Original FCI Great Dane Standard (Denmark, 1935).
frontispiece celebrating the Dansk Kennel Klub’s 100th Anniversary (founded 1897) Standard of the Danish Dog (Grand Danois, Great Dane) Country of …
frontispiece celebrating the Dansk Kennel Klub’s 100th Anniversary (founded 1897) Standard of the Danish Dog (Grand Danois, Great Dane) Country of …
dog breeding practiced under the auspices of the FCI or any other registering body, does not guarantee quality, or ethical management, of dogs.
front cover of the Club Magazine of the Great Dane Club of Denmark A very important meeting took place …
It’s been a year since I lost Lucy. I have been mourning. I still am. I have lost a piece …
PETITION LINK: SIGN & SHARE ! Dear FCI, Dear VDH, Dear DDC: The original Great Dane breed standard contained …
Please sign & share the petition to Restore the Great Dane here! How on fiddlesticks, did a breed ultimately defined …
canis familiaris
I would support a unified, universal, simplified and sensible, Great Dane standard.
One breed, one standard.
And here’s what I’s consider “sensible” (read on)
is your dog running downhill even on level ground ? Here’s why…
127 years separate these two pictures.
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The present, and any future the Great Dane may have, is in your hands.
Is it going to be a future worthy of its past, or a future filled with pain and suffering?
It’s your decision.
Thank you for your attention.
“Why??? Why are you breeding pet quality Danes?? The only point in breeding pet quality Danes is to make money. …
source BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY Dogs of this generic mastiffoid hyper-type became popular at the latter half of the 20th century. …
Athleticism, Trainability, Versatility are essential Great Dane traits and elements of Breed Type.
why don’t you try them on and “see”?
Origin and History of the Great Danish dog.
Norwegian Great Dane Club Specialty – Pinsetreffet 2016
Great Danes behind the Iron Curtain
The Duchess and the Poet, the Dane and the Greek, history, preservation breeding and, perhaps, some hope for aboriginal landraces…
Dogue ‘Allemand’ peut-être, mais pas plus Grand Danois.
Why some dogs look a picture stacked but fall apart when they move?
Great Danes & Llandoddies in Cymru
…a singularly non-informative expression and thoughts borne by it.
early Doggen in art, boarhunting and musings of a Great Dane nature
a note of the first American Great Dane standard and its reference to the Bull Terrier
the Great Danes of the Baskervilles
the Great Dane & the Molosser malarkey
The importance and function of the dog’s loin
a Persian tail…
Irrefutable scientific proof that the Great Dane is NOT a mastiff-type breed. Visit the post for more…
The reasons for the Type Deviation in the Great Dane breed.
The Great Dane in Europe is at breaking point. Visit the post for more…
The real history behind the Great Dane Color Code.
This is a painting that fascinated me ever since I first laid eyes on its image (click to see it …
Typical Movement of the Great Dane – part I
This treasured old photo from 1940 is a family heirloom and came to me from a friend with the telling …
Breed Standard of the Great Dane Published in 1892 in “Bench Show and Field Trials Records and Standards of …
In the May-June 1985 issue of the Great Dane Reporter the following English translation of the first German Great Dane (Deutsche Dogge) Breed Standard appeared. Part 1.
What does a Boar Hound look like ?
A challenge for Hyper-Typer dogs fans
A mere 30 years separate the two dogs above, yet so much damage has been done in so little time – …
(updated) The first Great Dane (Deutsche Dogge) breed standard is the German standard, in 1880. It was published in “Der Hund” …
The painting is of the old Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Denmark, painted in 1584 or ’85. It depicts King Frederick II of Denmark …
That’s how the system works, folks. Had Britain joined the FCI when it was formed in 1911, it would have …
From what we know* about the Great Dane’s history, the Great Danish dog was crossed to the English Mastiff …