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My basic info
Breed
Great Dane
Color
Tan/Yellow/Fawn
Age
Adult
Size
X-Large 101 lbs (46 kg) or more (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Female
Pet ID
–
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Not good with cats
Purebred
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
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Sophie is a wonderfully affectionate approximately 4-5 year old fawn female with natural ears. She was reportedly turned into the Humane Society after numerous escapes from her owners’ backyard where she was chained. Sophie has not been well socialized with other animals, but adores people and will do anything to please them. She is perfectly crate trained as long as she is in a crate large enough for her to lie down. Most female Great Danes are between 28 and 30 inches tall at the shoulder: Sophie is about 29 inches and weighs 90 pounds. She is no where nearly as large as a large male. According to her recent vet check, she is only a few pounds underweight, and at some point someone took quite good care of her as she is in good physical shape with no hip or knee problems. At the same vet check, it was noted that she was heartworm negative and lyme disease negative. However, she did test positive for hookworm and has begun a three day treatment. Sophie has shown absolutely no aggression towards strangers or children since we have been fostering her: quite the opposite, she seeks affection and we are trying to remind her she is not permitted to “hug”. Sophie also stays off of the furniture (sometimes she DOES try to sneak up when she is being petted – it's hilarious [big dog doesn’t think we will notice]) and has her own pad. She thrives on attention, but will lie on her orthopedic pad for long periods. She does best with one long walk (2 miles) and one to two additional short walks per day. Sophie’s largest problem is that she gets overly excited around other animals and becomes too hyper-active. Although we have a Chihuahua and a miniature schnauzer, there have been several incidents with her where she becomes too assertive with the Chihuahua. She has never shown a deliberate tendency to injure or attack the Chihuahua, but she does not know her own size and fails to respond to commands to stop her out of control behavior. The miniature schnauzer (16 pounds) has remained stand-offish and she does not attempt to interact with him. The Chihuahua continues to want to be with her, lies down and sleeps on the same pad with her, sniffs her and interacts with her. In fact, she doesn’t even chew up or destroy stuffed animals. Sophie would do best with other larger dogs in a home. Sophie’s favorite toys are stuffed animals, pull ropes, and tennis balls: she adores retrieving and will wear your arm out! Surprisingly, she does well on walks and only pulls a bit more when she sees other dogs, but quickly acquiesces to a “no” command. She is on an Easy Lead Harness, and on occasion (if there has been misbehavior) a Martingale Easy Head Leader. Sophie is a perfect lady when it comes to food control as bowls can be taken away from her while eating, she is made to sit before being allowed her food or treats, and can be pushed out of the way while dining. Sophie knows how to sit, she knows how to down, and she knows the words come and no. Unfortunately, these commands go out of the window if she is excited. Ultimately, Sophie would do best in a home with older children, larger dogs, and people who do not mind a companion with soulful eyes who lays her head in a lap whenever available and wants to please more than anything in the world. Her veterinarian fell in love with her as did a potential forever home with a small dog with whom she could not stay calm: it was a sad day. We are hoping to find a loving family with no other dogs, or a larger dog with whom to place our baby girl. If there was a single person who wanted a dedicated companion, Sophie would be ideal – nothing has given me more pleasure than having her rest her head on the side of my bed in the mornings (after she is out of her crate) and huff at me while looking me in the eyes asking if we are ready for our walk yet. Too sweet for words! Sophie came to MAGDRL in November 2013.
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