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Great Dane Did You Know?
- The Great Dane's name is the English translation of the breed name
in French: grand Danois, meaning "big Danish."
- The Great Dane had a half-dozen names used for centuries in France, including
dogue allemand ("German Mastiff"); "Mastiff" in English,
dogue or dogo in the Latin languages, and dogge in the Germanic languages
all meant the same thing: a giant dog with heavy head for fighting or hunting
purposes.
- There is no known reason for connecting Denmark with either the origin
or the development of the Great Dane; it was "made in Germany", and
it was German fanciers who led the world in breeding most of the finest
specimens.
- The earliest written description of a dog resembling the Great Dane may
be found in Chinese literature of 1121 BC, according to an article by Dr.
G. Ciaburri in a Great Dane Club of Italy publication (1929).
- The Great Dane is a very old breed, cultivated as a distinct type for
probably 400 years, if not longer.
- The Dane was developed as a boar hound by the Germans.
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