Great Dane Rescue

Hi! we are in the middle of adopting a great dane pup from a rescue and they are doing a home visit…what should we expect? we have a fenced yard because we already have a dog. no wires and such just hanging out!

Honestly, you are probably fine with doing nothing! Most rescuers have homes that are in total disarray. They are not going to care if you have dirty dishes, or haven't vacuumed in a few days.

Now, are they going to be thrilled if someone has ten feet of junk piled up that they have to wade through? No. But the normal home, that is exactly what they are looking for.

A home visit is usually the final step before adoption. Unfortunately, a lot of people will lie, and claim to have a fenced yard or even live somewhere that they don't just to get a dog. This is really a formality just to meet you and see that you were telling the truth on your application.

They might even give you some pointers. For one example, a person had a lot of low lying objects for a dog that was a chewer. She wasn't denied, heavens no, but was told she might want to put those knick knacks up. She thanked them profusely, as she wouldn't have thought of it.

Good luck, I am sure you'll do fine!

i just rescued a 8wk old deaf great dane puppy ……i have done research about this defect and have read a lot …..ok so my question to you all is ANYONE with deaf dog experiance danes or not….what has helped you the most…..i want your words of wisdom thanks
o just a note we already have two grown great danes so the breed is nothing new to me!!

I too adopted a deaf dog, she is a Siberian Husky…We are getting it figured out, so far we communicate with a variety of hand and body signals. She is responding well to the training, it's alot like training a hearing dog just no words…doesn't stop me from talking to her, out of habbit mostly I think but still. It was also suggested to me by a much more experianced owner of impared dogs to invest in a vibration collar, so when she's out of arms reach I can still get her attention…I hope this helps?

So far we have:
Sit (we make an upside down V with hands under chin)
Lay (flatten V from sit position)
Stay (hold hand palm out like "stop" signal)
Come (wave in to body)
Paw (hold hand low and cupped)
Other Paw (hold other hand low and cupped)

i just rescued a 8wk old deaf great dane puppy ……i have done research about this defect and have read a lot …..ok so my question to you all is ANYONE with deaf dog experiance danes or not….what has helped you the most…..i want your words of wisdom thanks
o just a note we already have two grown great danes so the breed is nothing new to me!!

I too adopted a deaf dog, she is a Siberian Husky…We are getting it figured out, so far we communicate with a variety of hand and body signals. She is responding well to the training, it's alot like training a hearing dog just no words…doesn't stop me from talking to her, out of habbit mostly I think but still. It was also suggested to me by a much more experianced owner of impared dogs to invest in a vibration collar, so when she's out of arms reach I can still get her attention…I hope this helps?

So far we have:
Sit (we make an upside down V with hands under chin)
Lay (flatten V from sit position)
Stay (hold hand palm out like "stop" signal)
Come (wave in to body)
Paw (hold hand low and cupped)
Other Paw (hold other hand low and cupped)

i just rescued a 8wk old deaf great dane puppy ……i have done research about this defect and have read a lot …..ok so my question to you all is ANYONE with deaf dog experiance danes or not….what has helped you the most…..i want your words of wisdom thanks
o just a note we already have two grown great danes so the breed is nothing new to me!!

I too adopted a deaf dog, she is a Siberian Husky…We are getting it figured out, so far we communicate with a variety of hand and body signals. She is responding well to the training, it's alot like training a hearing dog just no words…doesn't stop me from talking to her, out of habbit mostly I think but still. It was also suggested to me by a much more experianced owner of impared dogs to invest in a vibration collar, so when she's out of arms reach I can still get her attention…I hope this helps?

So far we have:
Sit (we make an upside down V with hands under chin)
Lay (flatten V from sit position)
Stay (hold hand palm out like "stop" signal)
Come (wave in to body)
Paw (hold hand low and cupped)
Other Paw (hold other hand low and cupped)