She seemed gigantic to us as kids, the size of a pony, and despite a mop of fur and occasionally goofy facial expressions, she managed to somehow be stately. She was a good girl.
I see them at the dog park and just marvel at their size. I had a 175 lb. Old English mastiff as a kid, and he was a mammoth beast. I have, however, seen great danes at the dog park that make me wonder what God was thinking when He mixed a horse and a dog.