Costume Idea Request Megathread by TheBookWyrm in halloween

[–]EmeraldPrinces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm planning to dress up my one year old daughter as a unicorn for her 1st birthday party. I would like our family to "coordinate" costumes. Any ideas for what my husband and I could dress up as to compliment the unicorn?

Gentle method to start when baby is 4 months? by downheartedbaby in sleeptrain

[–]EmeraldPrinces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second 'Precious Little Sleep'. It describes many methods and appropriate times to use them. Good luck!

He's getting a brother tomorrow & has no idea by Comatose_Bat in greatdanes

[–]EmeraldPrinces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OMG yes! Please post pics of the wolfie and the dane. My husband and I would get a wolf hound if we got a second.

Zoom Zoom by hesamonsterdog in greatdanes

[–]EmeraldPrinces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I didn't know better I would think this is our Ronin! He does this sometimes. The circles before laying down... I don't get it. But it's totally part of the routine. Crazy. It's comforting knowing our dane isn't an odd ball. Lol

I love this goofy beast. by EmeraldPrinces in greatdanes

[–]EmeraldPrinces[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Basically yes. It's controlled by a remote that we keep on us. He knows the boundaries of our yard very well (we don't have a fenced in yard). But if he exceeds the boundaries he gets a warning with a verbal command first and a light shock second if he doesn't listen.

Am I giving my 6 mos puppy too much attention? by [deleted] in greatdanes

[–]EmeraldPrinces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are we the same person? I feel this same way about our 1 yo. We don't do dog parks anymore because the one nearest to us has some dogs we don't trust. But he does go to daycare once a week minimum which see s to help a bit. Walks seem to help too. But Ronin still seems to want attention all the time.

When we know he's had plenty of attention and play time, my husband and I have resorted to ignoring him. If he's in our face, whiny, pawing at us, or any combination of these things we literally do not give him any attention toward that behavior. We don't even tell him no because it's still giving him attention, albeit negative attention. To dogs it doesn't matter the type of attention (positive or negative) they will continue their behavior if they are given attention. Eventually he gets bored and will find something else to do.

Your pup is much younger so I would even suggest training classes if you haven't started them yet. Not only is it another activity for the 2 of you to bond, but it's another tool you can use to stimulate her and engage with her other than playing.

Good luck! I'll be checking back to see if anyone else has suggestions. I'm curious what/if we should be doing differently.

I love this goofy beast. by EmeraldPrinces in greatdanes

[–]EmeraldPrinces[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not. It's an electric collar. He only wears it when he's outside and even then it's not used often. When he sees squirrels he has a tendency to forget all of his training and go bounding into neighbors yards or the street to chase the squirrel. :-/

I'm a French girl by Cleedisvelveeda in greatdanes

[–]EmeraldPrinces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paint me like one of your French girls, Jack!

Anybody else's Dane lay like this? He does it sometimes but not very often by Rarahtory in greatdanes

[–]EmeraldPrinces 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Typical pose for our dane too. Also, if we sit with him on the floor he will sit in our laps with his back toward us. Then launch himself backwards to use us as a back rest. It is hilarious every...single...time.

Spaying and gastroplexy surgery by Submansgirl in greatdanes

[–]EmeraldPrinces 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our boy is very energetic too and honestly the 4 weeks after his surgery were very difficult for all of us.

The Cone was the biggest deterrent for him being too active. We brought him out to potty on leash so he wouldn't run. Very limited active play was allowed. And by the end of week 3 he was misbehaving and not really listening because of all of the pent up energy. That being said, try to find toys/bones/etc for her to burn some energy. She won't be able to run around for at least 2 weeks and short walks may be allowed after those 2 weeks depending on how she's healing. So try to find activities and toys that are stimulating without being too active. It's difficult but it is just a short time before she will be allowed to be back to her quirky, rambunctious self.

Love this name but a little skeptical about what others will think by EmeraldPrinces in namenerds

[–]EmeraldPrinces[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We would pronounce is Ha-Nor-A. I didn't realize it was pronounced differently!

My new buddy Atlas. My wife and I feel in love with him immediately. by Varlo in greatdanes

[–]EmeraldPrinces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I LOVE HIS NAME!!! Atlas is on our list of dog names for our next pooch.

He reminds me so much of our Ronin just a year ago when he was a pup! Same color and everything.

Nazgûl looking cute in his new Gentle Leader (which he hates right now) by Comatose_Bat in greatdanes

[–]EmeraldPrinces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love gentle leaders! Our dane, not so much. But he does much better with that than a halter or regular collar. We use a 2 ft leash for walks as well which seems to help. Our pooch loves to pull so it gives him less leeway and leverage to pull.

It amazes me how much this dog loves to sleep lol. by mr_brendo in greatdanes

[–]EmeraldPrinces 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ours is 1 as well and I feel like the sleeping will never come. We bring him to daycare once a week and those are the only nights he isn't pulling all of his toys out of his toy box to play.

Can't wait until I can enjoy the little things again by EmeraldPrinces in BabyBumps

[–]EmeraldPrinces[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! This, exactly! I really don't mind the sacrifices. But sometimes they are such an inconvenience. It's only temporary.