Food?
We often get enquiries about food. There is no RIGHT answer on food. Different dogues do well on different foods. It goes for our own dogues, and it's the same for rescues. Firstly, contact your breeder. They should be able to advise what their lines do well on. If it's not working, try other things. Aim for a food where some kind of meat is the first ingredient. Ingredient lists go on what is the most to what is the least. Then there are allergies, your dogue might be allergic to a certain ingredient. The most common I've found is red meat, corn, soy and wheat. So if your dog is getting chronic ear infections or fur loss from a possible allergy, either you take your dog to get an allergy test, or you slowly remove possible allergens from the diet and see what works. We generally put rescues that have weight and/or allergy issues on Royal Canin first. This has proved so far to be a great food for possible allergies, however, there are ingredients in Royal Canin that may not work with certain dogues. It really is trial and error.
Comfortis?
We have been asked if Comfortis is fatal to Dogues, as it was suggested to the person asking the question.
After questioning a few breeders, and vets, no one has heard this. Basically, we don't think it would be on the market if it was known to cause major problems or death. It would make more sense that this product may cause issues in breeds that are known for multi-drug related problems (such as Aussie Shepherds, Collies etc).
If anyone else has heard of this with some examples of issues with Comfortis, please feel free to contact us and we will amend the entry, however, in short, no - we have not heard that Comfortis is fatal to Dogues.
After questioning a few breeders, and vets, no one has heard this. Basically, we don't think it would be on the market if it was known to cause major problems or death. It would make more sense that this product may cause issues in breeds that are known for multi-drug related problems (such as Aussie Shepherds, Collies etc).
If anyone else has heard of this with some examples of issues with Comfortis, please feel free to contact us and we will amend the entry, however, in short, no - we have not heard that Comfortis is fatal to Dogues.
Size?
Someone has asked about size? The breed standard shows the size that dogues 'should' be to be within standard.
Height: Should more or less correspond to the perimeter of the skull.
Dogs: 60-68 cm at the withers.
Bitches: 58-66 cm at the withers.
1cm under and 2 cm over will be tolerated.
Weight: Dogs at least 50 kg
Bitches at least 45 kg
However, there are many being bred that are both over and under this. This is not desirable. If you're wondering how big your puppy will grow, then it will totally depend on the pedigree. We have seen dogs that weigh 45kgs, we've seen dogs that weigh 80kgs. We've seen fine bone, we've seen massive bone. There is no 'easy' answer to the question of size.
Talk to your breeder, see their dogs and what they are producing. You will see plenty of photos on the internet of well bred substantial dogs, this comes from years of experience and selective breeding. Not every single dogue puppy will turn out to look like that. Inexperienced or unregistered breeders often produce dogues that look nothing like that. We've seen some that look like Great Danes, and some that look like pitbulls (both in size and head type). So if you want one of those 'great looking' dogues, research is the key.
Hope this helps.
Height: Should more or less correspond to the perimeter of the skull.
Dogs: 60-68 cm at the withers.
Bitches: 58-66 cm at the withers.
1cm under and 2 cm over will be tolerated.
Weight: Dogs at least 50 kg
Bitches at least 45 kg
However, there are many being bred that are both over and under this. This is not desirable. If you're wondering how big your puppy will grow, then it will totally depend on the pedigree. We have seen dogs that weigh 45kgs, we've seen dogs that weigh 80kgs. We've seen fine bone, we've seen massive bone. There is no 'easy' answer to the question of size.
Talk to your breeder, see their dogs and what they are producing. You will see plenty of photos on the internet of well bred substantial dogs, this comes from years of experience and selective breeding. Not every single dogue puppy will turn out to look like that. Inexperienced or unregistered breeders often produce dogues that look nothing like that. We've seen some that look like Great Danes, and some that look like pitbulls (both in size and head type). So if you want one of those 'great looking' dogues, research is the key.
Hope this helps.