To call a 175-pound dog a 'lapdog' may seem counterintuitive, that is until you meet a Great Dane. Standing at least 30 inches from paw to shoulder, these cute dogs are often referred to as "the world's largest lapdogs," as they often don't realize their own enormity. Yes, this breed is so large that a since-deceased Great Dane by the name of Zeus holds the world record for the tallest dog, standing at 44 inches from paw to shoulder.
Great Dane dog breed shares a fascinating history. First boarhounds of this size were documented in ancient Greece frescoes dating back to 13th -14th centuries BC and were subsequently very popular hunting dogs throughout Europe. Centuries later, these dogs were imported to England, where the first real Great Danes, then called simply English Dogs, started to emerge, but really took the name only in the 19th century, when the breed found its way back to Germany. And though this big dog breed was mostly used for hunting and protection, now it is widely known as the most affectionate, sweet and
According to the American Kennel Club, these big dogs currently rank as the 24th most popular dog breed, and once you see these funny photos, it's easy to understand why people love them. Bored Panda has rounded up a collection of adorable and hilarious pictures of these huggable, silly dogs that are sure to bring a smile to your face. Scroll down and don't forget to upvote your favorite funny dogs!
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Louis Made A New Friend
I Trained My Great Dane To Take Selfies With Me - If I'm Sitting And Extend My Arm With My Phone In Hand, She Plops Up Next To Me, Leans, And Gives The Camera This Look
Blind Great Dane Lily Has Her Own Seeing-Eye Dog Maddison Who Takes Her For Walks
If you read about this. the blind dane was returned to rescue because she began attacking the other dane. so a sad ending to her story.
Settling In For Nap Time
My Graceful Great Dane Hendrix
I Have The Real Scooby Doo
I think that the title was supposed to be "I have a fawn Great Dane and a tin of shoe polish..."
Just Having A Small Talk About This And That
Lunging With The Great Dane. Is It Exercise Or Playtime?
This needs to be No.1....play bows are adorable, but this.....this is ULTRA!!!
This Is Why I Love Great Danes
A demonstration of the theorem that attitude is not always proportional to size...
Have You Seen My Ball?
Pippin, A Helpless Baby Fawn Was Abandoned By Her Mother. Great Dane Kate Adopted Pippin Immediately And They Have Been Best Friends Ever Since
This Dog Is Turning Into A Pancake
That's what happens when you leave things out in the mid-day sun on a black surface!
14-Week-Old Great Dane Pup
The Noble Great Dane
My Great Dane Puppy Makes This Face Every Time I Take Carrots Out Of The Fridge
Cutest Great Dane Mom And Puppy Picture Ever
Son Talked Us Into Going To The Animal Shelter Saying He Wanted A Small Dog. Worth It For That Smile
She Firmly Believes She's A Lap Dog
My Dane Loves Listening To My Nan's Stories
I would love listening to your Nan's stories while cuddling your dog! P.S. You're Nan is an excellent housekeeper. As an old fashioned girl, I appreciate the domestic arts. = )
*and when I was a very little human the family dog wasn't allowed inside the house. Really, Nan, How Awful!
How many skeins of yarn did you say it took you to make that sweater Nan? The color is so you!
Everyone read the note on the back of the chair the doggo is sitting on...
Great Dane Jumping On The Trampoline
The Paw Of My 4-Month-Old Great Dane
My Sister Caught Her New Great Dane Puppy Sleeping Like This
Bigboye Decided This Couch Belongs To Him
My 6-Months-Old Great Dane (Now 90 Lbs) Is Still BFFs With My Cat
The Reaction I Get When I Tell Him To Get Off The Chair
Can I just say a big thankyou to the owners who have chosen not to dock the ears and tails of their Danes? Stand tall and proud.
Think docking ears/tails is dying out. The vets in my country refuse to do it.
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I grew up with these things, they sure are huge.. and they drool. A LOT. And about 90% of all people made a "is it a dog or a horse"-joke.
Some Great Danes are so big, you could just about ride them!
