"PRIMUS"

GREAT DANES

Fawn and Brindle pups born 3rd May:

Sire:

Devarro The Steeplechaser At Primus

Dam:

Dinahtron Returned To Primus

(Dinahtron Son Of A Gun x Primus Shes The One For Dinahtron)

At five weeks

All pups from this litter are now reserved

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

PRIMUS FULL CIRCLE

(Jaydania Dallas x Primus Reflects The Past)

Ralph pictured at six months old after winning MPD at the Northern Great Dane Championship show - qualifying for Crufts at his very first Champ show.

And his brother:

PRIMUS GAME ON

not ready for the ring yet as this was the only time he has ever stood still long enough to get a picture.

Tel: 0161 430 3616

E-mail: lynne@primusgreatdanes.demon.co.uk

So you want a Great Dane puppy, will you want it all its life

Will it be all-important, like family and wife?

Will you handle it with gentleness and pat it when it’s good

And see its water’s always fresh and that it’s got good food

Will you train it kindly and brush it every day

And provide it with a clean dry bed where it can go and lay

Will you teach the children that they too must be kind?

And if he takes their toys, they really must not mind

Will you train it on a lead, to sit and walk to heel?

Not drag it on a choke chain with all the pain to feel.

Will you teach obedience, to come when its afar

To lay and stay if needed and be good when in the car.

And when it’s learnt these lessons and loves you all so true

Will you thank the day this Great Dane came to live with you.

And when it’s old and feeble and life has passed it by

Your family broken hearted and not an eye is dry.

Will you still be happy, that you bought that puppy Dane?

And will you get another, and start it all again?

If you can answer, YES my friend, to all that I have said

Then you deserve a Great Dane, the best one ever bred.

But if you have read my questions and cannot answer true,

Please don’t have a Great Dane puppy, it’s not fair to him or you.

I AM YOUR PUPPY

I am your Puppy, and I will love you until the end of the Earth, but please know a few things about me.

I am a Puppy, this means that my intelligence and capacity for learning are the same as an 8-month-old child. I am a Puppy; I will chew EVERYTHING I can get my teeth on. This is how I explore and learn about the world. Even HUMAN children put things in their mouths. It's up to you to guide me to what is mine to chew and what is not. I am a Puppy; I cannot hold my bladder for longer than 1 - 2 hours. I cannot "feel" that I need to poop until it is actually beginning to come out. I cannot vocalize nor tell you that I need to go, and I cannot have "bladder and bowel control" until 6 - 9 months. Do not punish me if you have not let me out for 3 hours and I tinkle. It is your fault. As a Puppy, it is wise to remember that I NEED to go potty after: Eating, Sleeping, playing, Drinking and around every 2 - 3 hours in addition. A crate will help me learn to housebreak easier, and will avoid you being mad at me.

I am a Puppy, accidents WILL happen, please be patient with me! In time I will learn. I am a Puppy, I like to play. I will run around, and chase imaginary monsters, and chase your feet and your toes and 'attack' you, and chase fuzz balls, other pets, and small kids. It is play; it's what I do. Do not be mad at me or expect me to be sedate, mellow and sleep all day. If my high energy level is too much for you, maybe you could consider an older rescue from a shelter or Rescue group. My play is beneficial, use your wisdom to guide me in my play with appropriate toys, and activities like chasing a rolling ball, or gentle tug games, or plenty of chew toys for me. If I nip you too hard, talk to me in "dog talk", by giving a loud YELP, I will usually get the message, as this is how dogs communicate with one another. If I get too rough, simply ignore me for a few moments, or put me in my crate with an appropriate chew toy.

I am a Puppy; hopefully you would not yell, hit, strike, kick or beat a 6-month-old human infant, so please do not do the same to me. I am delicate, and also very impressionable. If you treat me harshly now, I will grow up learning to fear being hit, spanked, kicked or beat. Instead, please guide me with encouragement and wisdom. For instance, if I am chewing something wrong, say, "No chew!" and hand me a toy I CAN chew. Better yet, pick up ANYTHING that you do not want me to get into. I can't tell the difference between your old sock and your new sock, or an old sneaker and your £100 Nikes.

I am a Puppy, and I am a creature with feelings and drives much like your own, but yet also very different. Although I am NOT a human in a dog suit, neither am I an unfeeling robot who can instantly obey your every whim. I truly DO want to please you, and be a part of your family, and your life. You got me (I hope) because you want a loving partner and companion, so do not relegate me to the backyard when I get bigger, do not judge me harshly but instead mold me with gentleness and guidelines and training into the kind of family member you want me to be.

I am a Puppy and I am not perfect, and I know you are not perfect either. I love you anyway. So please, learn all you can about training, and puppy behaviors and caring for me from your Veterinarian, books on dog care and even researching on the computer! Learn about my particular breed and it's "characteristics", it will give you understanding and insight into WHY I do all the things I do. Please teach me with love, patience, the right way to behave and socialize me with training in a puppy class or obedience class, we will BOTH have a lot of fun together.

I am a Puppy and I want more than anything to love you, to be with you, and to please you. Won't you please take time to understand how I work? We are the same you and I, in that we both feel hunger, pain, thirst, discomfort, fear, but yet we are also very different and must work to understand one another's language, body signals, wants and needs. Some day I will be a handsome dog, hopefully one you can be proud of and one that you will love as much as I love you.

Love, Your Puppy

E-mail: lynne@primusgreatdanes.demon.co.uk

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