Solid, helpful and valuable information given in your video! Our Great Dane was recently diagnosed with DCM (at 2-years of age!) and having had ONLY grain-free kibble her entire life, the awareness of the risk of dilated cardiomyopathy when using a grain-free kibble diet is important when deciding WHAT to (or what NOT) to feed your GD. She is now on a quality kibble (top ingredients WITH grains) and on several heart medications.

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that she’s doing better now!

@Stanseng

6 ай бұрын

We just had to our baby Thor go to heaven yesterday because of DCM which turned into Conjestive Heart Failure rapidly. He was 9 years and 8 months. Up until approximately 5 weeks ago he was healthy and then that disease took him down. He went from 197 to 156 in a month. We did it at home and it was peaceful but man, our hearts hurt right now. If you're reading this, give your babies and extra hug for me.

I got 9 great Dane dogs. Fairbanks alaska, I'll live in the house in the winter, there wild, run bears off, seen them run off a hungry grizzly. Eat the healthyist food in the world, fish n moose guts. Eyes, heart's, guts. They got so much energy it's crazy.

Thanks for the great analysis and help!

Thank you so much for sharing what kibbles you buy for Gus! That's exactly what I'm going to buy for my dog.

Thank you for this video. It answered all my questions 😊

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you found it helpful 👍

Dehydrated Raw has changed my life with my dane!!! The nutrients of raw, the breakdown of ingredients and percentages just like kibble, ans it’s in pellet form so the prep of raw or homemade isn’t there. You can also combine it with regular raw as a meal topper whenever you have the opportunity to because dehydrated raw and regular raw will digest the same. The brand I use is Hurraw, Canadian made. :)

Thank you! Very helpful! I will check out that book!

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

Please do and hope that you like it!!

So so helpful!! hopefully getting a puppy soon doing plenty of researching!!

@christianbrown2248

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

Thank you for this video!! Harper looks just like Gus!! Such sweet girls 👑💞🎀

thank you so much for all your videos I am a new GD owner and love her crazy ..

Tried the kibble biscuits with my hounds in the past- expensive- and getting more expensive. My rescued Dane - much loved- all fresh fish , grated vegetables fresh -kale broccoli and spring greens. Fresh chicken and turkey mince- goats milk and eggs- occasionally a little brown rice. Never gets to go to the vet- everyone remarks about his silk like coat and he’s so loves his food. It’s one of his life’s pleasures. The very best quality food is still way cheaper than a visit the vet.

My Dane kept breaking out in spots, similar to what we call hives. After the 3rd break out, my Vet did 4 biopsies and 2 skin scrapes. We found out that Zeus has real bad allergies and we have identified 15 foods plus grass, pollen and other stuff Danes like to get into. Zeus cannot have any wheat based food or treats. Working with my vet, we found a real good kibble for him and has more than what he needs. It is made by Natures Harvest and is completely grain free. There are alot of people food that he cannot have either, sad but what else can you do. Great video.

Our 2 year old Duddley loves and is doing very well on gentle giants dog food

I raised a great dane on diamond plus, yellow and blue bag, he lived 11 years no issues when he was around 7yrs i started feeding him 1 scoop dry food in the morning and 1 frozen raw chicken leg quarter in the evening, i am currently using the same feeding schedule with my new dane and giant schnauzer, ps. I am on my 5th dane, I reccomend get your dog food from a feed mill, and leg quarters from grocery stores or a butcher raw chicken is totally safe for dogs, give it to them frozen or else they eat it too fast, also raw chicken bones do not splinter in the dog, they also provide calcium wich the dog does not get from dry foods, also set your danes food bowl on a 5gal bucket or similar but the frozen chicken let them eat it how they wish

Thank you for this video!! When I got my first Great Dane I heard they had to have a grain free diet...it’s so untrue! My first Great Dane ended up with low iron because I hadn’t been feeding her any grain. It was horrible! She ended up with no energy and wasn’t gaining weight...it broke my heart! But I did get her on a much better diet and she’s doing much better now! Thank God! It’s so important to make sure they have the diet they need and not some fad diet!!

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that she's doing better now!

@faithrangel5653

2 жыл бұрын

What kind of food do you give her??

I like your videos. They are very informative. They might be more interesting though if you broke it up with shots of Gus playing and being himself with you talking over the videos though.

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with you on needing to mix up the video part! I’ll try to start working in more b roll 😄

We have 2 great dane puppies and we are really struggling on what food to feed them. But I am really learning a lot about dog food!

