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| Name: |
Duke
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Age: |
Two years old
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| Gender: |
Male |
Breed: |
Great Dane |
| Home: |
Bristol, England |
Duke
is everything a dog should be!
How he manages to be Intelligent, stupid, goofy, cute, protective,
playful, hyper, calm, well behaved, mischievous and clumsy all at once
is beyond me.
Some of his traits are usual of the breed:
Leaning against you is his form of a cuddle. (He weighs in at 70 kilos
/ 11 stone / 154 pounds)
Permanently fixed in your shadow; if you are there then he sees no
reason why he can't occupy the same space. Includes wanting to sit on
your lap!
Taking your hand in his mouth to lead you somewhere or to show you
something.
Drinking out the sink when you brush your teeth.
Hiding large objects entirely in his mouth, shoes, TV remote, the cat -
(only kidding).
Others seem to be part of his own identity:
Playing tug of war by hooking my fingers around his fangs (he doesn't
apply pressure).
He sits and salutes (gives paw) but holds it aloft above his head - he
also does this with both paws at once (begging).
Landscaping the Garden, digging out potted plants, eating plants, trees
and patio furniture.
Understanding sentences such as, "Go get your dog (toy), take it
downstairs and put in on your bed, then come back here" "Go and sit by
the back door / front door".
Spying on passers by through the key hole of the front door and smelling
visitors through it when they knock the door (You can almost see him
squint one eye to get a better look).
Letting the cat sleep in his giant bed and sleeping on the cold hard
floor.
Standing on your foot while leaning into you for a cuddle and when you
try to push him off he cuddles you even harder!
Counter surfing in the kitchen - he can reach the biscuits, loaf of
bread or any other food form, including a tin of baked beans once, even
from the back of the work surface.
Tongue Injection No. 1 - The Mayonnaise Jar - Open Mayo jar on the
table, walks over to spy on it, looks around and sees he has been
spotted eyeing it up. Gives a pathetic attempt at looking really sorry
for himself and begins a casual walk back to his sofa for a lie down.
As he pulls up along side he sells a perfect dummy maneuver and without
stopping thrusts his tongue deep into the jar and keeps going as if
nothing has happened.
Tongue Injection No. 2 - The Restaurant Milk Jug - We took him to a "Dog
Hotel" where he can sleep in our room and join us in the Bar/ Restaurant
etc. One morning at breakfast whilst we were greeting one table, Duke
turned to greet the table behind and casually drank their milk from the
jug in the center of the table. We were none the wiser of his actions
until the elderly gentleman could handle no more and proclaimed loudly
to interrupt us, "I say young man, would you care for some toast"!
He has a habit of running into things - very fast in a straight line,
but cannot stop or corner at high speed. Trees, walls other dogs and me
have all suffered at his inability of calculating - speed = Distance /
Time! He does not have to be traveling fast either! He walked head
first into a metal bridge whilst his head was down sniffing a trail...
dong!!! The noise sounded like Big Ben going off! I laughed so much
for so long people crossed the road in fear!
Just this morning he walked into a car and set the alarm off! He looked
bemused as if to say, "Who put that there?"
I hope you have enjoyed reading about Duke as much as we have enjoyed
him owning us! He is the most perfect dog for us, but be warned. Do
not get a great dane without considering all of their needs!
(Insurance, Vet Bills, Food Bills, Toys, bedding, transport, dog
sitters, and most importantly Companionship - I work from home so he has
someone with him for most of the time). If you insist on a Great Dane -
do your homework on the breed and Check your local Dane Adoption or Dane
Rescue Center first.
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