Crate Cover & Some New Pics

Ruff-lo everybody. As I promised long ago that I would bring you pictures of my crate cover. It was made by my Mommy's Grandma Jean. She did an absolute amazing job. She is a true sewing machine wizard. Though the fabric that we bought wasn't the first choice of my Daddy it has made the kids very happy. The cost of fabric did astonish my parents a bit. It cost over $70 for 7 yards of fabric. That's neither here nor there now, because it is absolutely amazing. It has given me one of the best looking crates I have ever seen.

I also promised the other day some new pics of myself, which I will now deliver.

Aren't I a handsome fella? Bark at you later.

15 Weeks and Growing

Ruff-lo everybody. It's been awhile since I last barked at you. I've been busy growing, going to puppy classes and the worst of all "the vet." It's has been a busy few weeks, here's a quick review.

My puppy education classes have been going ruff-tastic. I pick up on all my signals very quickly and just love it when my Daddy is pleased with the results. I have the sit, stay, leave it, take it and come command down fairly well. The only signal I have trouble with is down, but I heard a lot of Danes have the same issue. It's just such a long way to all the way down when you are this big. Unfortunately, I had to miss my last class due to being at the vet so long.

My last vet visit I came in it a shade under 33 pounds. Which seems average for my breed. I've been adding 4 pounds per week on average. At this past visit I was put on some medications for what my vet seems to think are little infectious bumps on my face. They don't seem to bother me, but my family and vet don't want them to spread. So I was put on some fancy, light-sensitive antibiotics and a cream to put directly onto these bumps. Other than that I am healthy as a horse and starting to look like one also.

The family life has been pretty hectic also. We are getting ready to move to a new house along with trying to spend as much time as possible outside.

In a couple weeks I'll be getting my rabies vaccine and then I can finally go to the groomer. My nails are in desperate need of a trimming. I'll have new pics posted soon. Bark at you later.

Walk for a Cure: Support JDRF

This year my wife will be walking to help find a cure for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund. Juvenile diabetes is also known as Type 1 diabetes, which my wife suffers from. My wife has dealt with this disease since she was a teenager. While she fights it admirable on a daily basis it is a slowly debilitating disease.

Type 1 diabetics are insulin dependant which means they needs to administer insulin via injection or for through an insulin pump to stay alive. For many years my wife relied on injecting herself multiple times a day until a few years back she was able to get an insulin pump. Though the diabetes does not hamper her life drastically it at times limits what she can and when she can do some things. The disease can also be very dangerous when sugar levels within the body become to low or high which can lead to death. I have witnessed at many occasions my wife's sugar levels drop drastically in a moments notice, causing her to faint, become unresponsive and unconscious.

The disease is most troublesome for her, but it also scares me on a daily basis. I constantly worry if I don't hear from her in a timely manner after work or when out with friends in fear that something has happened to her via her diabetic condition. Low sugars have led to car accidents and other major harmful incidents. We also worry about the disease being passed down to our children. We know how difficult it is for my wife to monitor and control this disease, it is unfathomable to imagine a child having to deal with this on a daily basis.

So in honor of my wife and the millions of others suffering from this disease I ask of you to donate to my wife's cause to help her and many others find a cure. If you choose not to donate please offer your support and best of luck in raising the goal she has set. We thank all of you for your support. Click Here to Donate

A Note From My Daddy

Hello all, Scooby's Dad here. I would just like to tell all what a joy Scooby has been along with being an amazing addition to our family. We couldn't have asked or dreamed of a better dog. Scooby is smart, easily trainable and is such a fun-loving loyal dog. I am proud to be the owner of such a wonderful animal. Now to the bad part.

To the public, for the humans sake when I'm out with Scooby please don't tell me how big he is going to get. We all know he is going to be a massive canine. Commenting on his paw size, the beauty of his coat or even asking what breed he is just fine and acceptable questions or statements. But to tell me how large he will grow like we have know idea is growing quite old. Before we even considered bringing a Dane into our family we did extensive research to find if he would be a good fit. Scooby has not disappointed and has been even better than any information you can read about the breed. So please for no more comments on large Scooby will grow. If you know of the breed you and we know how massive he will be. I thank you in advance for your consideration in this request.

12 Weeks & Growing

Ruff-lo all. I've been on this planet for 12 whole weeks now. It has been a great journey so far. Just in a short amount of time I have found a great new family, been potty trained faster than my family's 2 1/2 year old son, started school and of course really started to grow physically.

As of Saturday morning I weighed in at 24.8 pounds, up exactly 4 pounds from my last weigh in a week ago. From what my new family has read, my biggest growth spurts are just around the corner. I would also like to tell you my stool has finally stiffened thanks to some advice of other dog and Great Dane owners. My family tried the pumpkin addition to my diet and it has done wonders for my bowel movements. I would like to thank all who listed pumpkin as a great diarrhea remedy. So keep your eyes and noses peeled for new updates and pics of my impending massiveness. Bark at you later.

I've Got My Backpack

Ruff-up everybody. I just wanted to let everybody know that I have started school. My new family enrolled me at the puppy education classes at PetSmart. I've been to two classes (two weeks) and thus far I have learned how to respond to the clicker and that it is a very good noise (TREATS!), I have sit down all taken care of (by hand signal and also by sit command) and finally my loose leash walking is greatly improving by the day. Since I'm a pup it can hard for me to resist to not try and run out of the six foot range of my leash. I have greatly improved though.

School has been fun and I really like to try to be the beast of the class. All the other pups in my class are of the smaller breed and you know me, I have to show my dominance. That was until another one of the parents brought in her other dog which just happened to be a Great Dane. His name was Zeus and at 14 months weighs in at 133 pounds and just absolutely towered over me. So once he came into the room I ran between my Daddy's legs for a couple minutes. I don't if I was more scared of Zeus or that I'll be that big sometime very soon. Ruffyways, once I got to know Zeus I found him to be just as big of baby as me. Us Great Danes may look the part, but we are very soft and gooey on the inside.

I very much look forward to continuing my education and making my family proud. Just six more weeks to go and hopefully I can tell you all that I graduated puppy education classes. Bark at you later.

11 Weeks & Growing

Ruff-lo everybody. Scooby here with a short update. I turned 11 weeks old yesterday, June 18th. I'm growing at a very nice pace. I'm weighing in at a smidge over 22 pounds and have gained significant height. My days have been filled with playing, sleeping and my personal favorite, EATING!

Recently I was over visiting some other puppies at the grandparents' house and I had so much fun playing with them. They were both a little bigger than me, but I quickly shedded my shy exterior to have some fun. Though it seems the stress of the drive back and forth has given me a sore stomach once again. Upon our return home my stool turned to a very loose movement. We have tried the prescription wet food to get me back to a firmer stool, but unfortunately that didn't work. My Daddy has now moved on to a ground beef and rice diet which has seemed to have a better result. I've been eating just that for the last 24 hours and my stool has been a bit stiffer.

Tomorrow I'll be back at the vet for another check-up and my least favorite thing in the world, SHOTS! Hopefully it will be over quick. The last time we were there it took forever and a day. Bark at you later.