i work all day but take time to walk with the goggies every day. cannot give them much more
My thought is that these dogs are smart..
Smart dogs get bored and do the things you describe
You need to entertain them - challenge them.... play ball.... train them....anything
Give them something to play with .... besides your plants !!
Acira might be offer some ideas.
We have 9000 m2...... they have lots of room to run but need the challenge... or playtime.
Its a job entertaining them
You'll need a large yard. We have 1000sm, and it's almost too small for ours. He barely gets running before he has to stop. GD's like to run.
Keep the dog in a pen and let him only in the yard under supervission.any yard too small for a big dog. my in laws have few thousand sq meters and it makes no difference. their rottie (daughter of our goggie) leads an excavation to china and destroys all plants. she even digs under the cacti in order to grab spike free part and then pull them out. rolls in decorative flowers. rips apart small palm trees. eats plastic bowls for food, actually they are huge bowls for washing but used for the food. my suegra had to switch to metal cooking pots. pulls washing out of the lines.
our younger one does the same albeit at a smaller scale. scary.
we used to let the goggie off the leash when walking at the golf course but once she run after some chickens. she is a fast dog, i tell you! but trees she cannot climb so chickens won that one. in any case i do not think it is wise to let goggies roam freely anymore...
but frisbee is a great idea! where can i buy?
i think in a game frisbee vs rottie the latter will win
but thanks, my brother in law is in the USA now, i'll ask him to buy, they must have them in many stores, right?
Why do you keep writing "goggies"? Is that some English thing?
SHALENA
Since my Santiago is no go....got my great dane!! Filled out the app, had phone interview yesterday, got email today that I was approved!! Went on website to pick puppy....blue girl, gorgeous. Sent deposit!!!
SHALENA
Here is Toby's dad on his birthday:
And helping Whirleybird moderate DR1:
They are actually pretty intelligent, incredibly personable and very loving. They are good as guard dogs as they make so much noise, although Tyson has never bitten anyone he does knock people over and stands over them whilst waiting for the pit bull to finish them off.
I bought him here and if you look here gran danes - animales - perros - gatos - Rep?blica Dominicana you can see there are a lot for sale. Expect to pay around 45,000 RD$.
matilda