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My basic info
Breed
Great Dane
Color
Black - with White
Age
Senior
Size
X-Large 101 lbs (46 kg) or more (when grown)
Weight
–
Sex
Male
Pet ID
–
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Purebred
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Housetrained
My story
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Titan is a 6 year old black male with natural ears. He came to us from an independent rescuer who took him in and got him the vet care he needed before then turning him over to us. One of the things that she had done was to have one of Titans toes amputated due to a sore that would not heal. It does not hinder his ability to prance, play or go up and down stairs. He is an agile boy, and doesnt show a bit of arthritis. Titan is fighting a lick granuloma on the lower portion of his right rear leg and his tail. The one on his tail is well on its way to being healed, but the one on his leg is a work in progress. He will need regular wound care and continuous efforts to keep him from licking it. Titan is a very good boy. He has not chewed or destroyed anything in his foster home. He does not need to be crated when left home alone. Hes great with loud noises such as thunderstorms, and is happy as long as he has a soft place to lay. Titan is slowly learning what sit means, and is excellent on leash. He is also excellent at coming when called. Titan has been good around the dog-savvy cat in his foster home, and hes been fine with the children that have visited. In his previous life, he did live with both. Titan is good with most other dogs, but has had a few problems with the 3 regularly visiting akitas in his foster home. His foster family is working with his behavior, but he is a bit food aggressive with other dogs and needs to be fed separately from them. Also, he does guard his bed from the other dogs. As time goes on in his foster home, things are starting to settle down and hes doing better with the other dogs, but it does take work and some monitoring by his foster family. We suspect that he would do best with a laid back, non-dominant female, or as an only dog. He is fine with all other dogs he meets out and about in public. Titan is truly a good and sweet boy who is gentle and just wants to be loved. He took no time at all in bonding with his foster family and would make someone a very good and loyal companion.
Update 8/13/11 - We have lots of good news to report in this update. Most importantly is that we have completed integrating Titan with the three akitas. The 4 dogs are always together at one of our houses and we have left them for up to 8 hours with no issues to either house or any of the dogs. Titan has relaxed about his sleeping location and who is around him. He will now share the bed (when we let them), the dog beds on the floor, the couch or he will even take himself into the other room and sleep on the guest bed. We have even seen big progress in the feeding issue. We have gone from needing to feed him separately to being able to put his food down with the others. The only caveat is that he eats fast and once he is done will try to see who else’s food he can score. This is easily prevented by supervising until everyone is done. He is still a food thief and I think it is safe to say he will always be one; anything left unattended is fair game. He is a bit bold about approaching us when we are eating, but once reminded that it is not ok to put his nose on our plates, he will lay down for the rest of the meal. We are making progress on the lick granuloma on his leg. We finally figured out that a comfy cone was the way to go... and fortunately he seems to be ok without his peripheral vision. We can now see new top layer skin on the edges of the wound. We will be excited when the fur starts filling in too. The key is that unless he is supervised (in the same room) he has the collar on. Once every few days we do bandage it so that he can have a break from the collar, but the more it is open the better it will do. Now that Titan has been with us for a little while, I would definitely say he is a dog friendly dane who would probably be very happy in a home with other dogs. The only thing is that the humans will have to be vigilant for the first month or so until he has settled and is fully integrated. Once there, he is very easy to have around.
Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League can only adopt within its incorporated area (eastern NY, eastern PA, NJ, DE, WV, MD, VA, NC, eastern SC). For more information on our adoption policies please visit our website: www.magdrl.org To adopt a Great Dane under 2 you must have traditional fencing (no electronic fences permitted).
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