Getting a Great Dane tomorrow...

[Trivers]

Originally Posted by ForeverChiefs58

This isn’t quite right. I’ve bred and trained Great Danes for years. I breed and train Blue Great Danes now. I have never encountered a dumb Great Dane. There might be plenty out there, but all that I have bred or interacted with are very smart.

It is true they are a very, very loving and loyal dog. I think that makes them much easier to train, because they really want so bad to make you happy.

I’ve also trained yellow labs and find many similarities between the two in training because of some of those same traits.

Very true that they also don’t know they are that big and instinctively will sit on a couch or your lap.

They can get hit by cars easier. Like a deer, sometimes if they are in a street, they might stop and look at a car.

Their stomachs can flip with large chest cavity, but just as seen in the movie “Marley and Me”, it happens in other breeds as well.

My vet bill for my Danes isn’t any more than the vet bills for my Labrador. I take them in at the same time, and they get the same shots.

They usually live around 10-15 years. In their later years, some can develop hip or bone problems, not untypical in such a larger dog, but a lot of that can be passed on through breeding. So, always check the dogs history, and make sure parents and grandparents on both sides are good.

I used to breed Harlequins 25 years ago. Harlequins are white with black spots.

If a Harlequin is born and doesn’t have a black spot anywhere on its head, then it will be blind and deaf. Those are usually put down at birth. I kept one once that had a spot on its neck. It ended up still being blind and deaf, but was very, very smart and I surprisingly was still able to find it a good home.

It is why Dalmatians are fire truck dogs. The siren doesn’t hurt their ears like other dogs.

Hope this help

Great post!

We have had 4 GDs over the years.

Absolutely love them. Big, smart, and little kids proof.

We recently lost one to cancer. Looking for a female Harlequin. Does not have to have papers.

BTW, Rainmain has great picture of him with ours. If if he chooses to share, you will enjoy it.

[Shag]

Originally Posted by ForeverChiefs58

They usually live around 10-15 years. In their later years, some can develop hip or bone problems, not untypical in such a larger dog, but a lot of that can be passed on through breeding. So, always check the dogs history, and make sure parents and grandparents on both sides are good.

You sure about that life span? All research I've ever done, and every vet I've talked to (including 2 close friends), indicate 6-10 years. 10-15 years would be more likely for your lab.

Great dogs, but the life span has always scared me away.

[ForeverChiefs58]

Originally Posted by Shag

You sure about that life span? All research I've ever done, and every vet I've talked to (including 2 close friends), indicate 6-10 years. 10-15 years would be more likely for your lab.

I have lost one at 8. Lost another at 10. But know several that are still alive at 12, 13 and 14.

10-15 was just a number I said from my own experience, and can definitely vary. I know a few that have lost around 6, but 3 of those were being struck by cars.

My female that died at 8 I had put down. It was heartbreaking, and she could have probably lived a couple more years, but was in pain daily.

My vet told me breeding them takes some off their life. I had bred her, took them to dog shows, and paid my own way through college. And I learned a lot from it.

A female goes into cycle every 6 months. Having 8-12 puppies on average, each one the size of a long neck bottle, 12 inches long, sure takes a lot out of them.

She should rest the cycle after having puppies, so only giving birth once a year.

Be sure and ask breeder about parents and grandparents health and history.
Most people are looking for a spawn of that. How old were they when they died? What did they die from? Is it hereditary?

A good vet can help you so much as well.

If looking for a pet only, you can get it cheaper than buying for a show breeder. Many breeders sell cheaper as pets and require the dog to be fixed. It is the exact same with the show bloodline, only spayed or neutered.

[-King-]

Originally Posted by kstater

I’ve got a female. The dumbest dog by far I’ve ever known. Sweet. But ****ing stupid


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[Warpaint69]

I’d rather have an English Bulldog.

[Cosmos]

Had a Great Dane in the family when I was a teenager. She passed at 7 due to cancer.

Disposition wise she was a great pet, mello to the end. She was a big dog who’s sholder measured up to my hip. Not the most intelligent dog I’ve had, but had a heart of gold. It was my step fathers choice. Lots of slobber and big shits... being he oldest, I had clean up duty.

Best dog I’ve ever had (6) was our golden lab. She grew up with our kids, lived for 13 years. Putting her down was so hard, we have not been able to muster up to get another, yet..

Hope you have a big house and yard.

[Yosef_Malkovitch]

I have a dane and a daniff (mix between a Great Dane and an English Mastiff). The daniff is, by far, a better-behaved dog. Every dog is different, of course, but mastiffs are more laid back overall, and mixing the two breeds seems to have produced the perfect dog.

We love our dane, but we won't get another pure one. For us, it will be daniffs from here on out.

[ROYC75]

Originally Posted by MahiMike

He doesn't post here any more.

Originally Posted by kstater

I’ve got a female. The dumbest dog by far I’ve ever known. Sweet. But ****ing stupid

All of this, plus BTW, I have never known him to be " Great "?

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Just think of the size of the turds you're going to have to pick up.

[MTG#10]

Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin

Just think of the size of the turds you're going to have to pick up.

Probably easier than picking up little ones

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Originally Posted by MTG#10

Probably easier than picking up little ones

Make sure to wear a back brace. And lift with your legs.

[Mahomer]

Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin

Just think of the size of the turds you're going to have to pick up.

Also, don't forget all the turds you'll have to pick up because everyone in the neighborhood will know they came from your dog. That's a big minus.

[NJChiefsFan]

Why doesn't he post here anymore?

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

Why doesn't he post here anymore?

He got his feelings hurt. Ironic I just PM'd him today telling him to get back here.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin

He got his feelings hurt. Ironic I just PM'd him today telling him to get back here.

Why would you do that? He is a hateful prick that got called out on it by posters and mods. Once he got called out by posters he considered "friends" and mods he then turned pussy and left AGAIN.