Great Dane

Great Danes are fantastic dogs, but space is a requirement. They ahve a hugely characteristic personality that is very similar accross the breed. They are stupid, there is no doubt about that. It is however an endearing trait that you come to love. For there shear size,(anywhere up to 90 kilos) they are incredably wimpy and scared of nearly everything. A classic story is that my first Dane lost a fight to a dead rabbit because he hit himself on the side of the head with it while he was tossing it around, he yelped and ran away! Great danes love people and attention, they crave it. it is one of the nicest feelings to know that when you return home ...  Read the complete review

Initially I was very wary of this breed as I prefer intelligent dogs, however one did end up coming into my life. Sam (the great dane), was an adorable puppy all legs and feet with far too much skin than was mean for his tiny frame and I could see why people would buy Great Dane puppies only to abandon them when they grow to their true height (Very big around 80 cm). As a puppy he required a lot of work and a lot of food with four feedings a day of two to three big scoops of puppy food. He got bored easily and was a nightmare to toilet train. As he grew older a personality started to appear one which could only be described as clueless. If he was a person he ...  Read the complete review

In this review, I'll first start with my own experiences with Great Danes and then give you the "low down" on the breed. When my friend Dave (later my partner) told me he was going to get a dog for himself and his pub - I thought "ooh lovely, a nice little Spaniel would look really cosy in front of the fire". I was in for a shock when he brought home a Great Dane a few weeks later! "A Great Dane??? What on earth do you want such a big lumox of a dog like that for? They grow too big to sit on your knee, he/she will knock you over and the punters? Well I won't repeat what I thought they would do! How wrong I ...  Read the complete review

Merlin is our second Great Dane and Just like Sacha our first; he is part of the family (Just try leaving him out). Great Danes are just about one of the most loyal and loving dogs that you can have. The problem is that think that they are lapdogs. They want to be with you all of the time and get quite upset when they cant be. We had many happy times with Sacha our first who was a black and white Harlequin a really beautiful and loving animal. He loved the children and later on when the first grandchild came along loved her as well. Sadly one of the big disadvantages with Great Danes is their life span. Because of their size they either suffer ...  Read the complete review

Last year after a number of small dogs I finally convinced my wife to look at Great Danes. From an ad in the local free paper we identified a kennel in west wales dealing in GD's. They were very understanding of my wifes apprehension about having such a big dog and arranged for us to meet someone who lives near to us who is now on his 5th GD. The meeting went very well and we eventually ended up at the kennel. Bob was born in August and we were able to visit him and his brothers and sisters when they were just one week old - at that time they were like so many rats, fit neatly into the palm of my hand, try to suckle on my finger. A magic experience. Bob ...  Read the complete review