Great Danes: Facts and Information

Great Danes are strong dogs, powerful in fact, but their pronounced demeanors are complimented by their amazing grace and noble stature. Great Danes are wonderfully pleasant, kind and affectionate. Great Danes are known for being sweet and gentle. Great Danes are best behaved when they are raised from puppyhood. Great Danes are often called gentle giants. Great Danes are squarely built with a rectangular head and a short, smooth coat. Great Danes are easygoing, intelligent and trainable.

Danes are actually children in a beautiful, colorful body and expect. Danes lean to help hold humans upright. Danes can display dangerous throwback temperament traits. The children in his family, as the drive, accompany Dane. Danes can be as agile as a gazelle or as clumsy as a bull in a china shop. Danes are as human as a canine can get -- they laugh, they cry. A Dane puppy can be an inside or outside dog. Danes under minimum height must be disqualified. Danes do best in a home with a fenced yard for running around.

Breeders know their dog breed the best and should be able to give you the temperament of their puppies and any special care the specific breed needs. Breeding brindle/brindle can produce fawn or brindle puppies. Breeding a brindle, even one with perfect color conformation will not assure pups of the same color. Breeding for height can sacrifice structure and conformation and produce unhealthy dogs. Breeding plays a big part in determining this. Breeder and exhibitor of champion Great Dane dogs. Breeders of international champions Great Dane dogs.

When you decide this is the right breed for you, then visit our Puppies For Sale listings from private dog breeders in your area. The Puppy Dog Web thanks you for visiting our website dedicated to just puppies and dogs. Talk to different breeders and ask them about their breed and their puppies. Breeders know their dog breed the best and should be able to give you the temperament of their puppies and any special care the specific breed needs. Breeding brindle/brindle can produce fawn or brindle puppies. Although the litter's pattern will most certainly be brindle, the actual color and shade of the puppies can differ.

Size: The Great Dane has a shoulder height of 72-80 cm (28-31 in) and weighs at least 50 kg (110 lbs), as much as a dozen Toy Poodles. Size counts the most common reason for Dane surrender is that the dog got too big, Rahl says. Size 30 - 33 inches at shoulder, weight 110lbs or more.

Great Danes are simply too friendly for guarding. Great Danes are also thought to have been used as war dogs by the ancient Celtics and Germans. Great Danes are prone to hip dysplasia and bloat, placing the food dish on an elevated platform, spacing meals throughout the day, and avoiding exercise immediately after meals can prevent the latter of which. Great Danes are truly the "Apollo" of dogs. Great Danes are not a healthy breed. Great Danes are often referred to as 'gentle giants' and make excellent family companions. Great Danes are people orientated, sensitive, intuitive and slow to anger. Great Danes are likely the result of a cross between large Roman war dogs and the Greyhound; they may also descend from the mastiff or Irish wolfhound. Great Danes are mellow dogs, not hyper or overactive which makes them the perfect housedog. Great Danes are extremely easy to train.