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Meet Our own deaf
Dane Ambassador

Ice

Gender - male

Age/DOB - 12/18/01

Height at the shoulder -

Weight - 120

Spayed/Neutered - Yes

Taken in on - 10/10/04

Available as of - 04/10/05

Housebroken - Yes

Obedience trained - some

Good with other dogs - Not some small dogs

with cats - No

with kids - not very young

with the elderly - no

Temperament - Seems to have a higher than average prey drive

Comments

Ice came to us from Arkansas Great Dane Rescue. Here's what they had to say about him.

He is a sweet sweet boy, loves people, gets along with everyone and all the other danes in his foster home. He is learning about crates. great on a leash. He is hw positive and is on preventative. He is altered, vaccinated and microchipped. He is a very special guy. He is smart and very loyal. He will be a great addition to any family that has a little extra time to spend with him. His picture does not do him justice as he is quite the looker.

Ice just got here so we haven't yet gotten a good read on him. He is a happy kind of guy, a bit exuberant, and needs a strong but very loving hand from what we can see so far. He had no trouble dealing with suddenly being part of a pack of 19 Danes. He can get a bit out of control. He eats like he's never seen enough food. He was a hit with all the people involved in his transport. We'll update this page with more info and photos as time goes by.

Update 5/1/05 - We have had Ice for a while now. He is generally a very sweet, mellow dog, but he also has his moments of rowdiness. He can get hyper excited sometimes and can be a handful. He does growl at you sometimes but it is not aggressive, he is just a very talkative dog. In fact he often growls when he is happy. It can be unnerving for someone who isn't used to this sort of behavior. He has special needs and will require a firm loving hand. He will only be placed in a home with experience with large active assertive dogs. All in all he is a wonderful boy, and he will be devoted to his new owners. But he is certainly not the dog for everyone. If you are up to the task, he will reward you with love unending, and a marvelous quirky personality. He gets along just fine with the other dogs here, though he can come on a little strong for some. As in other situations where he tends to vocalize a lot, he can sound a bit scary when playing with the other dogs, but it is just his way, he is not being aggressive. If the dog can deal with this, there won't be a problem. But he intimidates some dogs, so we need to be careful about placing him with other dogs. But let me reiterate, he is not being aggressive with the other dogs, he just is very vocal and enthusiastic, and he is not the most socially adept dog so he can get too rowdy sometimes. His favorite play buddy is an intact male we have right now named Frodo. Frodo is unfazed by Ice and sees it all as just good fun, so these two guys get along great. If Ice were really aggressive in any way, this just would not be possible. But these two guys are always playing and roughhousing together and they get along just fine. Their play often sounds like WWII, but if you watch them, they are just having the time of their lives playing. On the other hand we have another intact male who is fearful and insecure, and he and Ice do not get along all that well.

Click here to fill out an application to adopt Ice or any of the DDRI dogs.
We will post additional photos of Ice as time goes by, so check back often.
And if you have any questions about Ice or any of our dogs, email us or call us at 541-782-2242

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