

Stranger Danger -- or Not!!
Great Danes being a guardian breed can sometimes struggle with changes in their environment or new people. To help with this; let me introduce Mr. Bear. Our Mr. Bear represents a stranger. He visits the puppies often. Sometimes he wears funny hats, sunglasses, different clothes, etc. He sits in a new place every time he shows up. Sometimes Mr. Bear comes while the puppies are awake; sometimes he comes while they are asleep and they open their eyes to find him waiting. While w


Bring on the Novelty!!
We are roughly 3 1/2 weeks old, our eyes are open and developing, and we are starting to figure out our legs. Now is the time when we are ready to explore new novelties. Today's experience was a weird ball that had sprouting soft stuff that tickled our noses. We thought the soft fleece was very interesting!! We were able to lick it, somewhat try to grab it, then the thing would roll away; not far and usually into a littermate who couldn't see it coming since their eyes aren't