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It is almost midnight, and I just now got home. I don’t know how to feel about tonight – I am somewhat frustrated, exhausted, and confused. The original Great Dane I thought I was going for had been adopted, but it appears as though my name gets around. I didn’t understand fully, as the situation was not clearly portrayed to me. I ended up with a disaster on my hands, and I willingly have put myself out there and I don’t know if I am going to regret it or not.
Well here is the story, since I know all of you are curious. I got a phone call around the time I posted asking if I was still interested in a Great Dane, while they are on the top of my “to own†list I wasn’t in a huge hurry to own one personally. Well, I said sure and decided to drive the 1 hour and 20 minute drive out there to pick up what I thought was a Fawn Great Dane female. Instead, what I arrived I was greeted by some disarrayed people and a (for a Great Dane) small Dane female. They explained to me that her real owners were going through a divorce, and for it two Great Danes and a Westie were suffering. Now folks, let me tell you, this dog is underweight by a good 25-50lbs if not a bit more, is suffering from dander, and some major hair loss. She has a broken tail where it had been slammed in a car door and has a bite out of her ear. Her eyes are sunken in, and her hair is dull. Her ribs are jutting out of her sides along with her backbone. Not to mention her toenails are WAY too long for her feet. She is what I would consider a mess, and when I saw these people practically on their hands and knees begging me to take her with me… I honestly couldn’t say no.
Well now I need help naming her, she is a purebred Great Dane female pure black in color with white tipped toes and some white on her chest and belly. She is not even 2-years old yet, so now I have an abused Dane who is still in her puppy stage. Oh joy! We’ll get through it though. We worked through the rescue to finalize the pleas for this Dane to be helped by the people. It is all so complicated and I am barely coherent enough to type this. I am really sorry but it is now 12AM and I am about ready to fall out of my chair, so this is all I have to say other than the following so everyone knows.
She met Joans tonight for the first time, it went over very smoothly. However, she has been mesmerized by the bunny, rats, and birds so that is going to be something to accomplish. She loves my husband, which is a good sign but I am unsure about the keeping her part yet. We’ll see how that goes after we fatten her up, get her some good vet care and some TLC and we’ll see.
These pictures are not the best, but for being so late at night they are good enough to let you see how horrible she looks:
"Lighting in this is horrible, but you know what I am exhausted and it is good enough to give you an "idea" we'll try to get better tomorrow"
She got a bath tonight, some food, some Obedience lessons, and some love! That is all we got for tonight, but we do need help with names.
ANYONE HAVE ANY NAME IDEAS?
Well here is the story, since I know all of you are curious. I got a phone call around the time I posted asking if I was still interested in a Great Dane, while they are on the top of my “to own†list I wasn’t in a huge hurry to own one personally. Well, I said sure and decided to drive the 1 hour and 20 minute drive out there to pick up what I thought was a Fawn Great Dane female. Instead, what I arrived I was greeted by some disarrayed people and a (for a Great Dane) small Dane female. They explained to me that her real owners were going through a divorce, and for it two Great Danes and a Westie were suffering. Now folks, let me tell you, this dog is underweight by a good 25-50lbs if not a bit more, is suffering from dander, and some major hair loss. She has a broken tail where it had been slammed in a car door and has a bite out of her ear. Her eyes are sunken in, and her hair is dull. Her ribs are jutting out of her sides along with her backbone. Not to mention her toenails are WAY too long for her feet. She is what I would consider a mess, and when I saw these people practically on their hands and knees begging me to take her with me… I honestly couldn’t say no.
Well now I need help naming her, she is a purebred Great Dane female pure black in color with white tipped toes and some white on her chest and belly. She is not even 2-years old yet, so now I have an abused Dane who is still in her puppy stage. Oh joy! We’ll get through it though. We worked through the rescue to finalize the pleas for this Dane to be helped by the people. It is all so complicated and I am barely coherent enough to type this. I am really sorry but it is now 12AM and I am about ready to fall out of my chair, so this is all I have to say other than the following so everyone knows.
She met Joans tonight for the first time, it went over very smoothly. However, she has been mesmerized by the bunny, rats, and birds so that is going to be something to accomplish. She loves my husband, which is a good sign but I am unsure about the keeping her part yet. We’ll see how that goes after we fatten her up, get her some good vet care and some TLC and we’ll see.
These pictures are not the best, but for being so late at night they are good enough to let you see how horrible she looks:
"Lighting in this is horrible, but you know what I am exhausted and it is good enough to give you an "idea" we'll try to get better tomorrow"
She got a bath tonight, some food, some Obedience lessons, and some love! That is all we got for tonight, but we do need help with names.
ANYONE HAVE ANY NAME IDEAS?
