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Great Dane Facts
By Susan Scully
Height: Dogs 30-34 inches (76-86 cm.)
Bitches 28-32 inches (71-81 cm.)
Weight: Dogs 120-200 pounds (54-90 kg.)
Bitches 100-130 pounds (45-59 kg.)
Dogs of even larger size are more prized. Life Span: 8-10 years on average.
- There are six show acceptable colors:
Fawn: Yellow gold with a black mask; black should appear on the eye rims and eyebrows, and may appear on the ears and tail tip.
Brindle: Fawn and black in a chevron stripe pattern. White markings at the chest and toes are not desirable and considered faults. Blue: Pure steel blue. White markings at the chest and toes are not desirable and considered faults.
Black: Glossy black. White markings at the chest and toes are not desirable and considered faults. Harlequin: Pure white with black torn patches irregularly and well distributed over the entire body; a pure white neck is preferred. The black patches should never be large enough to give the appearance of a blanket, nor so small as to give a stippled or dappled effect.
Mantle: Black and white with a solid black blanket extending over the body; black skull with white muzzle; white blaze is optional; whole white collar preferred; a white chest; white on part or whole of forelegs and hind legs; white tipped black tail. - Part of the AKC Working Group. - Great Danes are considered one of the tallest dog breeds along with the Irish Wolfhound. - The Great Dane was named the state dog of Pennsylvania in 1965. - The Great Dane's name is the English translation of the breed name in French: grand Danois, meaning "big Danish." - The Great Dane had a half-dozen names used for centuries in France, including dogue allemand ("German Mastiff"); "Mastiff" in English, dogue or dogo in the Latin languages, and dogge in the Germanic languages all meant the same thing: a giant dog with heavy head for fighting or hunting purposes. - The earliest written description of a dog resembling the Great Dane may be found in Chinese literature of 1121 BC, according to an article by Dr. G. Ciaburri in a Great Dane Club of Italy publication (1929). - The Great Dane is a very old breed, cultivated as a distinct type for probably 400 years, if not longer. - The Dane was developed as a boar hound by the Germans. - The most famous Great Dane is Scooby Doo.
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