• The Great Dane Puppy Handbook: A Complete Guide to the First Year

  • By: Zach Reed
  • Narrated by: Zach Reed
  • Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (21 ratings)

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The Great Dane Puppy Handbook: A Complete Guide to the First Year

By: Zach Reed
Narrated by: Zach Reed
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Publisher's summary

In an age of instant communication and connected everything, finding good information about caring for Great Danes can be surprisingly difficult!

As one of the world’s most recognizable dogs, this giant breed has unique characteristics that require special attention. This is especially true for their puppy years, a time that many new owners find stressful.

For the first time ever, this information has been distilled down into a single simple and easy to use guide. It focuses in on the exact information that every Great Dane owner should know including:

  • Food selection and feeding recommendations
  • Home preparation and house training
  • Common sources of diarrhea and treatments
  • Tips for socialization and addressing puppy biting
  • Crates and potty training
  • Critical grooming habits
  • Finding a veterinarian
  • Planned vet visits, vaccination schedules, and other expected treatments
  • Tips for handling a Great Dane heat
  • Spay and neuter timing

Zach Reed is the founder of GreatDaneCare.com, a website dedicated to improving the care for Great Danes. In addition to being a Great Dane fanatic himself, he has helped thousands of other people care for their dogs. Zach lives in Denver, Colorado with his family and enjoys spending time in the beautiful outdoors.

©2020 Zach Reed (P)2020 Zach Reed

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Too Generic

Most of the information you can find in videos/ web searches on line and on YouTube.

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Great information!

Clear and interesting. I wasn’t expecting is to be such a good listen. Highly recommend.

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the incomplete book

pros: there is a lot of good surface value information that can lead a reader or listener to the research with a more defined way to get there.
the author obviously owns danes, and has a pragmatic approach to providing information.
he is balanced in his opinion and leaves bias out of it.
there is also a lot of good solid information provided that can help out new puppy and dog owners.

cons:
The narration quality is poor. I commend the author for narrating his own book, but the audio quality and his emotionless and repetitive speech patters make it difficult to listen to.

More importantly, the book is labeled with the word "complete". This word should be left off the title. this book is a starter at best.
while good advice abounds in this book, there are many key points that are missing and moreso, the points that are made, are very rarely extrapolated so as to serve as a complete diagram.

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This book is a primer, and leaves a large amount of context out. Narration is low quality. Good book for people who have never owned dogs.

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Not worth it

Very generic. Don’t bother. And in conflict with many. I wouldn’t waste my time. Pick another

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