Duetsche_Doggen
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They pretty much want danes to be courageous and calm for the most part, only taking action when necessary, even though they don't test for it.......
That sucks =(. Many breeders in general do a poor job of testing their breeding stock, and preserving a breeds work ability. Very sad. Its hard to tell now days what a breeds true temperament should be and or use to be. So many poor specimens out there, of all breeds. I have met some nice Great Danes though for sure, that fit the temperament description you gave me. Very calm and sweet. But I wouldn't want to mess with their loved ones either =)
yes kinda sad most danes ive meet r not brave lol more unstable,fear,aggssive,very-very timid, n r far from friendly lol but at same it could b the owner too
Forgive my ignorance; why is that bad? Is it similar to double merle aussies? Does it produce birth defects?Same here. The Harls are kind of a Harl line to find a decent dog IMO. Some of them are either to hefty or too poorly built. On top of that I don't like the fact that most are breeding harl to harl
Forgive my ignorance; why is that bad? Is it similar to double merle aussies? Does it produce birth defects?
Basic rundown of GD/GM types. Each part of the world has a different style and lines of GD/GM's
French, Russia, Italian, Poland lines are usually more "mastiffy" or "houndish" of the lines. They tend to have a more wrinkled expression with a more robust, "shorter" build. See examples below. Common faults usually is that they tend tend to have eye problems ( exposed haw), poor rear ( no angle), cow hocked, and have roachy backs.
Harelequin Italian Male
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Poland girl
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French Line
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French Merle ( not showable color but that's changing overseas)
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Maybe its because I lived in the U.K. for so long, but I really do prefer the uncropped look. I am also amused by the idea of 'mastiffy' as a descriptor. One of our EM rescues we describe as 'Great Dane' like.