Fleas and Ticks and Worms OH MY!

Monthly costs are what will really be a concern when owning a Great Dane... as many current Dane owners have told me: everything costs more, more dog more money, and that's a lot of dog!
Anyways as I'm sure everyone is expecting I've found a way to cut cost on pet meds even those fit for a Dane!

The top of the line all in one treatment for heart worm/flea/tick control is called Triflexis and it will set you back $150 for a 6 month supply! It's a chewable tablet that you give once a month, so far Curie has only thrown it up once, which can happen but when eaten with food is rare. I just simply gave her another tablet with her dinner and she did fine, but a very expensive puke none-the-less! 

ProTip: Hartz now makes an affordable flea and tick control topical that costs about $15 for a 6 month supply! Even for the giant size!!!

I linked the coupon to save $2 for you super savers!!

http://www.hartz.com/Coupons.aspx

Summer Job and customer interactions

My family owns a small business called The Aquarium Shop and over the summer I am helping out as needed plus Curie gets to come along and see all the fish!!!

This is Curie's hannibal look. She is still in the puppy phase of biting and nibbling on everything including strangers and since this is a place of business we can't have her chewing on the customers! So my uncle gave us a soft muzzle which she can still drink water, breathe, and lick with she just can't bite. 

When we didn't have any customers I let her explore muzzle free and thought she would full of energy going to a new place but being such a puppy she couldn't help but curl up for a nap (or 10). 

By the end of the day she was queen of the castle or aquarium I should say and most customers complemented on how well she behaved! 

"Hello everything is mine, who are you?" Meeting the family pets

Here we see Curie and Chloe(beagle) interacting in the backyard. Chloe is a 12 year old puppy and our family pet and I wasn't sure how she would react to a young whippersnapper like Curie coming in to her house and sniffing around. We introduced them to each other while Curie was docile not in a super energetic mood this proved to be a good idea since Chloe is more of the laid back beagle. They sniffed each other out and were eating in the same backyard in no time strangely enough it was Chloe not Curie who first initiated the 'puppy play' wiggly butt in the air from 12 year old beagle I couldn't believe it! Chloe was showing Curie the ropes and teaching her how to play! It was so cute and Curie quickly caught on!! I think if Chloe knew how much bigger Curie will get she might regret teaching her all her secret beagle moves! I'm sure the tables will turn soon enough XD

Officially a Dane momma!!! Adoption Day

Official: Curie Pi Gregory DOB: 04/27/2014

 Me annoying her taking pictures while she obviously just wanted to sleep in the car!

 She slept most of the way back to Alabama waking avery few hours to pee. Her breeder recommended not feeding during the trip just in case she reacted adversely to riding in the car. (she did not!)

Finally in home sweet home Alabama looks comfy in her tiny puppy bed from her great Aunt MayAnn!

The BEST Sister in the whole world!!

My sister Samantha bought me a subscription to BarkBox as my graduation/new puppy present. Curie and I are in LOVE!
Each month they send us a variety of treats and toys, its nice not to have to run to the pet store overtime you're low on treats and this way she can try a lot of different/specialty treats I might not have bought or weren't offered at my local pet supply!

It can get pricy and it is an all upfront cost. She got us the 6month pack with runs at $21/box for a total upfront cost of $126. 
www.barkbox.com
Obviously the more months you buy the cheaper the price per box. 

PRO TIP!
If you're more of a monthly budgeter like moi then 'Pet Gift Box', a a similar site that bills monthly instead of one lump sum, might be for you! (Pssst! it's also cheaper than BarkBox @$17.99/month)
petgiftbox.com

Meet my baby!

This is Curie Pi soon to be Gregory at 3 weeks old her eyes have not opened but I'm hoping for at least one blue (fingers crossed!)  

Just a tiny Lion King moment meeting Curie for the first time!

This is Curie with her momma and brothers and sisters! She is the white and tan spotted one taking a nose dive for dinner!!! Love her already!

DIY: The Great Cage!!

Ok the playpen soon to be crate arrived today!!! I was so excited that I decided today was the day to put it together!! it took me 2 hours with the help of a friend so it's extremely DIY-able!!

1. Order the play pen off ebay in the 48" model. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/390759616350?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

2. Order a Trimmable or Custom Fit Cargo Mat for the floor of the cage.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058V9CF0/ref=oh_details_o00_s02_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

3. The play pen comes pre-assembled with these metal clasps that allow it to go into different shapes. This is all fine for a play pen but in order to create a cube I needed them to be attached at different points on the panels.

detach the panel right next to the door panel from the panel next to it so that the door and the next panel are still attached and you have the other 6 are still attached to each other.

 4.

5. Cut your rubber mat to fit your cage bottom with just regular scissors for the water proof bottom so that it is removable if there are any accidents.

 6. Then you can fold it into a pretty compact 30"x48" and fits pretty nicely into the original bag that came with it.