As a fully grown Great Dane his shoulders are the same height from the ground as my hips, which is about 95cm. That's tall - even the vet says that he is unusually tall. Titan's weight, at last count, is 77kg. Big boy indeed.
Asha is slightly smaller - a few centimetres shorter, and only about 65kg (we can't get the exact weight as she is scared of the scale). Even though she is only slightly smaller than Titan, she will always be my Baby Girl, probably because she always needs encouragement, particularly with new experiences.
Both weigh more than me. And to think that when we first got them, they were so small that I could hold either of them with just my one arm. And at one stage they both used to sit on my ex's lap, as demonstrated by this picture:
Thing is, I love the fact that they are so big. There is so much more dog to cuddle with, and they love to cuddle.
Sometimes they use their size to their advantage, especially when it comes to sneaking food. And other times they like to act small, especially when it is time to cuddle. Titan still sits on my lap, except these days his bum barely fits, and his front paws stay on the floor.
Unfortunately, their size makes other dogs scared of them. I'm forever telling them "slowly" when we see another dog at the park, because sometimes they run up to the dogs, which just makes it worse. In all scenarios they both live up to the "Gentle Giant" nickname that Great Danes get. They don't fight, and they are gentle.
Titan just doesn't realise that it is his size that is making the other dog scared. All he wants to do is play, and he doesn't understand why the other dog doesn't want to play. Poor boy.
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