GREAT_DANE

My pet is "GREAT DANE",its 2 years old.its color is Harlequin.There are different other colors like Black,Mantle, Blue, Fawn, Brindle and Merle Great Danes around the world.He is very playful and naughty.If we are maintaining this type of breed we need lot of space.Only it looks big in its apperance but it plays like a child..

The Great Dane is properly called the Deutsche Dogge or German Mastiff, a name eschewed by fanciers in English-speaking countries. However, there is no evidence that the dog developed anywhere but Germany, and there is no known reason for it to be named for the country of Denmark. The breed originated from dogs of the mastiff type and was developed to hunt wild boar, guard castles, pull carts, and participate in battle.

Since the Germans never do anything by halves, the Deutsche Dogge lived up to its promise as a fierce, courageous canine - a "super dog" - designed to hunt the savage and unpredictable European wild boar, a beast well- armed with formidable tusks that could rip a dog to shreds.The Dane is obviously more refined than the English
Mastiff and the massive, salivating Neapolitan Mastiff or Dogue de
Bordeaux of recent cinematic fame, but it most likely came from the same original stock.

The mastiff-type dog originated in Asia and has been molded into and influenced several different breeds.There is evidence that the Dane's more elegant appearance may have come from an infusion of Irish Wolfhound blood and some fanciers claim the English Mastiff as the progenitor of this breed, but the dog may indeed be a descendant of both. But whatever its origin, the Great Dane is a picture of style and grace quite unlike any other breed today.Although Dane-like dogs have been portrayed in Oriental writings and on Egyptian monuments dated prior to the birth of Christ, the breed is considered to be about 400 years old. The Great Dane Club of America was formed in 1889 and became the fourth breed club to join the American Kennel Club.