24 week measurements

24 weeks, 81.3 lbs, 29" tall

Gastro-enter-o Whuter-us?

Gasteroenteritis. That's what Mom says I have. What?? That's easy for you to say!


My tummy is not feeling too well. Last Thursday, when my favorite neighbor Adelle came over to walk me at lunch time, she found that I'd had a bit of an accident in my crate. I felt so awful about it, but I just couldnt help myself.


Luckily, cuz she's super nice, she pinched her nose together and took me and my blankets outside and we both got hosed off. Phew, was I stinky. She called my mom at work and told her what had happened but by the time Mom got home I was back to my old self. Mom thought it might have been some new Salmon treats that she gave me. They smelled kinda rich, and she thought they might have been too much for my tummy to handle.


The next morning though, my tummy was upset again. Naseau is what Mom called it. I called it feeling yucky. I threw up a little, so Mom decided not to feed me that morning and see how I was feeling throughout the day. Again, by the afternoon, I was feeling better...and boy was I hungry! She gave me just a little dinner that night, but I was on the road to recovery and feeling much better! Best thing was, Mom decided not to take me to the doggie doctor after all!


It sure turned out to be a great weekend...Grandma & Grandpa came down for a visit and I got to go all over the place. Wags for Wishes was going on, so we went there and watched Splash Dogs, Agility, Flyball and Lure Coursing. Mom said it was a fund raiser for really sick little boys and girls. I hope they raised a lot of money, cuz I sure like little boys and girls and I dont like it when they are sick!

Boy was it hot though, so we didnt stay very long. I was jealous of the splash doggies, getting to jump in that nice cool water. All day I felt great though, no tummy troubles at all.


Sunday, Mom & the Grandfolks took me to a place called Seaport Village. Again, it was super hot, and this place was right by the ocean so she thought it would be cooler for me. It was, but not by much! San Diego was having a heat wave I guess and even by the water it was over 80 degrees Faren-something-or-other. In the evening, right before sunset we got to go the Fiesta Island.


It was getting kind of dark, but the temperature was oh-so-nice and there were a few other doggies to play with. All of a sudden, Mom spotted something she called a snake! She yelled at me to stay away, but I couldnt resist and thought it looked like a stick to play with. I tried picking it up once, but it was kinda wiggly so I dropped it right away. Boy did I get in trouble! I guess some snakes can bite hard and leave yucky poison in your body with their fangs. Yikes! If I had known that I woulda stayed away! This wasnt one of those scary snakes though, Mom called it a California Kingsnake. Either way though, I probably shouldnt play with it! Here's kind of a fuzzy picture taken by the other girl who had her dogs there. She used her cell phone so it didnt come out very good, but you can get the idea of what it looked like. It sure was pretty!

This morning when I woke up, I was still feeling good so Mom fed me my normal amount. She keeps complaining about my poops though...says it looks like a cow lives with her. I guess cuz my poops look like cow-patties.


Sometime during the day though, I started feeling yucky again. This time I threw up a little and had a bad accident in my cage. It was terrible, but I couldnt help it. Luckily, Adelle came over during her normal time and rescued me again. She called Mom right away, and Mom came home immediately to take me to the doggie doctor. Luckily, we go there all the time for treats and weigh-ins, so I wasnt scared at all.


They did all kinds of tests on me. Poked me in the arm and took some red liquidy stuff out of me. I hope I dont need that! They also made me lie on my side, and on my back so they could take pictures of my tummy. I was real brave, and everyone was super nice at the clinic. I think they were worried that I had eaten something I shouldnt have (why? I dont know...I never chew on things I'm not suppose to!). Mom was happy when the pictures (xrays, she called em) came back normal. They also tried to get a sample from my bum, but after a morning like I had there wasnt much to get out. Poor Mom...now she has to pick up a sample the next time I go. Yuck! I feel sorry for her! Right now though, I am kinda tired from my big ordeal so Im just gonna see if I can sleep it off.

In the end, the doggie doctor said I probably just have gastro-something-er-call-it-itis. A bad bug in my gut. So, I got a shot to help with my throwing up, another one to help with any acid in my tummy, and 4 different pills to take at home. Mom also has to cook for me for 1-2 weeks. Chicken, Rice and Cottage Cheese. Sounds a bit boring, so hopefully I'll be back up and running soon and can get some yummy food!

23 week measurements

23 weeks, 80.3 lbs, 28.5" tall

Great Dane Meetup

Gosh! So much went on last weekend its hard to keep up on this blogging stuff!