@williamcullin

3 жыл бұрын

Raw is the best find a pet nutritionist

I have been trying to make the kibble last longer by mixing it with the home cooked meals rice and oats as filler

So much helpful information! Was wondering what your thoughts are on the fact that adult formulas don't contain DHA like the puppy large breed kibbles do. If a puppy formula is only 28% protein, and has DHA, is that more beneficial than sticking to the 27% (or less) protein in the adult formulas that don't have it? Or is DHA really not that important in the overall development of great danes?

Excellent Video. Gus is Beautiful...I'm buying the book even though we've raised 6 Great Danes...Some pups, some rescue

Fromm Family large puppy kibble is fantastic. The kibbles are small and Danes can easily digest.

We had a GD as a 6mo and the folks at the rescue fed it too much protein for the age. One of her paws did not harden and she actually had "jelly-like" joints from growing too fast due to the over feeding of protein at the rescue. How is the feeding of protein for GDs as they grow-up. The vet said to NOT feed growing mastiff breeds a lot of protein till after 1-2 years of age to allow the bone structure to mature properly- how is your way to avoid this "growing to fast" in the puppy stages look? $3000 and over a year on a very strict low protein diet the paw actually solidified and she ran like a GD after her 4th year. OH you just mentioned it as I was typing! THANK YOU!!!!!!!! HOOOOT!

I used to make heart kidneys and livers of chicken and beef boiled with rice. This show reminds me of the great days with my sweet goofey friend. He died at 12 in early 1970's I still miss my Sir Sydney Buxton.

@loveoftruth4928

2 жыл бұрын

Can you share the recipe

New to your channel and I love it. Gus is beautiful. Pls address raised bowls for food and water or not raised bowls. TIA

My opinion, I loved my jaxson enough to feed him steak's, chicken, egg's, same as I eat, washed down with a literal ton of fresh water. He drank from the sink and didn't use a water bowl. Yes it was constant, but he, like any person, was totally worth the effort.

@freakydex3301

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks bigdaddy b

Hello I have one question on this video you say feed your puppy this food but on your website you list other foods and even puppy foods so what would you recommend? Wellness brand or a puppy formula?

I give my Dane real food mix in with kibbles. Breakfast: boil chicken with bone , chicken broth, coconut oil and milk, rice, oatmeal, fruit if available mixed in DE. Dinner is same minus the oatmeal, and coconut oil add in peanut butter, probiotics topping and add in ultra oil for coat and skin

Hi, have a ten week old pup. Cos of the lockdown i am not getting access/supply of giant breed starter feed. So i have to make do with maxi breed. What supplements should i use with that. Tks

Greetings, I have a 2-month-old Great Dane and I would like to know what foods you recommend.

Thanks for the Great debate. Like many we are a family that mixes the ingredients. RAW and High quality Kibbles. It's amazing the growth in these monsters in such sort time. From 8 weeks to 22 weeks it was 4-5 lbs per weeks and in a week span would grow 1/2 to 3/4". Keep the video's coming as, I believe, we all appreciate your point of view and knowledge. I know I do. P.S. I've never seen a dog shred a carrot like this Dane. Also, Banana's are on the endangered list in our house. You sure as heck can't eat one in privacy. lol

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

At least they like some healthy fruits and veggies! :)

@rhowell52

4 жыл бұрын

@@GreatDaneCare I've looked and can't find any past video's so I'm gonna ask. Have you made a video regarding settling down behavior (especially excited behavior) and jumping up. Our girl loves to give kisses and hugs and we've done training to stop but when she's excited she loses it. Any help would be appreciated.

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

I haven’t made a video on this topic yet but you can reference the article that we wrote on it here -> greatdanecare.com/stop-jumping-up/

Hi, I’m picking up a male GD pup next week. I plan on feeding him the Wellness large breed complete health adult. Do you feel that the adult formula would be better than the puppy formula?

I give our Dane, 4 Health Grain Free Kibble. They have grain and grain free recipes different flavors, different veggies etc. Real meat is the first ingredient and was recommended by a breeder in California. I found it at Tractor Supply, it's there recipe and as far as I know they are the only sellers of this product. Levi's been on since 6 weeks old, now going on 7 years and LOVES it! Wonder if anyone else feeds their Danes, this same food. It's also, supposed to be one of the better foods for dogs, but it's affordable. Has all the nutrients and carbs, proteins, fat %'s, etc. to support a Dane and their bone growth, organ funtions for it's entire life.

