Putting Weight On A Dane

Stripe aka Culseandanes Viper's Tale.
32 inches and 54kgs/8st 8lbs at September

Stripe is as of the 27th Dec 64.75kgs =10st 2.7lbs 

He is nicely marked for a mantle and when he is behaving stands well. He allows judges to check him over with no problems and isn't fazed with other dogs in the ring or out for that matter. He is a hunny with humans and dogs alike. 

Is in fact trial and error all the way, I would be the same for other Dane owners and breeders alike. What works for one wont work for another hence its trial and error.


At the moment Stripe is eating Greyhound Gain 28 kibble with Tripe, Sausages, Liver, chicken, turkey, steak, sardines whatever I can shove into him.

Tripe is always green never white as the latter isnt good at all as its been stripped of the goodness.
Steak is a smallish amount as it makes him loose and the same with liver it is only given once a week which has to be seared for him the fussy bugger.

I don't give veg as this makes him loose.


There is also days he wont eat anything. Now I do worry over though's days, but they are few and far between and now I don't worry as I have since discovered this is normal.

Stripe has put on the weight and then some and now needs to lose some of the back end but not a lot.

In his garden a week ago.

3 days ago at the beach.

So since the end of August he has in fact gain over 10kgs = over 20lbs

Yes some danes are lean and some are heavier boned so this trial and error too but I knew my Stripe was under weight. So our mission was to get him to gain and its working. He gets conditioning tablets and stress powder as well in his meals every other day. He looks really well now that others are commenting on his gain not his losses.


(Hindquarters Extremely muscular, giving strength and galloping power. Second thigh long and well developed, good turn of stifle, hocks set low, turning neither in nor out.)
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this is what I am looking for on his back end and it is slowiy coming. His hocks look good no over display of bone, a nice layer of fat is coming over them. Hindquarters nicely muscular and he can gallop in the yard but we don't want that in the show ring. 

A nice run on and a good solid movement in his stride would be excellent. Head held high more a prancing movement for him. Showing of what he can actually do and he can do that when he behaves and there hasnt been a bitch in season in the ring as he then hoovers the floor. 



Stripe is now being shown at Championship Shows only because of the bigger rings.

Our Bella

I have a fawn, a fawn after not having one in our lives for over 4 years.

We are hoping (fingers crossed) that she will be in the show ring.

Which will be at the end of March but I shall be leaving her till the Scottish Champ show at the beginning of April.

She has begun her training already and does a stack/stance lovely.  Still not sure of the lead but that is coming.

Her nature is second to none and she is a wee scamp playing with the other puppy we have here. She has bonded with everyone. This includes human and dog, as I type they are playing happily.

She has the most amazing full black mask ever.

She can be a bit stand offish but she is slowly getting there with me.

Having lunch 

Front row seat

Playing with Storm 

LARKHALL & DISTRICT CANINE CLUB

LIMIT OPEN SHOW 

AT LARKHALL LEISURE CENTRE 

Culseandanes Brutus Blue 

2nd in Great Dane Open

A.V. Abe Harkness Special Beginners Stakes  3rd

A.V. Abe Harkness Memorial Stakes......Open  4th 

Al Sneddon was handler for the day.

It was lovely to see dog and handler in the ring. 

Really chuffed with them both.

GREENOCK & DISTRICT KENNEL ASSOCIATION

Ho Ho Ho Pre Xmas Open Show

At the Magnum Centre Irvine

Culseandanes Brutus Blue 

reserve in A.V.N.S.C Working Dog. 

Reserve in A.V. Jingle Bell Stakes Open in strong class of 9. 

Handled today by Neil Craig.
Thanks to judge Mrs Hilary Norbury for thinking so highly of Leo 

Al did really well today with Culseandanes Brutus Blue

he was placed 2nd in Junior Handling in a very strong class of 4. 

He walked Leo because there was no mat down instead of running at the end as he knew big dog no mat not a good combination so he made a decision on what was best for the dog and it paid of, Leo loved being in that ring with him.

Thanks to Mr Dick Morrison for thinking so highly of them both and for the kind words and pointers to Al. 

This is Al 5th time out in JH.

CUMNOCK & DISTRICT CANINE CLUB

AT THE TOWN HALL, 

CUMNOCK

LIMIT SHOW
JUDGE MS D KIRKWOOD 

CULSEANDANES BRUTUS BLUE

AV PUPPY DOG 3RD

THANK YOU TO ALL FOR THE LOVELY  DAY MEETING OLD AND NEW FRIENDS.

LANDS o'BURNS CANINE CLUB

TODAY AT THE MAGNUM CENTRE 

IN THE OLD ICE RINK
JH JUDGE MELISSA LOVEROCK

ALAN DID REALLY WELL 

IN JUNIOR HANDLING WITH HIS CHOSEN DOG.

 IT WASNT A DANE THIS TIME. 

SHE WAS A BULLMASTIFF CALLED ROSE. 

BOTH DID REALLY WELL IN THE RING AS THEY HADNT MET TILL THE DAY OF SHOW.

CONGRATULATIONS ON A SUPERB SHOW FROM THEM BOTH AS THEY GOT A 3RD

EVEN IF AL FORGOT HER BISCUIT TILL THE END.

THEY BOTH EVEN GOT A WEE MENTION IN THE DOG WORLD MAG
IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

WORKING & PASTORAL BREEDS OF SCOTLAND

JUDGE MR G HOOKER

VIPER'S TALE FROM CULSEANDANES 

GREAT DANE POST GRADUATE DOG VHC 

Thanks has to go to my handler Amanda this time out.

Leo at home posing 

CULSEANDANES BRUTUS BLUE 

GREAT DANE PUPPY DOG 2ND

GREAT DANE LIMIT DOG VHC