What's your retirement look like?

[Minimalist]

Right? I want to be fair and make it clear that my sister's dog is a very minimally trained maniac. He's 7 and he still pees from excitement when I come over. He circles frantically for about 10 minutes, crushing my toes, every time we see each other. He's amazing on walks, unless he sees water, but I can see how a non-dog person could get overwhelmed. It's different for me, though. I'm just as excited to see him.

I can't resist saying hello to a dog I come across while out walking. Tibs can completely ignore them without batting an eyelash. It's alien to me. Lucky he's at least friendly with dogs who are friendly with him or I'm not sure we could tolerate each other. He's trying to veto my plans to get a Great Dane. He thinks they're too big. I figure if he can fit in my life, so can a big dog.

Danes are magnificent but in-breeding issues leads to many serious health problems.

http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/health/greatdanes.html

Some health problems are genetic, which means inherited from parents. Genetic health issues are common in Great Danes today because of unwise breeding practices. My book, Dog Quest: Find The Dog Of Your Dreams, shows you how to find a Great Dane puppy who is genetically healthy.

You really need to research the breeders.



P.S.

Raven did great at his new home. The older lab barked at him until he got tired then he wandered off and laid down. The 6 year old Golden and Raven were last seen learning how to use the dog door one at a time. That was after about 20 minutes solid of running around the back yard like lunatics. I don't think Raven had ever seen grass before. He was fascinated with it.