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Dian Ella Lillie. So to say , you are wrong. Some , well Most of these GD ears have been cropped.😡 It should be illigal everywhere. There is no need for them to be hacked about like this .
Thankfully illegal in the UK. I agree that it should be illegal everywhere.
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My sister in law had five at the same time... very very nice dogs, but huuuuge!
five how what no your joking 5 YOU WOULD NEED TO LIVE IN A DAMN MANSION wow good on her wow
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These dogs are awsome, but it breaks my heart to see all the clipped ears. I know most of you didn't get that done, but the moment you buy a dog with clipped ears/tail it will make the breeders continue to clip ears and tails. Unless it's a rescue, that is. These dogs are so big and beautiful, and they should be with their flopping ears as well, cause that's how they're born. Yes, scooby is a awsome great Dane, but he's been clipped and that's not a great model to base your dog on.
I used to have two cats and two rabbits. The rabbits died and Festa - the female cat - dissapered and then Cozmo - the male cat - also dissapered soon after. I was soo sad - those cats were everything to me. This was about 4 years ago. I am 12. : (
I'm seeing a lot of misconceptions about Danes. I've been rescuing Danes for 10 years and have often gotten a Dane at the age of 6 or 7. I have 4 right now, my oldest is 11.5 years old and going strong. If a Dane is bred by a reputable breeder (one who does all of the health testing of his/her breeding dogs), chances are good that your puppy will live into double digits and have a healthy life. It's the Danes that come from back yard breeders that have the health issues that cut their lives short.
Danes don't need a lot of room. I live in a 3 bedroom mobile home on 20 acres. My Dane gang is active when we are outside but in the house, they pretty much sleep the day away.
As for ear cropping, if it's done correctly and follow-up care is done, it is no more painful than a spay or neuter. it's an individual choice. Dane tails are not routinely docked, usually only in the case of happy tail. 41991150_2...31915d.jpg 
But a spay/neuter is for a good reason. Ear docking is just for aesthetics.
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They're so absolutely gorgeous and awesome but that lifespan... :'( I don't think I could deal with that
I love GD's but I wouldn't ever get one. They have very short lives and my heart would be broken to quickly
I worked at a groomers for about a year. We had all sorts of dogs..small, large, shaggy, smooth, chunky, skinny. One day I walk into the shop and our smallest groomer motions for me to come look in our king size dog crate. There lay a massive white an black great dane (must've been about 180-200lbs.) The groomer says "Apparently we're doing cows now!!" The groomer is 5'3' and barely breaks 110lbs..but she bathed him. His name...Atlas.
Thank goodness there’s no docking is America wakeing up to this sencles mutilation. In the uk it’s illegal now thank goodness
This is not a good article unless you just want to look at pictures of big dogs, frankly (I do, though). Great Danes are not a good choice for most people, they will attack smaller creatures, they cost a small fortune to feed and care for and they can be tempremental.
Rescued Rio when he was 4 yrs old; 2nd Dane I've owned. Such a great dog, I had to buy him his own couch! For as huge as he was, he only weighed about 160 lbs when I got him; optimal weight, he was at 180. Truly a gentle giant. RIP, buddy RIO-201501...f63264.jpg 
Beautiful Boy and the Beautiful couch. I'm so sorry for your loss but happy that you were blessed with a Great Dane
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I was shocked with every "Puppy" description. THey are HUGE. Wow.... I wouldn;t be able to afford a dog like that space-wise :D
i have a lab puppy. so one day i took her to the shopping center and there were these two giant great danes. my puppy usually will try to play with everyone she meets, but this was different. the moved towards them, jumped back, wimpered, and tried again. she then slowly made her way to the back and sniffed the great danes for a half millisecond before she jumped back. she was always jumping on the biggest of dogs, so this was such a suprise!
Can I just say a big thankyou to the owners who have chosen not to dock the ears and tails of their Danes? Stand tall and proud.
Think docking ears/tails is dying out. The vets in my country refuse to do it.
