Brief information about Great Dane
The homeland of Great Dane is Germany. The
Great Danes appeared in 15th century and are considered to be the
offspring of the Molossian dogs and English Smooth Hounds.
This is the description of Great Dane breed made in 1675: “Great
Dane’s appearance is similar to a beautiful horse, he combines big
height, huge strength and elegance. He has no Mastiff’s clumsiness,
but he isn’t so slim as Hound as well. He presents a gold mean
between these two breeds”.
Due to their anatomy and saved skills of pickling dogs, the Great
Danes were a very popular breed both among swell society and in
hunters’ kennels. The breed cross German boarders very quickly and
settled firmly in other countries.
The population of Great Dane breed in Germany was substantially
shortened because of the First World War and difficult years after
it. Fortunately, it wasn’t destroyed completely so there was no need
to re-create it.
Among all breeds of the Molossian dogs the Great Danes have one of
the best anatomies. They are also the most temperamental and agile
dogs, that can easily fulfill their guard and even etching
functions.
According to the standard of the breed, the dog shouldn’t show any
emotions both towards his owner (or members of the family) and
strangers even being at the excitement peak. Notwithstanding the
external indifference to the strangers, Great Dane is a perfect
guard and defender.
To get a perfect “four-footed” friend for your family, it’s vital to
find understanding with your puppy from the early age. Be prepared
to bear a lot of material and emotional costs until your puppy
become an adult dog. The puppy should be constantly supervised until
he is two years old, because this breed is subjected to rachitis.
The puppy needs food, that consist a lot of proteins, vitamins and
mineral salts. Besides, it’s important to add sufficient quantity of
mineral supplementary feedings to the food.
Along with the healthy nutrition your Great Dane needs graduated
training, in particular long-term and various loads, according to
his age and individual characteristics. Great Dane likes different
training sessions and due to them he becomes reliable “four-footed”
companion to his owner. The dogs of this breed like to be in
movement, swim, jump and run.
Great Dane is a very even-tempered dog, thus an inadequate pet is
normally a result of neglect or bad training.
After reading this article you may think that it’s really difficult
to breed a well-mannered and healthy dog, but aren’t all the efforts
worth noticing the admire looks on your beautiful and strong Great
Dane?
