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Great Dane

The Great Dane is a working breed from Germany, standing males 31–35 in · females 28–33 in at the withers, weighing 110–180 lb. Recorded lifespan is 8–10 yrs.

A photograph of the Great Dane
Breed group
Working
Origin
Germany
Height
males 31–35 in · females 28–33 in
Weight
110–180 lb
Lifespan
8–10 yrs

Among the 500 breeds here with recorded measurements, the Great Dane is taller than 100% of the measured breeds, heavier than 97%, one of 31 in the Working group, one of 32 from Germany.

Breeds that look like the Great Dane

A neural network trained to tell breeds apart by sight read all 510 photographs in this reference, and these are the 6 it placed closest to the Great Dane.

Side by side

Height 0–38 in

  1. Great Dane
    31–35 in
  2. Sloughi
    26–28 in
  3. Kangal
    28–31 in
  4. Rhodesian Ridgeback
    25–31 in
  5. Boerboel
    24–28 in
  6. Azawakh
    25–29 in
  7. Ca de Bou
    22–23 in

Weight 0–220 lb

  1. Great Dane
    110–180 lb
  2. Sloughi
    55–65 lb
  3. Kangal
    106–132 lb
  4. Rhodesian Ridgeback
    88–110 lb
  5. Boerboel
    132–174 lb
  6. Azawakh
    44–55 lb
  7. Ca de Bou
    77–84 lb

Lifespan 0–20 yrs

  1. Great Dane
    8–10 yrs
  2. Sloughi
    10–15 yrs
  3. Kangal
    12–15 yrs
  4. Rhodesian Ridgeback
    ~13 yrs
  5. Boerboel
    10–12 yrs
  6. Azawakh
    12–15 yrs
  7. Ca de Bou
    10–12 yrs

Nothing here was grouped by hand. The ranking is an opinion about appearance, not about ancestry, which is why it sometimes puts together breeds no kennel club would — and why it is worth looking at the photographs rather than taking the order on trust.

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