Empty Nest

All my little Dane babies have gone to their new homes now. Jake made the long flight to California last night. Its going to be sad not having him around. He was the one who followed me everywhere and always tried to "help". Everything went smoothly for the trip to Nashville and shipping. Hopefully, I will have updates and new photos from all our new Dane owners soon.

Archie

Hunter and Amanda came and picked up the Yellow collared boy yesterday. I believe he is going to be named Archie. His new owners got a lesson on ear tapping and he got his first ear posting. He didn't seem to mind at all and overall is a very easy going puppy. Jake is all by himself now. He is learning to stay in his crate in preparation for his big flight to LA today. The brindles are getting cropped tomorrow. I can't wait to see their new look! Camille says the boy (please be Presley- but most likely Shaq) is quite a tank!

Jake and Yellow go for a Visit

Jake went to the vet today and got his health certificate. He weighs 18.5lbs. Then we went back to the house and picked up yellow and went to Gramma Brenda's house for a visit. Gramma Brenda said that Warlock took BOB every day in Tallmadge OH and right now he is the #1 Great Dane in the country. Wooo Hooo!!!! Let's hope he stays in the Top 20 for the rest of the year.

The boys got to play with Gramma Brenda's children and see all kinds of interesting things like a Whippet and several cats. Jake has been introduced to his new crate and is preparing for his flight to California. Yellow is going to his new home Sunday. I am going to miss my boys!

Dahlia and Presley's(??) New Adventures

This past week has been a lot of fun down here in Alabama. Dahlia and Presley(??) came home with me (Camille) last weekend. Everyone has adjusted well and are exploring the new environment. Dahlia and Presley are practically inseparable. We will all be sad to see him go to his new home, even though I know that he will be loved and adored there as well. Presley and Dahlia both love to play with the cats around the house, much to the cats' dismay most of the time...lol.

Both of the pups got their first baths today. I bathed them one at a time with each trying to help me with the other. I told Dahlia that it wouldn't be long before she wanted out of the bath tub more than she wanted in. She just didn't believe me. In the end, everyone smelled better and we were ready for their first trip to the pet store. Dahlia and Presley got to visit with other puppies that were attending the puppy kindergarten class. Both were curious, but Presley was really full of himself, barking and hopping with excitement. Dahlia tended to be more cautious waiting for her brother to break the ice. Before we left, we weighed both of the pups. Dahlia was 15.5lbs and Presley was 17.2lbs. Before we left the parking lot of the pet store, both pups were out like a light.

Black goes home and Yellow has a new headset

Del and Ashley came and picked up black boy today. It was sad to see him go, but I think he has a great home! I took him to the vet yesterday for his microchip and he weighed 18.2 lbs!

Yellow had his ears cropped. He got a complete check up before his procedure and he weighed 16.08 lbs. the vet said his heart sounded good and he was parasite free. He is doing well and hasn't shown any signs of pain or discomfort. His cut looks really nice and is very clean. I think it will be a nice cut and hopefully stand fairly quickly.

news I missed- Sunday

I forgot! Grammie Jackie, auntie Camille, and uncle Daniel came for a visit Sunday. We took new stacked photos of everyone. Grammie jackie couldn't believe we had sold the fawn boys to pet homes. Everyone agreed they would have made awesome show prospects. They have beautiful very correct conformation. Grammie Jackie fell in love with one of the bully pups. (no one could understand this as there were Dane puppies nearby;)

The brindles went home with Camille. We decided this was the best for all concerned. Camille was having some scheduling conflicts that made future pick up difficult and it was decided that the puppies would have plenty of good interactions with adult Danes and each other at Camille's house. Brindle boy (we are hoping he will be called Presley) is going to stay with Camille for a couple of weeks before he goes to live with Chase in Arkansas. Chase is happy because she is certain that Camille will have him house trained and crate trained.

I am happy because fewer puppies equal less mess! Also, it makes it easier for me to start house training and socializing the rest of the pups. Jake and Yellow are going to start crate training next week and I hope to be able to make several trips out and about with them.

I will work on making another video but it has become difficult because the pups see me and run over to me.

Yellow gets cropped and Orange gets a name

I feel like there is a lot to catch up on. I think the most important bit of news is that Orange Collar Boy now has a name. He is going to be Jake from now on. I think this is a great name for this not so little boy.

Yellow went in to get his ears cropped. The vet did a check up on him with a fecal and said his heart sounded good and he was parasite free. He comes home this afternoon. He weighed 16.06 lbs. My scale stopped being accurate on these boys once they reached 11lbs. I actually think black boy is bigger than yellow now and am anxious to see what he weighs. I am going to take him to the vet in the morning to get his microchip and a check up before he goes to his new home.

I think its time that Jake went on a car ride and explored some more, so I plan to make a trip to the pet store with him this weekend. That way I can get a weight on him and he will get some more socialization.

Yellow did very well on his first car ride. I held him in my lap on the ride to the vet. He seemed content. No signs of stress or sickness. Then I held him while waiting at the vet (vet floors scare me). The vet I took him to is really busy and there were many other dogs and cats there. He enjoyed looking around and was very curious about everyone. Of course, everyone had to comment on how cute he was and how big! He was a very good boy for his exam and by the end he had fallen sound asleep on the table.

So far, the weather has been mild enough that the boys are still getting to spend a couple hours a day outside.