Load More Replies... I grew up with these things, they sure are huge.. and they drool. A LOT. And about 90% of all people made a "is it a dog or a horse"-joke.
Some Great Danes are so big, you could just about ride them!
Load More Replies... Dian Ella Lillie. So to say , you are wrong. Some , well Most of these GD ears have been cropped.😡 It should be illigal everywhere. There is no need for them to be hacked about like this .
Thankfully illegal in the UK. I agree that it should be illegal everywhere.
Load More Replies... My sister in law had five at the same time... very very nice dogs, but huuuuge!
five how what no your joking 5 YOU WOULD NEED TO LIVE IN A DAMN MANSION wow good on her wow
Load More Replies... These dogs are awsome, but it breaks my heart to see all the clipped ears. I know most of you didn't get that done, but the moment you buy a dog with clipped ears/tail it will make the breeders continue to clip ears and tails. Unless it's a rescue, that is. These dogs are so big and beautiful, and they should be with their flopping ears as well, cause that's how they're born. Yes, scooby is a awsome great Dane, but he's been clipped and that's not a great model to base your dog on.
I used to have two cats and two rabbits. The rabbits died and Festa - the female cat - dissapered and then Cozmo - the male cat - also dissapered soon after. I was soo sad - those cats were everything to me. This was about 4 years ago. I am 12. : (
I'm seeing a lot of misconceptions about Danes. I've been rescuing Danes for 10 years and have often gotten a Dane at the age of 6 or 7. I have 4 right now, my oldest is 11.5 years old and going strong. If a Dane is bred by a reputable breeder (one who does all of the health testing of his/her breeding dogs), chances are good that your puppy will live into double digits and have a healthy life. It's the Danes that come from back yard breeders that have the health issues that cut their lives short.
Danes don't need a lot of room. I live in a 3 bedroom mobile home on 20 acres. My Dane gang is active when we are outside but in the house, they pretty much sleep the day away.
As for ear cropping, if it's done correctly and follow-up care is done, it is no more painful than a spay or neuter. it's an individual choice. Dane tails are not routinely docked, usually only in the case of happy tail. 41991150_2...31915d.jpg
But a spay/neuter is for a good reason. Ear docking is just for aesthetics.
Load More Replies... They're so absolutely gorgeous and awesome but that lifespan... :'( I don't think I could deal with that
I love GD's but I wouldn't ever get one. They have very short lives and my heart would be broken to quickly
I worked at a groomers for about a year. We had all sorts of dogs..small, large, shaggy, smooth, chunky, skinny. One day I walk into the shop and our smallest groomer motions for me to come look in our king size dog crate. There lay a massive white an black great dane (must've been about 180-200lbs.) The groomer says "Apparently we're doing cows now!!" The groomer is 5'3' and barely breaks 110lbs..but she bathed him. His name...Atlas.
Thank goodness there’s no docking is America wakeing up to this sencles mutilation. In the uk it’s illegal now thank goodness
This is not a good article unless you just want to look at pictures of big dogs, frankly (I do, though). Great Danes are not a good choice for most people, they will attack smaller creatures, they cost a small fortune to feed and care for and they can be tempremental.
Rescued Rio when he was 4 yrs old; 2nd Dane I've owned. Such a great dog, I had to buy him his own couch! For as huge as he was, he only weighed about 160 lbs when I got him; optimal weight, he was at 180. Truly a gentle giant. RIP, buddy RIO-201501...f63264.jpg
Beautiful Boy and the Beautiful couch. I'm so sorry for your loss but happy that you were blessed with a Great Dane
Load More Replies... I was shocked with every "Puppy" description. THey are HUGE. Wow.... I wouldn;t be able to afford a dog like that space-wise :D
i have a lab puppy. so one day i took her to the shopping center and there were these two giant great danes. my puppy usually will try to play with everyone she meets, but this was different. the moved towards them, jumped back, wimpered, and tried again. she then slowly made her way to the back and sniffed the great danes for a half millisecond before she jumped back. she was always jumping on the biggest of dogs, so this was such a suprise!