Do you have any tips or tricks to get my 8 week puppy to eat his food? I’ve mixed in toppers and he will eat the toppers and leave the food... vet says he’s being picky. We have him on diamond naturals large breed chicken and rice.

Do you recommend adding omega 3/ joint protection supplements for puppy danes to then continue throught their life?

Used to use Chewy however they fluctuate their prices without knowing it, as I've experienced with doing the auto ship feature the food jumped up in price$10-20 & was not consistent with the prices in the pet stores so we've had to look elsewhere to get our food, just my $.02 with Chewy

Do you recommend canned food in their early stages? Or just the wellness kibble you recommended in the video?

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

I’m personally not a fan of most canned foods

8 week old Great Dane coming soon. Is there information I can review if I’m interested in making my own dog food?

What protein do you suggest for Great Dane puppies chicken beef or fish

I bulk cook my dogs food for the week. Organic brown rice organic hard boiled eggs cauliflower peas green beans broccoli squash blueberries sweet potatoes spinach organic bone in beef broth then I change up the protein weekly for what’s on sale some beef or turkey fish rarely chicken. Then I add some supplements my vet recommended. It’s actually cheaper for me to feed them thus healthy compared to buying bagged processed food. I go through a 40lbs bag in around 13 ish days.

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

I love the commitment!

I use Iams and mix in fresh veggies and dog safe food. She loves her eggs and chicken noodle soup!

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

Those are awesome combos

what are your thoughts on 4health puppy food?

I mix 2 , wellness core rawrev whitefish and wellness core large breed chicken and turkey

My Dane is about 45 days from when we start running of them can u tell me freind

Yup, bone growing and strengthening is more important during the puppy stage than muscle building.

How much should I feed my Great Dane (Luna)? She is 13 months-old.

Would you recommend using raised dog food bowls for Great Danes? Why or why not? Possibly do a video on it?

@destg1522

4 жыл бұрын

Abigail Bracey in his blog he does say he recommends them. To help with the digesting

@abigailbracey7304

4 жыл бұрын

@@destg1522 must have missed it! thank you!

Since blues are susceptible to chicken allergies, I'd also add Natural Balance LID Lamb and Rice to the list. It's the only high quality kibble I've found that has zero chicken or chicken by-products and also meets all the ratio requirements discussed. Great video, as always Zach and Gus!

Hello sir I have a great dane. She is 5months old but she's not as big as,his age. And he has some like allergies in her head. And I dont know what to do about it.

So .. I see you list Blue Buffalo large breed puppy, but not large breed adult. Also, you favor Wellness large breed adult, but don't have Wellness large breed puppy on the puppy list? Is Wellness Large Breed adult your "go to" even for a GD puppy? Thanks

So I noticed you didn’t list the breed-specific Royal Canin Great Dane kibble in your list. Not picking a fight, but want to know if there was something about it you didn’t like or were concerned with. Or maybe perhaps it wasn’t a big enough brand to get your attention. I get it that there are a lot of choices out there. Thanks!

@starfoxloves

2 жыл бұрын

Great question and Zach might not have seen it, but fyi to all pet owners out there the first ingredient in any royal canin variety is actually brewer's yeast! Not meat. Yeah. So there's your answer.

Is Royal Canin good for my great dane? I'm giving it to my puppy

Thanks for the helpful video! My wife and I are visiting a breeder soon and we are super excited to meet the parents of our possible puppy! I do have a question; however, since the internet carried with opinions and information. How many cups do you feed Gus per day? How many cups would you recommend feeding a Male Great Dane per day?

@GreatDaneCare

3 жыл бұрын

Here’s a general guide you can use as a starting point - greatdanecare.com/feed-great-dane-puppy/. Ultimately you’ll need to adjust their food amounts to get them to the right body composition though

Wayne, Great Dane breeders told me, Kirkland Chicken and rice, mixed with boil chicken and cottage cheese.

I'm so confused about food I have 2 8 week olds been buy science diet what do you recommend

@onerubberbullet

4 жыл бұрын

Just my two cents but....Mine have done real well on Taste of the wild, it’s nice cause they have lots of protein options so you can them some variety. Plus it’s ingredients stack up to most to what he is recommending in the video. Good luck with the puppies!

My great danes were on a high quality food and had so many problems. M vet told me to put them a lower quality food and they have had no problems since.

@gabrieladoglover7607

3 жыл бұрын

What food do you feed them now, I’m getting a Great Dane soon and I don’t know which is the best one

I mix kibble, raw, and homemade together 🤷🏻‍♀️

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

Any approach can work!

