Great Dane Dogs & Feet - What’s The Deal?

Does your Great Dane seem to be happy only when he is literally sleeping or laying around on your feet or your shoes?

There’s no getting around the fact that dogs love feet and everything associated with them.
They adore shoes and socks, and most of all, they love the smelly tootsies themselves. In fact, your feet are the part of you that your dog knows best. They’re right there on the floor with her; they’re full of the smell of you; and lots of times, they’re the only part of you that dogs are allowed to sit on.

One reason that Great Danes like feet so much is the same reason that most people steer clear of them. For such a small body part, feet pack a whole lot of scent. Each foot has about 125,000 sweat glands. That’s enough to keep plenty of smells percolating, especially when the feet are encased in socks and shoes. Great Danes draw a huge portion of their knowledge of the world from their sense of smell. And feet sure do smell!

Rich aromas aren’t the only things about feet that dogs find attractive. They also depend on them as sort of a human tether. There are some dogs who worry that their owners will get up and leave without them noticing. They don’t want their people to get very far away, so they sit on them.

Large dogs are more likely than small breeds to choose a perch. Small dogs can scramble into laps when they want to keep track of their people. Big dogs are too bulky for that kind of cuddling. Sitting on feet gives them similar feelings of closeness and reassurance. Of course, there are plenty of dogs who simply want to be near the people they like. They’re not all that desperate for attention or reassurance - they just like the closeness.

Some dogs crave foot contact more than others, and there’s not much you can do about it. Keep your leather shoes in the closet and be grateful that your dog wants to be close to you. dogs who are truly anxious about being abandoned, however, need some extra reassurance.

Try scheduling a little extra cuddle time with your pet. Great Danes who know they can depend on getting attention at certain times of the day or in certain places are less likely to demand it the rest of the time. Set aside 5 to 10 minutes each day when your dog can sit on your feet, lick your face, and generally revel in physical contact. She’ll come to depend on these regular meetings and look forward to them - and she’ll be less desperate for attention because she’ll know something good is coming.

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5 Ways To Reduce That Smelly Great Dane Dog Odor In The House

No matter how often our Great Danes wash themselves or we wash them, sometimes just having a dog in the house can leave a smell. Long after the stain is lifted, dog odors can linger. Follow some of these suggestions to keep from being entrenched in stench.

1. Bathing your Great Dane regularly will help cut down dog odors. If it’s too cold to bathe him, use a dry shampoo or massage some baking soda into your dog’s coat and brush it out to remove odors.

2. Purchase an electronic air-cleaning system designed to remove dog odors from the air.

3. Make your own carpet freshener by combining one box of baking soda with one tablespoon of orris root (available in herb stores) that has been saturated in your favorite scented oil. Place the mixture in a glass jar and cover with a metal lid in which you’ve punched holes. Let it sit for a few days so that the baking soda picks up the oil scent then sprinkle it onto the carpet before vacuuming.

4. Use a window fan set on exhaust to make odor elimination a breeze.

5. Odors and stains from feces or urine are protein-based and require an odor neutralizer containing bacterial enzymes to completely eliminate them. Purchase enzyme products at dis- count department stores, health stores, or pet stores.

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5 Ways To Make Your New Great Dane Puppy Comfortable

The first nights in a new home for a Great Dane puppy are much like a baby’s first few nights at home. The best way to get your new puppy to sleep through the night quietly is to:

1. Make sure his last play period is a good, hearty one that ends about one hour before you feed him his last meal, which should be about an hour before your bedtime.

2. Take him out to potty as soon as he is done eating and about fifteen minutes before you go to bed.

3. Leave a very small quantity of water with him when you put him to bed.

4. Try to make your bedtime and his getting-up time no more than six hours apart until he is four to five months old. With this schedule and proper containment, a healthy puppy should both sleep and housebreak easily.

5. Make him a proper bed. The Great Dane puppy’s “bed” can be a rug at the end of your bed (tie him to the bedpost), a box or crate or pen, or any other small area that restricts his movement. You want him sleeping while you are sleeping!

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