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It took us a while to get Sophie our Newfie girl to "get it" too. Now if she comes to the door and stands there, barks or starts to walk off, we know she has to pee.I've picked them up as puppies and run out of the house with them peeing all over themselves...p hew, that's fun
How old would you say your little girl was when she stopped having accidents?
why not just look into one of the no bite (no chew?) collars? i'm sure someone else will have the right name and maybe a site. that way he could get down the stairs and you could do your normal routine...? good luck with it, whatever you choose. i know a change in our "norm" throws everything off for everybody here!
This is off topic, but since you have a berner, and I'm curious... can you tell me anything about how fast your boy grew? Sammy weighs about 36 pounds at 14 weeks, and I'm curious because he'll be flying at Thanksgiving time, and I need to come up with a weight estimate to give the airline folks. He'll be about 19 weeks then...
Thanks!
It's like a light bulb moment, one day she kept coming up to me when I was on the couch, then walking away, so I got up to see what she was doing and she was sitting next to the back door so I made the biggest deal out of that and she hasn't peed in the house since!
Good to know that I'm not the only one that does not see the warning signs!
He does have accidents, though. It's funny, I think he just doesn't quite know when he has to pee, or even when he is peeing! Sometimes (not often, thankfully!) he will actually walk around the house while peeing, dribbling everywhere! Messy!
I'm glad to see someone else with a berner on here! Sammy is my first dog (as an adult, that is), and I am just so proud of him! I think he is the smartest. I'm working on the bell thing with him, but he doesn't get it yet. We'll get there!
This I understand since he needs to potty so bad. I just don't get why when we are home he HAS to go out way more frequently.... afterall he goes hours on end in his crate at night! 
But they are the cutest little fur balls!
Some people disagree with the bell, the theory is that they are training you to come when they chose. I personally think it's kinda cute. But I know my dork would be ringing it all day. Can you move the bell, temporarily, to a spot he can get to?
We too had our old fella, Max (at the bridge) trained to pee on command. When he was a pup we would say "go pee" as he was peeing. As he matured, all we had to say was "go pee" and he would. It came in quite handy at times.
Good luck.
Tina
They are all different. My Modoc, is a Great Dane, and he was not potty trained until he was 6 months old. I'm sure you already have a regiment but it sounds like it needs to be revived.. We had to do that with Modoc., The dog door was so far away from thhe living area that if he went there we would neveer know. You need to start taking him out on 1/2 hour breaks and telling him to go Potty. Modoc is so used to trraveling iin an RV now that he goees potty on command on a leash but you're dealing with a six month old so justt keep taking him out every half hour and rewarding him for going potty. Use treats. I know my last dane peed in the house until she was 6 months then one day it just stopped, I hope the same for you,
jeri
We feed Wellness puppy food.
Miranda, you may want to rethink Boomer's food. Wellness is a good brand, but the puppy formula is way too high in protein and may actually be exacerbating the HOD. You want a moderate protein/moderate fat food (around 21-24% protein and 12-14% fat) for a giant breed puppy. I believe that the Wellness adult formulas are in the appropriate range.
You are absolutely correct. We just discussed this last night...seeing as I was never told this by anyone! And just learned this yesterday by reading other HOD posts! It seems a bit rediculous that nobody has said anything! Grrr!
We were thinking of changing him to a large breed puppy food...do you thinking changing him to adult food is the right way to go? Any suggestions are appreciated!!! Also, what about rice, chicken, veggies etc.?
Unfortunately, most vets know little about HOD. It's not a very common problem, and it is frequently misdiagnosed. I suggest, if you haven't already, visiting the Great Dane Lady's site. She has the most comprehensive advice on HOD available, and she knows more than 90% of the vets out there about growth disorders. My vet consulted with her years ago for a foster we had with HOD, and she was incredibly helpful. She also visited us recently and, if you haven't found it already, you really should read the "expert" thread she did: http://www.bigpawsonly.com/index.php/topic,19392.0.html
The only two puppy foods that I know of that are properly formulated for large/giant breed pups are the Eagle Pack and Innova formulas. We have fed our pups adult formulas for years now (Innova Adult is my current favorite). The only growth problem we've ever encountered was about 19 years ago, before we knew to do this.
Hi David,
I completely understand what you are going through. Boomer did not walk for a week and then it was one step at a time.
As far as the eatting, I have personally found then when my dog has runny stools that rice helps to solidify him. Maybe try something different for food. We feed Wellness puppy food. This might help Bhima go poop. I also made an efford to carry Boomer outside about every 2 hours and held him to go potty so he could atleast keep some dignity and potty outside instead of in his bed/kennel.
We did not try to force Boomer to walk at all, he just started walking on his own when he was feeling better.
I know it is patience testing but they are worth every moment that you have to spend by their side comforting them...carryin g them...and just loving on them.
Good luck!
Miranda
We feed Wellness puppy food.
Miranda, you may want to rethink Boomer's food. Wellness is a good brand, but the puppy formula is way too high in protein and may actually be exacerbating the HOD. You want a moderate protein/moderate fat food (around 21-24% protein and 12-14% fat) for a giant breed puppy. I believe that the Wellness adult formulas are in the appropriate range.
hi, sorry to hear about your pup. my pup is just recently recovered from HOD. she had it for 3months, and didnt walk at all for those 3. later twards the end of her disease when she started to feel a little better and would move on her own, i held her in a kiddie pool and let her paddle as much or as little as she wanted. i wouldnt suggest just throwing em in and letting him go at it lol, but then again, if i would have done that with mine she probably would have drowned on me. its good that hes older though, it means theres less of an amount of time for him to have to deal with it. it usually stops around 7 or 8 months old. when it comes to exercise though... no forced exercise is the way to go. meaning, if he gets up and wanders on his own, perfect, but dont try to stand him up or anything like that. does your vet have him on any medications to help with the pain, and did he talk to you about his diet, and what to do with fevers and such?
