Is grooming and caring for a Dane difficult?
Very minimal grooming is needed. Danes are short haired dogs so there is no required daily brushing, trimming, stripping, etc. A bath about once monthly, nail trim, and teeth cleaning (if you feed raw beef leg bones the teeth rarely need cleaning) are all that are needed, although a currying or brush with a short hair glove or rubber curry brush will be appreciated. Shedding happens in the spring and fall and though not heavy, can be a bit messy. Handy tip on ear cleaning, especially important for Natural Eared Danes, make a 1/2 and 1/2 mixture of rubbing alcohol and white vinegar. Dampen a cotton ball with the mixture and squeeze it into the ear canal. Rub the base of the ear for a few seconds then let the Dane shake his head. Swab out the remainder of the wax and yuckies with a dry cotton ball or two.