@denyschernenko9973

3 жыл бұрын

can you share how you do that?

My girl could not eat ANY dry food or she would get diarrhea. I cooked rice (sometimes oatmeal) chicken, vegetables w garlic and a high quality canned food. Bananas were her desert! and never a problem

I only have one question, it's not exactly related to food brand, should I raise my great dane's food bowl? is that good? or rather dangerous?

@destg1522

4 жыл бұрын

in his blog he does say he recommends them. To help with the digesting

My Dane is 6, I'm very careful of her very sensitive GI tract.. About 2 years ago, I was eating take out, she was drooling terribly from the smell of my food.. So... I figured... What could 1 tater tot hurt..?? Well... 6 days of canine landmines quickly brought me back to my senses.. I can laugh about it.. Now at least.. I learned the hard way, NO variant to a diet that works! Ever!! Loved the video, very informative, please keep up the good work! Pet Gus for us!!

Did you deal with biting when Gus was a puppy?? How did you get her to stop?????? 😳😳😳

Hello we just purchased a GD pup 54 days old the problem is he's not walking properly tends to lie down often id it because he's weak or something wrong. Kindly advice

@GreatDaneCare

3 жыл бұрын

Get in touch with your veterinarian and breeder

I’m finally getting a Great Dane in a few weeks ! I would love to know how much and how often should I feed him ? He’ll be 8 weeks when I get him.

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

All your answers are here 😎 - greatdanecare.com/feed-great-dane-puppy/

@kaynesha21

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you !!

Wellness large breed adult or puppy ? For growing pups, I’ve heard mixed things. What do you suggest? @greatdanecare

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

Ive used Wellness Large Breed Adult for years and never had an issue with it.

@reagakhurshid64

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏼

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 👍

@kathrynratka2247

3 жыл бұрын

Chicken soup for the soul large breed also falls into all these categories. With multiple whole-protein sources.

My great dane is 6 and a half 215 lbs i wanna preserve his life best i can what food is best i feed him kibble Costco brand and now I'm scared. Why haven't you posted in 2 years is guss ok?

I guess I should have waited to ask lol

I can't believe it. I hung around for a year waiting on the paper 📃 work. Nothing. It was worth it 2.

I cooked for mine - she had a plate of her own

05/19/2020 We live in North Carolina and we love to have a puppy Great Dane where can I go and see a breather.. please any info can help me .

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

Hello, you can take a look at our breeder directory here - greatdanecare.com/great-dane-breeders-near-you/

@artceramdental4313

4 жыл бұрын

Great Dane Care thanks so much

My 9week old dosnt eat as much as he should what do you recommend? I'm still feeding him the food the breeder gave him but maybe i should switch to a differnt kibble? I also put wet puppy food mixed with his kibble.... hes currently on diamond naturals large breed puppy food and about a quarter can of wet blue naturals puppy food so it's good stuff I thought at least.... what did you feed your sweet girl gus as a pup

@joshelin92

4 жыл бұрын

James Harden 2018 MVP following. My 11 week old isn’t eating much

@JamesHardenMVP-tr8uq

4 жыл бұрын

Try mixing in some wet food and if that dont work mix in the stella and chewys meal mixers

It makes me so sad my poor baby (I got her at 6 months) wasn’t being fed correctly and caused a ton of medical problems... then turns out she has grain allergies. She can’t win :(

I have an 3 month old Dane and we’re struggling with meal time. She isn’t finishing her meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner). We’ve tried dehydrated raw and kibble, and we’ve tried to schedule meals and not do free grazing. We’re worried that at such a young age she won’t get the nutrients she needs as she grows, since they grow so quickly in a couple of months. Any tips??

@starfoxloves

2 жыл бұрын

The puppy will eat what it needs to eat, you should not be jumping through hoops to get her to eat. That would teach her that if she doesn't eat you'll add some "extra" to her food and she'll not eat just to see what you do. That could result in health issues. But as long as you aren't letting her train you to add stuff to her food, just leave her food out for 20 minutes and take it up. She will eat what she needs.

My Dane used to steal pizzas of the table!!!😡🤣🤣

Man Wana hear a story bub.

I feed mine victors food that has salmon and vegetables

My 2yr old Dane suffered massive food allergies his whole life. Severe hair loss over his entire body. Hives. Eventually found a company that does allergy testing of 30 different common allergens. He came back positive to Beef, Venison, Duck. Hes intolerant (gets diarrhoea) if fed salmon, kangaroo, lamb. All red and game meat. Hes now on just grain free chicken and pork. Hes still loosing hair. The vet said it takes 2 months for him to de-tox. Ive decided to cut out pork as well. Its been a long expensive road that never seems to end. Hes my 4th Dane. Never experienced anything like this before. Had another dog from the same breeder. No issues with her. Just got the genetic bad luck dog.

