Damn that's a huge dog

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minendo

minendo

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He is not even a year old.
 
Oil

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Yeah, they are supposedly very timid around strangers. Great dogs, if they were a little smaller I would consider getting one
 
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Hmm, I don't think I would get a dog that big, those supersized dogs like Great Dane's or Irish Wolfhounds tend to not live so long. I own big dogs myself, my GSD/Rotti mix is about 100 pounds and my Golden Retriever is about 80 pounds. Best dogs I think I've ever owned but the one is getting up there in age(I've had my GSD/Rotti mix for 10 years coming up on Thursday, granted there is a few years left in her) but I can't see buying a dog that is only going to live 7 years old(heck 10 years doesn't seem that long), It only sets oneself up for heartache.
 
BudAshes

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jmarti445 said:
Hmm, I don't think I would get a dog that big, those supersized dogs like Great Dane's or Irish Wolfhounds tend to not live so long. I own big dogs myself, my GSD/Rotti mix is about 100 pounds and my Golden Retriever is about 80 pounds. Best dogs I think I've ever owned but the one is getting up there in age(I've had my GSD/Rotti mix for 10 years coming up on Thursday, granted there is a few years left in her) but I can't see buying a dog that is only going to live 7 years old(heck 10 years doesn't seem that long), It only sets oneself up for heartache.
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My st bernard is at 7.5 years and i can start to tell she's getting old. The best thing you can do though is keep their weight down and keep them active, a skinny dog tends to be a healthy dog.
 
BarkingGhostar

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minendo said:
Yup. I couldn't believe the size of him. 140lbs+ and still a puppy. Extremely timid dog, though.
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He's a puppy. Train correctly he'll protect the family by ripping the throat out of any intruders.

I've wanted a couple of IW's for a while, but not in the climate I live in, and also because I do not have the room/space for them.
 
T_Yamamoto

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BarkingGhostar said:
He's a puppy. Train correctly he'll protect the family by ripping the throat out of any intruders.

I've wanted a couple of IW's for a while, but not in the climate I live in, and also because I do not have the room/space for them.
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o_O
thankfully i live in a safe neighborhood :awe:
 
TheSlamma

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BarkingGhostar said:
He's a puppy. Train correctly he'll protect the family by ripping the throat out of any intruders.

I've wanted a couple of IW's for a while, but not in the climate I live in, and also because I do not have the room/space for them.
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What is their typical life span?
 
Perknose

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DrPizza said:
When the counter is at eye level for big dogs, any tasty food left unattended has a tendency to disappear. :p
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Not with my 165lb Great Dane, whose head, as you can see, was bigger than mine, and who stood above table level . . . but then he was trained.

Good Danes are remarkable gentlemen -- it's been bred into their genes -- and hence very easy to train.

Mine existed in more than one small apartment and NEVER knocked a single thing over. His self-awareness was impressive, and was painstakingly bred into the best of the Danes.
 
Texashiker

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Is it just me, or does the chick in the red shirt look like her shoe is on the wrong foot?

EDIT

Nevermind, her legs are crossed.

I wonder if the dog is thinking about making the little girl into a snack?
 
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