I've transported dogs the American Brittany Rescue in my van (RVC) and
these dogs, even at half the size of a Great Dane, are usually dumped
for the same reasons.

A couple years ago, against our better judgment, took in a dog that is
at the opposite end of the size spectrum from the Great Dane -- we
share the house with a one-eyed Chihuahua.  She's not terribly bright
being a product of the Universal Kennel Club -- I think their sole goal
is to ensure that all dogs sold at flea markets are very closely
related.  One day while walking with the Chi to the mail box we
encountered one of my neighbors and his grand daughter (2-3 yoa) who
took one look at Kiwi and exclaimed "It's a pig!"   My wife and I still
laugh about it on a regular basis.

Chuck

> Date:    Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:28:37 -0700
> From:    Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Great Danes (NVC)
>
> Just to answer your question... Great Dane breeders have not been the
> most
> responsible group of people as a whole. Over breeding is an issue with
> this
> dog. People who then aquire a non-show quality Dane have NO idea what
> they
> are getting into. A 100-175 lb dog with the personality of a three
> year old
> boy. Total mischief. Hence the dogs occasionally wear out their
> welcome and
> they are hard to place.
>
> We have a five or six year old Dane, found wandering the streets of Los
> Banos, CA , who is a sweetheart but what a pain the butt keeping
> everything
> away from her. She will chew up shoes, clothes, fish food, cats, etc.
>
> (RVC) Two years ago at the Burning Van party, we were waitng for all
> the
> Northern California sluffoffs to show up (you know who you are) at
> Ocean
> Beach in SF. A little boy walks up the steps from the beach, turns the
> corner, and sees the Dane. He yells "Mommy. mommy... A GOAT!!!!". With
> Wagnes being a merle colored dog, I saw the reason for the cornfusion.
>
> tim in san jose