Off topic, but one day watching “Dogs 101” I was surprised to learn that Great Danes have a life expectancy of only about 6 or 7 years.
The are a sweet lovable breed, but sadly larger dogs tend to have shorter lives. Our daughter had a harlequin and it was deaf and blind in one eye. We would send the german shepherd to get him when he couldn’t see us.
“I was surprised to learn that Great Danes have a life expectancy of only about 6 or 7 years.”
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I had a Dane and she had the best sense of humor of any dog that I have had the pleasure of knowing. She lived 8 years. All the larger breeds are short lived, the smaller the breed the longer they live. My Yorkie lived to be 17 1/2 before I had to put her down. Both great dogs, the Yorkie was the boss.