Most guys love big dogs. They like their dogs as big as possible. It seems strange to me for condo dwellers keeping big dogs at home including myself. Being a dog person, I know big dogs need more food more exercise more space. But for Great Dane owners, they would not agree me completely. Great Dane are calm, mellow, or lazy. They are perfect for inactive owners. Not to my surprise, Goldie loves GD. It just like us walking up to 7 ft tall persons. She looks like and would love to wrestle GD dogs.
For a 7 months old GD, it is same size as Goldie. Goldie is not small. She is a 72 lbs girl. GD dogs can outgrow easily and they become taller and bigger. I would love to have one but Ratty said the breed GD is a heart broken breed. This breed doesn't live long. Its sad. For Goldie she is half Lab, she has Lab gene. Lab will have hip problems when they age. And she also has Husky gene.
Same genetic hip problems will pass on to the next generation. So now I know might have to carry here when she becomes older. Big dogs are cool but hip problems are not avoidable
Recently I had a chat with my colleague. His big dog is having ligaments problem. And he and his wife were debating if they should let the dog have the surgery. For people never had any dogs, they wouldn't understand. They would think it's a dog and its old. They would advise you to put it down. For dog owners who live with their dogs day in and day out, they want to keep their dogs as long as the dogs are eating and sleeping. For me, goodness forbid, it's very painful for me to trap inside an immobile body if it happens to me. Why would we want our beloved old dogs going through painful surgery and recovery. That's most big dogs owners would need to make that decision at certain point.
For small dogs, I don't know how small dogs function. If small dogs function like big dogs, then why big dogs need bigger heads. Sorry for being judgemental, i think most small dogs are not smart. is it because they have less brain power from their small brains. I never saw small dogs acting normal. They are either acting nervous all the time or they are just igoring my existence. They don't do trick ike big dogs. They are usually spoiled. To the extreme, some small dog owners walk their dogs with baby strollers. What's the point! My dad would roll his eyes and shake his head if he sees any stroller dogs. Dog slaves. We all dog owners are. Ha ha
No matter what size of dogs you have, all dogs love their owners. They love to be with you. They love to go where you go. They love to eat what you eat. For guys, if dogs can play video games, I think this world population will drop drastically.
Hey Goldie. Sit!
SIT
SIIIITTT!
SSSSSIIITTTTT!
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She is too smart to listen I guess. I am so dumb.
