Jeeebus in trouble - wife wants a great dane - UPDATE - busted

[Jeeebus]

I made the mistake of entertaining the whims of my wife and accompanied her to a local breeder of European (even bigger than the horses that pass as great danes here in the USA) great danes this weekend.

Of course the cuteness was overwhelming and now she is playing the "whatever you decide is fine" card, which as we all know is code for "no dog = no sex."

We already have an American Bulldog. I suppose I could feed the dane some combination of neighborhood ducks, squirrels, and stray children. It might also cut down on transportation costs if I can find the right saddle for the dog.

What say you, great and infinite wisdom of ATOT?

Behold, teh cute:

Teh cute's future:

 

[Born2bwire]

Personally I liked it when we had two dogs, but jeez, a Great Dane? That's a hell of alotta dog there. I was happy with our labs.

 

[rcpratt]

Great Danes aren't really my thing, but if sex would be withheld I would go for it, too.

 

[MJinZ]

Puppies are great, but then they get older and fugly.

 

[mrblotto]

Do you have enough room to accomodate such a large animal? Also, I seem to remember reading something here about GD's tails are prone to getting cut/spurting blood in all directions.......... meh, maybe it's a different breed of dog *shrugs*

Edit: Maybe I'm thinking about greyhounds w/respect to the tail cutting thing

 

[Aharami]

It might also cut down on transportation costs if I can find the right saddle for the dog.

hahaha

 

[bignateyk]

My wife likes them too, but I don't. We ended up with two German Shepherds.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Great danes are too big for my tastes. I want a dog that can jump up on the furniture without breaking it or forcing me to vacate it. But the die is cast and you're hosed, might as well just get it over with. On the bright side great danes are pretty cool dogs, they're infinitely superior to ankle biters.

 

[phoenix79]

Do you have enough room to accomodate such a large animal? Also, I seem to remember reading something here about GD's tails are prone to getting cut/spurting blood in all directions.......... meh, maybe it's a different breed of dog *shrugs*

Edit: Maybe I'm thinking about greyhounds w/respect to the tail cutting thing

My in-laws have a greyhound that does this

Also, get the dog. happywife == happyjeebus

 

[AMDZen]

Dog is way too fucking big. What is it with women (mostly small women that I've known) that want gigantic dogs?

 

[Jeeebus]

Do you have enough room to accomodate such a large animal?

Space isn't a huge issue. We have a 3,000 sq ft house on 1/2 acre. Plus, I plan to exercise the dog by rounding up homeless people, stapling ribeye steaks to them, and telling them to RUN.

 

[ch33zw1z]

dumbest dogs I've ever met were danes...of course, their owners weren't far behind. good luck with a small horse.

 

[mb]

Hell no. That's just about the last dog I'd want.

 

[Vette73]

My parents have a Great Dane.

For their size they get around a lot so if you have anything that is below 4 feet that can break easy either move it or just save the trouble and throw it away.

Standard doggie bags will not work for poop. And the poop will not break down as fast as smaller dogs so don;t think you can just let it shit in the yard and nature will take its course. Nature in this case is a yard full of shit that never seems to go anywhere.

I prefer Dobermans and not a big fan of Great Danes. If I wanted a big dog I get a English Mastiff. I like them better than Danes.

 

[dank69]

I told my wife she can have as many dogs as she wants, but I will not be cleaning up a single piece of dog shit. No dogs so far. :awe:

 

[D1gger]

I told my wife she can have as many dogs as she wants, but I will not be cleaning up a single piece of dog shit. No dogs so far. :awe:

This is the stance I have taken, and so far there is no dog shit to pickup.

 

[zinfamous]

great danes are pretty awesome, and don't actually need tons of space. Strangely enough, they're pretty good inside dogs and don't really need to run around all the time.

Unfortunately, very prone to illness, tend to die ~8 years, iirc.

Every one that I've ever encountered is basically a giant puppy. still too much dog for me.

 

[SphinxnihpS]

6-7 year life span...

 

[OVerLoRDI]

on the bright side great danes dont live very long....

 

[Squisher]

That'll be one big eating machine once it's fully grown.

I knew a girl that owned the biggest Great Dane I've ever seen, 180 lbs. and towered over a lot of other Great Danes. The two things that took me by surprise, but I remember distinctly was looking up slightly to look into the dog's eyes when I was seated in a kitchen chair and it drinking water out of the kitchen sink by it reaching down slightly with its neck. When the dog laid down on its belly and extended its front legs forward and had its back legs extended all the way back it must have been close to ten feet long. It could have been part giraffe.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Dog is way too fucking big. What is it with women (mostly small women that I've known) that want gigantic dogs?

Gigantic Dog Penis?

 

[Schadenfroh]

The cute not found.

 

[darkewaffle]

Someday I want a good sized house and a big yard so I can have the space for a big dog, I'd feel irresponsible getting one otherwise. I want a Newfie

 

[uclaLabrat]

great danes are huge couch potatoes. I like my ridgeback, not too energetic, not too boring. we have a small 2BR in manhattan he seems to tolerate well. Granted, we walk him three times a day, so that helps. But he gets more exercise here than when we had a yard.

 

[roguerower]

Yea...that's a big dog but if the dog leads to sex, looks like you're getting a dog. My boss is 28 and he just got another dog because his wife wanted one. He figures it'll keep the wife happy and he won't have to worry about a kid for a while. Dogs may be expensive but teh babiez are more so.