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Although ophidiophobia or arachnophobia are more common animal phobias, cynophobia is especially debilitating because of the high prevalence of dogs (for example, there are an estimated 25 million stray dogs in India, [3] and an estimated 62 million pet dogs in the United States) [2] and the general ignorance of dog owners to the phobia.
The Great Dane was named the state dog of Pennsylvania in 1965 [42] and the University of Iowa had Great Danes, Rex I and Rex II, as mascots before the Hawkeye was chosen. [43] "Great Danes" is the nickname of the University at Albany. Their mascot is the Great Dane. [44] Military. Just Nuisance was the only dog to be officially enlisted in the ...
Just Nuisance (1 April 1937 – 1 April 1944) was a South African dog and the only dog ever to be officially enlisted in the Royal Navy. He was a Great Dane who between 1939 and 1944 served at HMS Afrikander, a Royal Navy shore establishment in Simon's Town, South Africa. He died in 1944 at the age of seven years and was buried with full ...
The Majestic Great Dane. Great Danes are a German breed of dog (despite the name, they do not originate from Denmark) originally bred for boar hunting. ... The Philadelphia Eagles’ billionaire ...
The Great Dane, sometimes labeled the “Apollo of Dogs,” is a breed of dog that can measure up to 32 inches (81 centimeters) and weigh up to 175 pounds (just over 79 kilograms). A Great Dane ...
In December, the Great Dane from England was named the tallest dog in the world by the Guinness World Records. Previously, a Great Dane from Michigan held the honor, only to pass away in 2011 ...
Juliana (died 1946) was a medal-winning Great Dane. She was awarded two Blue Cross medals, the first for extinguishing an incendiary bomb and the second for alerting her masters to a fire that had started in their shop. In September 2013 the second of these medals, along with a portrait of Juliana, sold at auction for £1,100.
A record-breaking great dane named Kevin, who could stretch to 7ft on his hind legs but was terrified of vacuum cleaners, has died, his owners have said. World's tallest male dog, Kevin, dies ...