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry to hear about his rough time but I hope his condition continues to improve!

I met a guy in Nicaragua, fed his Danes great store bought dog food, my dogs eat um up. Energy level of joe biden. It was a beta Dane. Polite and tame. It's the food, thete hair looks different 2. My dogs healthier. Day and night difference

I can feed puppies the wellness adult dog food?

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

Yup

Our vet just explained to us the importance of avoiding grain free kibble for our Lab Ret/ Great Dane mix puppy.

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@candicegrass9691

4 жыл бұрын

How much is the vet bill, I love dogs , I want to get one, but I'm hesitant because I'm third year bsw and mom of two, and do practicum three days a week and have one night class

Years ago I owned a deaf Dane, and her name was Neptune because of her beautiful blue star eyes. Since she was a pup I was dedicated to cooking her the most Primium high quality Organic food, unfortunately whenever times were really Ruff, I'd switch to kibble, and it tore through her like pure plastic. So I have purpetually sworn off kibble for Great Danes.

@bigboyhova

2 жыл бұрын

Ive been giving all my dogs kibble danes and alabais with zero problems, my two previous danes both lived to 7 years,.

I got a cabin, it's big, built it my self 3 story building in the bush. I wanted a appraisal on my property, an ex Amis girl cane out, dogs out back with the outhouse. Acting crazy. The lady was acting funny alittle, walking weird. I thought she might be pregnant or something. Penguin walking n stuff.

She lost footing man one leg gone one way other leg went the other, it was over man. I was thinking I was going get sued for sure.

I thought raw meat makes dogs aggressive 😦

@matthewferragame2846

3 жыл бұрын

We just got our new pup Mighty. We tried transitioning from purina large breed puppy to a better quality kibble but he is getting bad diarrhea. Any suggestions? I have his first vet appointment tomorrow and he is only 9 weeks.

@asmarakonings6061

3 жыл бұрын

@@matthewferragame2846 normally when you change their food they do get diarrhoea for like less than a week , it’s normal they are just getting used to the new feeding. Had the same with my pup. Just don’t give bones or raw chicken

Bro.. just stfu & tell me what to feed my Great Dane puppy so he won't have the runs 🙄🙄😂 *Anyone who is just here for answers & not the mumbo jumbo go to 11:10

BARF not else....

We have had a hard time finding what is going on with our BIG boy. His skin flakes constantly (even after a bath) and he seems to itch his legs/feet (anywhere he can reach). Poor baby. We are thinking it is his food, I just don't know. Our vet said that chicken is a very high allergen for dogs. Of course our foods first ingredient is Chicken. I spent a lot of time researching to find this company and never thought this would be the problem. SO we are taking the challenge (NOT LIGHTLY) and going to try a new food. I have dragged my feet since changing food for a Dane is a BIG undertaking. Fingers crossed...I am looking for a good solid food, we can afford where CHICKEN isn't the first ingredient. I have to say that your KZread channel was the FIRST place I came for advise...thank Gus for us. ;-)

@GreatDaneCare

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear your big guy’s having a tough time. While it could be the chicken, it could also very well be other lower quality items near the top of the ingredient list that are causing the issues. While it’s no guarantee, I think looking deeper into his food is smart

@emmamemma4162

4 жыл бұрын

Dogs that are prone to allergies will usually develop an allergy to something that is in their food (which makes sense, they wouldn't become allergic to something they haven't ever eaten). Many dog foods have chicken, so that is why many allergic dogs react to chicken. Of course, it could also be some other ingredient in the food that is causing the reaction.

@natureboy6410

3 жыл бұрын

I have a dog that had severe dry and sensitive skin issues for years. Tryed all kinds of different foods, doggy soaps, etc...nothing helped. Had an old boy that used to raise hunting dogs tell me to just start mixing some pig fat, lard, into his food every couple of days to make his skin and coat healthy. So I went to a Mexican store and got some rendered lard, not that hydrogenated stuff, for a few bucks, started putting a spoonful into his food every 2 or 3 days, and after a few weeks I noticed he ain't scratching and rubbing like crazy like he used to anymore. Plus his coat is much more glossy and lays down better, instead of being all dried out and frizzy. Like the keto diet for dogs! ;-) Now all my dogs get a little extra boost.