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The Great Dane was named the state dog of Pennsylvania in 1965 [41] and the University of Iowa had Great Danes, Rex I and Rex II, as mascots before the Hawkeye was chosen. [42] "Great Danes" is the nickname of the University at Albany. Their mascot is the Great Dane. [43] Military. Just Nuisance was the only dog to be officially enlisted in the ...
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.
The Great Dane, a fictional character portrayed by Adam Pally from the U.S. TV show FUBAR The Great Dane, Maywood, Illinois , USA; an ash tree, the oldest ash in Illinois Great Dane, La Silla Observatory , Coquimbo Region, Chile; a telescope operated by the European Southern Observatory
Image credits: Leanador Being one of the world’s biggest dog breeds, Great Danes are truly mesmerizing and quite unique animals.One of the biggest factors that makes them stand out so much is ...
The Dalmatian is a breed of dog with a white coat marked with dark-coloured spots. Originally bred as a hunting dog, [2] it was also used as a carriage dog in its early days. The origins of this breed can be traced back to Croatia and its historical region of Dalmatia.
Dogs are extremely variable in size, ranging from one of the largest breeds, the Great Dane, at 50 to 79 kg (110 to 174 lb) and 71 to 81 cm (28 to 32 in), to one of the smallest, the Chihuahua, at 0.5 to 3 kg (1.1 to 6.6 lb) and 13 to 20 cm (5.1 to 7.9 in).
Giant George was a blue Great Dane previously recognised as the world's tallest living dog, and the tallest dog ever by Guinness World Records.There were originally conflicting media reports regarding his height, but the official measurement showed that he was three-quarters of an inch taller than the previous record holder, Titan (at 42.25 inches (107.3 cm) at the withers) and an inch shorter ...
In addition to the three breeds mentioned in the previous section, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs are related to other mountain dogs: Boxers, Bullmastiffs, Doberman Pinschers, Great Danes, Great Pyrenees, Komondors, Kuvaszes and mastiffs. [34] The breed probably contributed to the development of the St. Bernard and the Rottweiler.