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Available Danes
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BING
BING is our Christmas miracle puppy. He was about to be thrown out onto a country road when a Good Samaritan stopped it. She took him home and called our Dane Angel Network, thankfully.
Bing has a tendency to do some
'singing' or howling softly in his crate when he is asking
to come out. :-) Hence the name Bing at Christmas time.
We believe him to be 11 or 12 weeks of age. It is our guess
that he was being thrown out because his ankles were so
loose that they were way too angled to the sides, thereby
making him look almost crippled. He was also flat footed
with a dull coat, denoting lack of nutrition, which could
have caused the angulation in his ankles, as the vet
guessed. Or it could have been caused by too much play on
slick tile or slippery floors. However, in a day and a half
of supervised play, time outs in his crate, high quality
nutrition, and carpet and grass to walk on, his ankles
resumed a normal straightness. With good nutrition, he has
come up on his toes now, having lost the flat duckfootedness.
Having seen what he looked like when he first came in, it
surely does seem like a miracle.
Dane puppies grow at an
accelerated rate, faster than most other breeds and are
strong and delicate at the same time. They can develop leg
and bone problems from the wrong foods, from too many
vaccinations or drugs, from too much rough play or running
on concrete or slick surfaces, etc. They must be
supervised, guided, and taught all day long in order to grow
to their grand potential. And they must not be crated all
day long either, which can be another cause for leg/ankle
and growth problems.
With this little guy's vetting
and our observations, we believe he will grow to his fullest
potential now that he is on a healthy regimen. He is
affectionate and bold, as well as responsive and willing.
He comes for his name and for a whistle. He walks so
closely to you that you can trip over him! So, we feel he
will make an excellent candidate for Obedience training and
fun. He eats and drinks well, and otherwise appears healthy
in spirit and body and is going to make the right home a
very exciting new addition to the family!
This boy has come a long way
in a few weeks. His legs and ankles are stronger and
are not swaying any more. He has been carefully
supervised so that his ankles could get stronger on
their own. Good nutrition, exercise, time out in his
crate when needed, play time, and gobs of love have
helped him come back. He walks, runs, zooms, snuggles on
the couch (on your lap usually), comes when he is called
every time, loves to eat, loves people, loves other
dogs, and is good with the resident cat, though you can
read his mind, as he wishes she would run from him so he
might get a little play. :-)
FEB 2007 update
To know him is to fall
immediately in love with him. He can be quiet, or
rowdy. And he is affectionate and wants to please. He
is doing well in house training, sleeps all night in his
crate, goes into it willingly, and is becoming a
handsome, very kissy and likable young kid. Continuing
supervision, making sure he does not have excess
exercise or trauma to his legs for a while, and keeping
him off slick flooring, will give him a chance to
continue to get stronger and become the big boy he
already thinks he is. :-)
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