is a tough question whether to put down a deaf pup or give it to a rescue. If I have read my facts correctly any color dane can carry the Harlie color gene. It has to do be a dominant gene. There have been some that have bred 2 blacks and received Harlies. The mantle is well received here in the U.S. but most find Merles to be a defect. :-? The U.S. is still primarily cropping their pups (just for looks). I'm going to leave our little girl natural. We clean her ears once a week.

How old was she when the picture was taken? How high at the shoulder? How much did she weigh? It would help if we knew all this so we would know the approximate size as an adult. She looks like she has farely good sized paws and a beautiful head. German Shephard, Aussie Mix maybe??? It would help if I had the info above. Congratulations, she is absolutely beautiful and most definately a precious little girl.

How many of you out there have these loveable giants? (My little girl is Kimba, now 3.5 months-picture at left 4 weeks) Just wanted to see who everyone is as I am new to your forum. Noticed quite a few of you are from the U.K. I actually grew up in Biscester north of Oxford. Dad was in the air force. I miss it tremendously. :cry: I have since then lived in 5 different states in the United States. I miss the green rolling hills of the U.K. Anyone out there with hounds or Malamutes? I'm hoping this will help me get to know all of you.

I'm not sure about other breeds but in Danes some vets will put down the deaf puppies. :cry: With more responsible breeding and getting rid of the BYB we can get some of these genetic defaults out of the dane. There are now several rescues throughout the United States devoted entirely to deaf and or, blind danes. They teach the dogs sign language and advanced obedience then place them in homes and check on them every 3-6 months. The adoptee cannot sell or give away the dog they must be returned to the rescue (NO-KILL). It is wonderful that so many people are banding together to try and prevent a future degenerative default in the Danes. :D On a sad note, lately the rumors have been flying that all Merles are of poor health and will die early deaths :roll: . LOL. Yes there is genetics to consider but come on its a color, a merle is a harlequin with a gray base instead of white. I could go on this subject forever, our dane forum has been discussing it for quite some time. :lol: P.S. To answer your question earlier BK: Sorry, I forgot to ask: deafness can be produced even with responsible breeding, can't it? -If we can get responsible breeders to research their color patterns and the pedigree we can eliminate alot of the white puppies. They say you need to trace both parents heritages back 5 generations in order to avoid the deaf gene (also blue eye gene). These poor puppies could have had a chance if breeders had done their research and wouldn't just shove two dogs together.

We have a beautiful blue merle great dane puppy. The blue merle is not recognized by akc as a showable color pattern in danes. I think they are gorgeous. After doing quite a lot of research the merle pattern is created by a Mantle and Harlequin breeding or Harlequin to Harlequin. Unfortunately if you breed Harl to Harl you also take the risk of creating a solid white dane which most are deaf or blind or both. Coloring is a scary subject! If a BYB just throws two dogs together they may wind up with far more complications than they bargained for. Had to put my two cents in as I am new to the forum and wanted to chat a little. All dogs are created equal they should not be tossed aside because of color. :angel: