posted 09-22-2000 08:31 PM                  

Anyone else have suggestions for a big dog? We were really interested in a Great Dane but there's only a 4 to 5 foot fence around the place and I've heard that these dogs can jump. Same thing with Rot Weilers. Man, I really suck at spelling.

posted 09-22-2000 09:55 PM                  

So tell me Does that work or NOT?

posted 09-23-2000 05:36 PM                  

Most Saints have the drool problem, but you can find some that have the dry-mouth characteristic. Brandy was and it was great. If you want a big dog that looks intimidating but gentle, a Saint would be a good pick. So is a Great Pyrenees. Check them out on the internet. Great Danes are wonderful, too, except for the fence thing. Saints will jump up on you (can be trained not to) but they don't jump over fences. Brandy always thought she was a lap dog. Her other favorite thing to do was to sit next to you while you were standing and then just lean on you. If you weren't expecting it, could knock you over!

One other thing, most Saints have the typical face markings (the mask) and the dark coat with white underneath. Ours was the opposite. They called it splash. She had the typical face markings, but the rest of her was white with some brown spots. She was gorgeous and most vets that ever saw her had never seen one before. She was gorgeous.

You have a number of choices, just do some research.

posted 09-24-2000 06:58 AM                  

We had an old 1967 Chevy station wagon that we called the Dog Wagon. We bought it just to haul her around. She loved to sit with the back window down. She would turn herself around so she was facing the front of the car and would actually rest her head up on the roof, with her nose pointing toward the front of the car. The wind would blow in her face and blow her ears back! People driving past us would laugh hysterically, 'cause all they could see of her was this head on the roof of the car! She was the best!