Sunday morning Mom took me to a Great Dane Meetup. WOW! There were more Great Danes than I have ever seen in one place! A few of the dogs I had met before....here and there along the way, but some of them were new.

Ari & Titan were there. Everytime I see Titan I am amazed at his size. He weighs 190lbs, but is SO tall! Both Ari and Titan are white great danes, and Im sorry to say are deaf. Even though they can't hear, they sure have a great time with the other dogs!

There were some really fast dogs. I tried, but couldnt keep up with them. After a while, I just sat back and watched them run. Its amazing how graceful 130 lbs can be!

America's Next Top Model-Dog

Mom was scrolling thru the many posts in the "Pets" section of Craigslist last week, and came upon an ad for dogs wanted for a new coffee table book. On a whim, she decided to email the photographer and see if he'd be interested in photographing yours truly. He immediately emailed back and said he already had 2 Great Danes, but that I was SO unique looking that he'd love to have me come down. Whoohoo!

So, Saturday morning after being a lazy pooch and sleeping in til 8:30 (a model HAS to have his beauty sleep, right?), Mom insisted I get a bath. Yuck! She said I had to be nice and clean for our adventure that day. Whatever!

After the bath we loaded up in the CRV and went on a road trip. The photographer was located in Oceanside, CA so it was about a 40 minute drive. I didnt mind though...I kinda like hanging out in the car. It takes me lots of cool places!

We got to the photographer's studio right on time. He lived in a nice 5 story building right near the ocean. He had to buzz us in and when he did he said to go to the 3rd floor. That's when I got to go in an elevator! There were funny doors that opened automatically, and then Mom pushed a button and we were off! Up to the 3rd floor and into the studio of Andrew Grant. http://www.andrewgrantphoto.com/

He was real nice, and right away I liked him cuz he gave me lots of treats! All of a sudden though, a BRIGHT flash went off with a pop and a whir. Boy was that scary! Every time it happened I would jump!! Mom and Mr. Grant kept petting me though and giving me lots of treats, and pretty soon I figured out it was just a stoopid noise and a bright light and nothing to be scared of.

After that, it was "blue steel" all the way. Mr. Grant took LOTS of pictures of me, and the best part of it was all the treats! Mom and Mr. Grant both made funny comments about how I really "worked it", and Mr. Grant kept saying I was a natural. Geez...all I did was lay there and look cute. What's so hard about that?

Anyway, I found out later that he really really liked my pictures. So much in fact that one of my pictures might make it on the back cover page of the book! Very exciting!! Plus, I think he is going to use 2 or 3 other pictures of me inside the book! I cant wait to see it!! The best part about it is that its a fundraiser for shelter pets. If you want, you can pre-order your copy here (http://www.andrewgrantphoto.com/dogs_001.html).

It wont come out until November...Mom said that's still a few months away. I dont even know what months are though, so that really doesnt mean anything to me. Guess I'll just wait til she gets her copy. Until then, here's some of the pictures Mr. Grant sent to Mom. Dang...I sure am a cute boy! (if I do say so myself!)

New duds

Dont I look handsome!! Mom got me a couple of new collars. I hate to say it, but I think she has a spending problem. Lucky for me, the spending is all on ME!

Actually, she got lucky and didnt have to pay for both collars. One of the creative ladies in the Danes Online Forum has a business of making dog collars, leases, tugz and toyz and all the proceeds go to a Great Dane Rescue. (http://www.rescuemetugz.com/store/Default.asp) Is that not the coolest thing or what! Anyway, Michele (the cool lady) decided she would give away a bunch of collars on the forum. All Mom had to do was pick a number between 1 & 100 (good thing it was her, cuz I cant even count to 10!) and if her number was within 5 either way of the number chosen we would win a collar. She picked 28, cuz that's my birthday...and lo & behold, we won! The problem began when Mom got on the website to decide which collar to get. There were so many cool collars, she just couldnt decide...so, lucky me! I get 2!

Here's the first collar. I love the way the turquoise color looks against my coat. Quite a good lookin boy if I do say so myself! You can see my new tag too. (again...Mom spending more on me!) Its a "St. Francis of Assisi" tag...Mom said he's the patron saint of animals which means he'll protect me and keep me safe from harm. I like that!

And here's the 2nd collar. This one's 1.5" wide, which is great because of my nice thick neck. You really get a good picture of the beautiful blue paisley pattern.

my "blue steel" look

22 week measurements

22 weeks, 79.3 lbs, 27.75"