Gentle giants even as pups. I have a 4 pound Yorkie, a 6 pound yorkie and a Rottweiler(elderly) He is sweet with all of them. The yorkies lay on top of him.
Last year when my Dad got so sick and moved in with me, I thought I would have to re-home Rumble being afraid he would knock my Dad down being so frail and barely getting around with a walker.
Rumble proved me wrong. He walked quietly and carefully around my Dad, like he was walking on eggs.
He is not a coward but will let all the other dogs eat from his food bowl without complaint.
He leans against people he loves, a real Great Dane trait. He is a cuddler. He needs to touch me all the time. His devotion is amazing. I got him at a time that I really needed someone to love me and he was that someone.
He is not barky, nor whiney. He has eyes that look into your soul, everyone says that about him. His eyes are human like but better than human. Such deep devotion he has for me, and I have for him.
Easy to house break. He did have a month where he chewed a lot. Hated to be crated. He is perfect now at age 2.
He is HUGE. Massive!
I would go to work at 6am and come home at 8pm and when I saw him, it made me GASP, as he would grow bigger while I was away. They grow at a tremendous rate. It is really SHOCKING!!! He loves to run but yet is a couch potato. He is my horse puppy too. He goes to the barn with me.
With their sheer size they are not for every one.
Great Danes ADORE stuffed animals. Stuffies are their favorite thing in the world.
He sleeps in bed with me,my husband, my 2 yorkies and Rottie and its only a queen size bed. We need a
king.
I bought Rumble as a pup, because I was nervous about bringing a grown dog of that size in with my Yorkies. Howver, after getting to know Rumble and other Great Danes, my next one will be from a rescue. Mid Atlantic Great Dane Rescue is very honest about their dogs., and they have some really nice ones. I will adopt my next Great Dane from there. My Rottie is elderly and when the time comes, Rumble will have another friend from there.
Robin