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This doesn't look real, big dog... really BIG DOG

moshquerade

moshquerade

No Lifer
Grrrrrrrrreat Dane!

Meet 'Giant George' the 7ft-long blue great dane who could be the world's tallest dog

By Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 5:26 PM on 22nd December 2009
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'Giant George' and owner Dave Nasser share a couch together:
The four-year-old blue great dane, weighs a staggering 245lbs and
measures almost 43ins at the shoulder

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Magnificent: George measures more than 7ft from nose to tail and tucks away 110lbs of food every month

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Paws for thought: George's giant feet dwarf his owner Dave Nassar's hand.
Last August the world's tallest dog, Gibson, a harlequin Great Dane,
passed away from cancer





Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/wor...lue-great-dane-claim-title.html#ixzz0aWq2N6NQ
 
Our great dane was 175lbs and was rather large. I'm sure another 75lbs would look just like that. Always got a laugh out of her sitting on the couch like the first picture.
 
lol the pic in the car he looks like goofy.

Anyways great Danes are big dogs. It wouldnt surprise me. But I would also not want a dog that outweighs me by 40 pounds either. They are afterall animals even if domesticted. I like animals where if they decide to revisit their wild side I can control or toss. A 245 pound 7 foot Great Dane I cant.
 
First pic clearly pinched/punched to make dog's head bigger and owner's head smaller. Perhaps there is some truth there? :hmm:

Danes are GIANT dogs though. No 'shopping needed. In person they are gigantic and become the center of attention in the room. Especially to someone who may be intimidated by dogs!
 
I have a great Dane. Two years old and weighs about 135. He's very tall, but lean. I get a lot of comments on his size. I could not imagine having him as big as that dog, though.
 
I have a female Dane, 125 lbs, and she's one of the smallest Danes I've ever met. We ran into a 210 lb male two weeks ago and he presents approximately the size of the dog in the photos above.

The first pic is taking advantage of a photography trick to make the dog look supernaturally-sized, but the other photos look accurate to me (and I think the guy may be kinda short).

My Dane:
http://pics.zenmervolt.com/main.php/v/HC/Odessa/Faith+1.jpg.html
http://pics.zenmervolt.com/main.php/v/HC/Odessa/Faith+3.jpg.html

This is my parents' Dane as a young puppy:
http://pics.zenmervolt.com/main.php/v/HC/Odessa/Family+November+2006+008.jpg.html
 
lxskllr said:
They require a bit more care than your average dog, and the lifespan isn't terrific. Do some reading on them before you go shopping.
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Not sure what you have in mind by "more care than your average dog" - Danes tend to be much lower energy than working breeds and will happily spend most of the day on your couch (granted, you do need to sacrifice a sofa...) They don't eat nearly as much as most people would expect since they don't work it off. You do need to invest time in training them properly as a puppy so you don't wind up with 150 lbs of animal that pulls on the leash and jumps up on you to wrestle. Are you talking about health issues? They can suffer from twisting of the stomach, but that's pretty easy to prevent surgically at the same time you have the animal fixed. Hip problems are not uncommon too.

They're not especially bright as a rule. My roommate and I were laughing at Faith last night because she couldn't figure out how to fetch (would chase the rope and then lose interest when it hit the ground and wander around the room in an excited puzzlement wondering what we were trying to get her to do), and she will fall for the "throw the ball but hide it behind your back" trick as many times in a row as you try it. They'll never be good trick dogs, just don't have the drive or mental capacity for it, and while they're gentle loves who just want to cuddle, they aren't eager people-pleasers like labs.

Lifespan sucks though, you're definitely right. My current Dane is our 6th, and our longest-lived Dane reached 8 years. Faith is 7 right now and seems very healthy, so I'm hoping we'll have her for a few more.
 
AreaCode707 said:
Not sure what you have in mind by "more care than your average dog" - Danes tend to be much lower energy than working breeds and will happily spend most of the day on your couch (granted, you do need to sacrifice a sofa...) They don't eat nearly as much as most people would expect since they don't work it off. You do need to invest time in training them properly as a puppy so you don't wind up with 150 lbs of animal that pulls on the leash and jumps up on you to wrestle. Are you talking about health issues? They can suffer from twisting of the stomach, but that's pretty easy to prevent surgically at the same time you have the animal fixed. Hip problems are not uncommon too.
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:^D

All of the above. You have to really like the dog to put up with all of that, and the decision shouldn't be taken lightly, and bought on a whim. "Ooh, big dog, I want" can turn out very badly for both parties if the owner isn't ready for the responsibility.
 
lxskllr said:
:^D

All of the above. You have to really like the dog to put up with all of that, and the decision shouldn't be taken lightly, and bought on a whim. "Ooh, big dog, I want" can turn out very badly for both parties if the owner isn't ready for the responsibility.
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From my perspective a Lab is more work than a Dane though, so I guess "more work" is really relative.
 
AreaCode707 said:
I have a female Dane, 125 lbs, and she's one of the smallest Danes I've ever met. We ran into a 210 lb male two weeks ago and he presents approximately the size of the dog in the photos above.

The first pic is taking advantage of a photography trick to make the dog look supernaturally-sized, but the other photos look accurate to me (and I think the guy may be kinda short).

My Dane:
http://pics.zenmervolt.com/main.php/v/HC/Odessa/Faith+1.jpg.html
http://pics.zenmervolt.com/main.php/v/HC/Odessa/Faith+3.jpg.html

This is my parents' Dane as a young puppy:
http://pics.zenmervolt.com/main.php/v/HC/Odessa/Family+November+2006+008.jpg.html
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ZV? 😱
 
You also have to put up with a dog that loves stepping on your feet, knocking crap over with their tails, and can put their head on the tables/counters without any problems to steal food. There very very favorite thing to do though is stand in front of the TV blocking it with a stupid look on their face while you yell MOVE over and over. Danes are a lot cooler when they are somebody else's dog.
 
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