yup, he was the pricey one of they two. His dad weighed in at 190 and his mom was 170. Laila's dad was 170 and mom was 140. She is a much more slender dane as to where he is more to the masive side. And I do know that it's color is "blue" and not "grey" but everyone around says grey so my wife and I just went along instead of explaining everytime!

 

I'm sure if you said 'blue', many on here would've thought you were crazy.

 

Now, is the black one considered 'black' or 'mantle'? They say the black is the smallest of the breed and harlequin is the biggest. Either way, they're still big dogs.

Those pictures are awesome!

I'm sure if you said 'blue', many on here would've thought you were crazy.

 

Now, is the black one considered 'black' or 'mantle'? They say the black is the smallest of the breed and harlequin is the biggest. Either way, they're still big dogs.

 

I know as they do here as well, "el loco". Her mom was mantle and her dad was black, but she is considered black because it isnt a complete ring of white around her neck.

Do they shed bad?

Do they shed bad?

 

they do shed, but its so fine you can barely see it. We vaccum once a week and we really never see any on the floor. Now as for on your white shirt, it is possible you will see some hair

I'll own a Great Dane one day. I've been researching them for the last year or so. They are the most beautiful breed of dog in my opinion.

 

I would get one now but I really don't have the space for it or the time to pay any attention to it.

3- PLEASE tell me you don't live in an apartment, or if you do, that you have plenty of time for a Great Dane. The girl who used to live upstairs from me had a Great Dane, and she was gone ALL THE TIME! The poor thing howled and scratched for hours and hours EVERY day! She didn't walk him but twice in the year that she lived there. I've never felt sorrier for a dog in my life!

 

Oh...and be prepared to clean up a lot of doody....as big as horse doody! :eek:

 

The Great Dane was a beautiful, loving dog though. I just personally think it's incredibly cruel to not spend time with it, or make sure the space you have available for it is adequate for good excercise, etc.

 

Oh no I wouldn't DARE. I have always wanted a Dane and I have waited long enough. I bought a house last October and have been researching the Dane and even building a stone wall 5 feet high around the entire perimeter of my home, however, my Dane will stay inside. For security reasons though I prefer the baricade. I know it can possibly jump over it one day but other owners say if they are not taught to they won't even try. The Dane will only be alone for 4-6 hours a day, I'll train it to sleep during that time. LOL

In order to have the Dane have a great temperment, I plan to spend a lot of time with it.

By the way, the Blue Dane is what I've been looking at the strongest.

. Black one is Laila and the Grey one is Deuce.

 

Obviously an awesome dog. :banana:

My problem with this bread is the life span. It was sooo hard for me when my dog passed and he lived 13 years. I may be wrong, but I believe a Great Dane's life expectancy is somewhere around 8 to 9 years. Don't get me wrong, they are great dogs, it just stinks that their lives are cute shorter than most.

My problem with this bread is the life span. It was sooo hard for me when my dog passed and he lived 13 years. I may be wrong, but I believe a Great Dane's life expectancy is somewhere around 8 to 9 years. Don't get me wrong, they are great dogs, it just stinks that their lives are cute shorter than most.

 

You are correct, but I have heard of instances where Danes live to be 12 to 14 years old. Mine are both house dogs with a decent sized fenced in yard to run in. Hopefully with being taken great care of they can live to be that 12 - 14 years old. I truely hope they do anyway!!:cry:

I've been a member of some Dane forums for the past couple of months and my greatest concern/fear is BLOAT. I'm not sure if they as breeders blow it out of proportion or if it is really that common for a Dane or any large breed to aquire this potentially fatal attack. Has your Danes ever had it and what do you feed them. The feeding issue is another thing that I have been seriously debating, Kibble or BARF.

 

3w, I don't have a Dane, but I've been feeding my dog the BARF diet for 4 years now. His teeth are gorgeous, absolutely NO dog breath, no fleas, etc. It really is the way to go and American vets are just now getting on board with it. I would recommend it to anyone.

You are correct, but I have heard of instances where Danes live to be 12 to 14 years old. Mine are both house dogs with a decent sized fenced in yard to run in. Hopefully with being taken great care of they can live to be that 12 - 14 years old. I truely hope they do anyway!!:cry:

 

My wife had a Great Dane before we were married that lived 13 years, and we got one when after we got married and he lived 10 years. He weighed 210 pounds in his prime.

3w, I don't have a Dane, but I've been feeding my dog the BARF diet for 4 years now. His teeth are gorgeous, absolutely NO dog breath, no fleas, etc. It really is the way to go and American vets are just now getting on board with it. I would recommend it to anyone.

 

Where do you get the meat? I feel like this would be the hardest part having to stock up on meat monthly or bi-weekly. Not too mention everyone I've talked to say's it is a perfect science and has to be followed precisely, it is a little bit scary, but then again I've seen pictures of their Danes eating whole pig and lamb heads.

We purchase our meat at Wal-Mart. Wrigley usually eats the chicken leg quarters. You can buy the meat online, but it is very expensive. If I had a smaller dog I might do that for convenience, but he eats too much. DO NOT freak out about the perfect science idea. The goal is to have a balanced diet over a period of time, not each meal. I was worried sick when I started, but now he eats mostly bones, with some raw veggies thrown in for good measure. We also give him some garlic (just a little), raw eggs, sardines, mackerel, etc. I highly recommend the book "Give Your Dog a Bone" by Dr. Ian Billinghurst. He is considered one of the founders of the BARF diet and that book will help tremendously. Wrigley is a living example of how well that diet works. I wouldn't feed him that store-bought crap packaged as dog food for anything.

We purchase our meat at Wal-Mart. Wrigley usually eats the chicken leg quarters. You can buy the meat online, but it is very expensive. If I had a smaller dog I might do that for convenience, but he eats too much. DO NOT freak out about the perfect science idea. The goal is to have a balanced diet over a period of time, not each meal. I was worried sick when I started, but now he eats mostly bones, with some raw veggies thrown in for good measure. We also give him some garlic (just a little), raw eggs, sardines, mackerel, etc. I highly recommend the book "Give Your Dog a Bone" by Dr. Ian Billinghurst. He is considered one of the founders of the BARF diet and that book will help tremendously. Wrigley is a living example of how well that diet works. I wouldn't feed him that store-bought crap packaged as dog food for anything.

 

TTL, is it very expensive? Right now, I feed my dog Iams. He doesn't eat a lot, so an 8lb bag lasts me almost 2 months. I've been reading about the BARF diet ever since I got him when he was a puppy, but I've been worried about him getting the right amount of nutrients and the cost. I'd love to say expense is no concern, but in reality, it is. I'm careful not to buy kibble that lists the first ingreadient as corn or any other grain. When the whole recall was going on, I was especially vigilent in evaluating my purchases. I also don't have much storage space, so I'd be limited in the amount of veggies and meat parts I could purchase at a time, which (I would think) would increase the cost and food safety.