1 yr old Great Dane- Altered

Arcola IL

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Hello! Thank you for taking the time to review all of this information about Bane. This will be Bane's 3rd and hopefully final home. His first home was with a family that the mom worked from home and they had a 12 year old special needs child who they found out was allergic to Bane. He was then rehomed to us where we also have a 12 year old son. Bane adores children. So much that he does not want to leave them alone and prefers to be near them all the time. Currently he has 3 pug playmates that overall he does really well with. For the most part he is gentle but due to the size difference he does step on them, especially when he has the zoomies. (Zoomies happen quite often!!) I also have worked from home the whole time we have had him. He has been exposed to about 10-15 dogs at one time off our property and did great but is territorial when other dogs are on our property. We have not done a 1-1 introduction to other dogs on another property. Reason for rehoming is saftey for all my dogs. We have 3 pugs as well that often get stepped on and trampled. Bane has a lot of puppy in him still which is not his fault but my pugs often growl and nip at him now when they’ve had enough. Bane has never retaliated and always retreats but I don’t want to test it any further….it only takes one time and that’s not fair to put him in that situation. Behavior- he is mouthy, it comes with the breed I am hearing (this is our first dane but I’ve been in a couple dane groups and spoken to other dane owners) mouthy meaning when you walk in the house, he puts your hand or arm in his mouth. He doesn’t bite down, it’s his “greeting” if you will…he also does this at play time too. I can’t seem to break this behavior… Some information- -Birthday 10/28/2019 (will be 15 months on 1/28) -12/30 he weighed in at 135lbs -He has been altered at about 10 months old. -Microchipped -Has had rabies, DAP, Lepto, Lyme & Bordetella (Shots are coming due in March) -Currently on Nexgard and Iverheart every month -Crate Trained -Basic commands- Sit, Shake, Leave it, Off...working on drop it (not going so well haha) -Does well on a leash (gentle leader does wonders!!) -Has not been around cats that I know of -He does not jump over gates/fences....so far -He has not chewed on anything in the house other than one wooden piece of furniture -He will get the poops if he is nervous but he does not potty in the house- he has bells and will ring the bell if he needs to potty or if he just wants to go outside -he lovesssssss fetch!! -He is a puppy still....he is a XL puppy...I often call him a raptor because of his energy Requirements: You must have experience with XL breeds, Great Danes are preferred. I will be contacting your vet to make sure your previous animals were/are taken care of. You must have a fully fenced in yard that is at least 5' tall He will need to be an inside dog We are asking $500 for Bane- this will include his crate, bed, twin mattress he sleeps on, 2, unopened 30lb bags of food, heart/flea meds for Feb/March, food bowl stand, toys, treats, blankets, jacket (although he doesn't seem bothered by the cold yet), harness/leashes...