Great Dane MACH Mr. Bojangles AKC Agility Invitational 2007

The Great Dane, MACH Mr. Bojangles, competes in the AKC Agility Invitational 2007 at the Long Beach California Convention Center on December 1st and 2nd, 2007. He and Zee Marie qualified to be finalist and finished 6th in the 24" height class! The highest placement by a Great Dane at a National event EVER!!! This event has been televised on Animal Planet.

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[Hellboyffm1]

ps. ur dog is great. he is doing a very good job. and i have a question about the ears, why u cut the ears ? only for good looking or u have a reason to this? `in germany is forbidden to cut the ears.

[machmrbojangles]

It's interesting really, because Europe was the first to crop the ears. Then they made it forbidden. The original purpose was so that when they were hunting wild boar, the animal could not hook their tusks into the ears, drag the dog down and injur or kill it. The reason we chose to crop our two Great Danes is because we are very active with them in performance sports, and they are much easier to care for - avoids ear infections too. Often times, natural ears get damaged during such activities.

[Hellboyffm1]

i have a great dane 2. but the name

.great dane is not right, the right name is :DEUTSCHE DOGGE or in english GREAT GERMAN: cause the danish have not dogs like this.its allways deutsche dogge. sorry my english is very bad but i hope u understand what i mean

greetz from frankfurt main .-germany

[machmrbojangles]

Hello, I'd much rather hear from you, than be concerned about your English. You are doing just fine! Great Dane, Great German, Great Dog! We have a new boy now, Jackpot. His training is going great. He's a Blue, very happy, talented, fun. I'll have to see about getting some video up on him. Mr. Bojangles is healthy, retired from agility and we are so blessed from the many experiences we have had, and continue to have. Thanks to you and all who comment to us. Zee Marie :-D

[dogshenry]

lovely I cant get my dogs off my moms bed I even try waving a biskit (treat) in front of there nose! It doesnt work do you guys have any sugestions?

[machmrbojangles]

Hee hee hee, we understand completely. Suggestions? Sure! First, observe your dog(s) natural behavior to see when they are active and when they are not. It may just be you are waving that bisquit in front of their noses during their nap time. When you learn what time(s) of the day they are more active, make note of it and be active with them. Going for a walk or a hike in a new environment is sure to get them curious and interested in the world around them. Some dogs, though, are just laid back.

[stesan2006]

very nice. my sister runs her female dane lola in agility.

[ErinKeechak]

beautiful! my agility dog will never be going to the invitationals because she is too slow and we have trouble making time(usually only 5 to 10 seconds under). plus being an australian shepherd she has way to much competition. We are going to try and get our MACH and that'll be it. I've never seen a Dane in agility around here. But there is a woman at my kennel club who runs a Bernese, much smaller dog that a dane I know, but still quite rare in agility.

[ChillyAndClover]

Thats really inspiring. =)

[BakaniBoko]

Congrats he's amazing! I want to show and own danes as well as compete in agility, scent hurdling flyball and another dog sports I can find. I don't agree with cropping just for show dogs, as their ears aren't going to be damaged trotting around a ring every weekend, however for competition purposes, to avoid injury I think it's alright. I like that I have a choice, I will be showing CKC and it is not mandatory for the ears to be cropped. It's not even a fault which is nice.

[nou4pattes]

(I m French so sorry for my English huh...) Really good job, it's remember me my own dog... <3 Danes as sooo fantastics !

[albuss90]

It is fantastic!! You are very good pair!:))

[Ellipse40FD]

excellent!

Congrats!

[animalfanatic19]

very cool =) who says great danes are lazy? Mr. Bojangles is an inspiration look at him go