[Joan Kerrey]

We had a terrible problem until we got the Danes.
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My dad had great danes and those two huge dogs had strokes everytime a chicken strutted by. One of them was terrified of the family cat. They were both fragile beyond belief.
I think the sight of wildlife would have killed them.

[papasmurf]

While funny to imagine that scenario, that's not a Great Dane trait.

Danes are gentle dogs and they are good with kids, to be sure, but they are very protective WHEN PROVOKED.

My Dane would run from my Brother's little POS, snaggle toothed mutt, but when corned one day, he picked it up and tossed it like a rag doll. As well, my Daughter's boyfriend thought it cute to "pretend" to beat my Daughter to see what the dog would. I had to physically pull the guy's arm out of Duke's mouth.

Best friend in the world I ever had, was my Dukie.


"Duke"
8/1995-1/2005