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We were visiting our local human society with the kids, and they had a young female Great Dane. She was a gorgeous brindle. Well, of course, I instantly wanted her! We took her out to play with her, and she was beyond frightened! She flinched and cowered to the ground if we tried to pet her, and her tail was between her legs the whole time. We took her in the play area outside to give her time to romp and explore. We thought maybe she was just scared because she was new to the shelter. We didn't approach her, but let her come to us. She had obviously been abused. It must have been by a man too, because she was really scared of my hubby and just kinda cautious with me. I wanted to help her so bad, but then she snarled at one of the kids when the kids were walking by (they weren't even coming up to her) and that's when I knew it wouldn't be a good idea. Poor thing! The shelter staff told us that a lady came in to relinquish her, and when she found out there was a fee to relinquish a dog, she got mad and left. And when they came out later that day, they found that she had just tied the dog to their fence and left!

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I know this wasn't directed at me, but of course I have to read it!! LOL. It's just the hairdresser in me!! LMAO. But what a witch, that lady was!!! That is so mean to do that to that poor doggie!! And to just tie it up, when they knew it belonged to her!! www.ildoberescue.com I see on there are like 3 great danes in need of a home. One is a senior male and I think the other two are females. I think. It just makes me sad to think of these beautiful creatures ending up in abusive homes and then into rescue or a shelter or whatever. I think people REALLY need to think and research before getting into a SPECIFIC breed of dog. That way most of these things that happen like that could be avoided.

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Yeah totally! I mean, I feel bad because I researched Chihuahuas for a REALLY long time before finally buying one. But Hunter was an 'aww! Poor thing' adoption. He was in a shelter that euthenizes and he was so young and was already on death row. We weren't planning on getting a dog that day. We were just visiting and letting the kids see the puppies and felt so bad for him. But I wish people would research breeds a little bit more before purchasing. Especially if they have an iffy situation. Like a lab in an apartment or whatnot...

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Molly, you're a hairdresser? *grins* lol, can I ask you a question?

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Go right ahead. We've had whole threads dedicated to people asking me hair questions. I don't mind at all!!

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Thats so sad. Great danes are very sensitve breeds. I can just tell Oscar that he is a bad dog and no, and he will go in the corner and not move until I call him. And I swear he crys. Before I got Oscar I knew nothing on the breed. All I did was but a book about them and skim through it. But three years later I feel like I know everything about them. LOL!!! But that is truely sad over that dane. Maybe someone without kids will want her.



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Awww! I can just picture a sad Oscar sitting in the corner with those puppy dog eyes! I wasn't aware that they are so sensitive. I contacted the Dane rescue in my state to see if they would be willing to take her. That would at least get her out of the shelter environment and into foster care where she can learn to trust again. But even if they don't take her, the shelter she is at is a really good one. They are a 'no-kill' and keep the dog until it is adopted. And they work with breed specific rescues as well, so I know she will be okay. I just felt so bad for her 

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Don't you live in Colorado??? If so the rescues there are great. We had a stray Dane here not long ago and a rescue from Colorado came and got him. All the rescues in TX were full. But his name was Blue and he hated other dogs. I checked there website all the time after they posted him and he was adopted in no time. So hopefully a rescue will take her. If not its good that its a no kill shelter.

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The dog was likely not abused physically. It's symptoms are of a poorly socialized animal. If they work with it a while, it may recover. If it goes right into a foster unit where it does not interact with a lot of strangers, and new situations like it is now experiencing, it may never come out of it's shell.

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Yes, I am in Colorado :) I have heard really great things about their rescue as well. When we get a bigger yard, and I can get another dog someday, I would really like to rescue from them.


Kitty, what you said about socialization..I can totally see that, you may be right. I do think men could have been mean to her though because she literally trembled around my husband, but not around me. And she would flinch and cower to the ground when he so much as moved, but she would come up to me. :(



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It is not that they have been mean, it is that they are different, taller, deeper voiced, they are more intimidating.
I babysat a dog that I gave my mom a few months ago, this week. When my brother picked her up, he explained a hunt test he had gotten his JH title at on Sunday. The dog lay at our feet and winced and had her tail completely tucked under, she was so intimidated by him, I thought she would wet herself. He has been feeding her for months. She has never been abused in her life. She is such a good girl, she has never even been spanked. But she was completly unnerved at the tone of his voice and cringed to the truck with her tail tucked. Some dogs just don't have the starch that others do, there is no changing that. It does not mean they were abused.

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