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INTRODUCTION - "Growing Like A Weed" - Your Great Dane Handbook

If you have a new Great Dane puppy or any large/giant breed puppy for that matter, OR you are contemplating getting a puppy, and want to know how to take care of one, then you need to read everything in this section of the website. Many of these issues can not be answered by health care professionals because of the special needs of large breeds.

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How To Feed

• Puppy Feed Programs Part 1
• Puppy Guidelines - Feeding Routine and Equipment Part 2

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Training

• Puppy Development - 5 Critical Stages

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Nutritional Questions

• Do I Need A Puppy Food
• Amount of Food To Feed - Chart
• A Word About Great Dane Growth
• Calcium - Do I Supplement?
• Water - How Much, How Often & When
• Do Not Mix Dog Food Brands

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Vaccines -

Vaccine Reaction Prevention - PLEASE NOTE

Examples of Vaccine Reactions in Great Danes - PHOTOS

Dr.Jean Dodd's Vaccine Protocol - 2006

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Growth Problems

• Help - I Think My Puppy Has HOD or Growth Problems
• Let's Talk About HOD
• Wobblers - What is it?

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General Questions

• When Do I Spay and Neuter
• The Importance of Exercise for Growth
• Stools - How Much- How Often
• Puppy Hiccups
• Oh, Those Awful Teenage Coats
• Where Do I Purchase A Great Dane Crate?
• Puppy Acne - Bladder Infections - Demodectic Mange
• Stool Eating
• Elbow Bursas
• Why Does My Dog Eat Grass
• Anal Gland Problems
• Mending A Tail
• Incontinence - Leaky Bladder

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Cropping

• Should I Crop My Dane Puppy?
• Anesthesia Guidelines For Cropping
• Ear Taping Instructions *
• Ear Taping Photos *
  
  *print out and take to your vet
  
  

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Bloat - Torsion

• Bloat and Gastropexy Surgery
• Bloat and Torsion - Is Nutrition A Factor
• Bloat and It's Relationship to Systemic Yeast Infection

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Locating A Breeder

• Purchasing A Puppy

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