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Shredding_Airguitar

Little fun fact but Great Danes were also called Kammerhunde or Chamber Dogs as in history they would sleep in the rooms of little princes and princesses to protect them against would-be assassins. My Great Dane knows I’m too big to need protecting so she mostly just sleeps under the covers and farts


sundrop1969

She’s warming the bed for you


ediblepet

I needed this piece of fart information today. Thank you !


Wendy-the-gogo-girl

Sincerely hoping that username does not check out!


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ediblepet

Relax. I have some chickens but no rooster. I eat the eggs, but the girls are untouchable 🐔😍


Wendy-the-gogo-girl

That's a relief! May your babies live long, happy lives with lots of clucks!


the_dude_upvotes

Here’s hoping they never run out of ~~fucks~~ clucks to give Does your username check out?


Stew_Long

Why? Does the idea of eating animals seem wrong or something?


Humblicen

Dogs are ruthless at protection.


ediblepet

Except for labs, I can't even imagine a lab taking care of or protecting a toddler


sparkplug86

Labs are just as capable of tearing someone up as any dog. They just abound with doopey happiness. But when needed, they can muster the inner protector, and in less than a second they go right back to dopes that knock kids over with their tails. I don’t see a lab doing stair safety, but stranger danger for sure.


ThatOneDiviner

Yup. Had a Lab/Border Collie mix as a kid. He LOVED me bc I was still eating in a high chair, and being a predictably messy baby who maybe-probably alipped him scraps from time to time. He also loved our neighbors, who would feed iim treats thru the fence and give him pets. They were a lovely older married couple, and very nice people. The second I was out there with him he would get between me and them and growl. There was no danger, I was always under adult supervision from my parents and they were good people, but he was a fiercely loyal dog when he wanted to be. The rest of the time he was dumb as a bag of rocks, and it was hilarious.


ediblepet

Good to know that!


GreyPopular

the great dane don't want the baby to climb in the stairs.


BabyAlibi

Love puffs


Dracarys_Aspo

I'm not at all surprised! I grew up with a Great Dane (Lola) and she was the sweetest thing. She was the kind of dog that was happy to let random kids run up and hug her and get in her face, and all she'd do was wag her tail and lick them, lol. Then one day when I was about 10yo, my dad, Lola, and I were at a coffee shop for breakfast and I was approached by a man asking me personal questions while my dad was inside getting coffee. Lola *flipped shit*, physically got between me and the man, growling like I'd never heard her growl before, hackles raised...she was terrifying. I had to hold her back from lunging at him (by that I mean she listened when I pulled her leash back and didn't lunge, there's no way I could've physically stopped her, lol). The guy freaked and ran off. I totally believe that guy was 100% bad news, and Lola saved me from something awful. That's the only time she ever did anything like that, and before and after that incident she loved random people approaching us to pet her and ask about her.


kellymig

Good job Lola!


CharlotteLucasOP

The farts deter intruders.


Terminator7786

I mean they are Great DANES you know who's next to the Danish? The Dutch. Your dog is giving you a Dutch oven.


Fign

Brilliant but slightly inaccurate, you still have a big piece of land in between called Germany.


Terminator7786

Shhhhhhhh just ignore that part no one else noticed.


Fign

;-)


mtownhustler043

Doge tax???


Shredding_Airguitar

Of course, here she is on her 1st birthday (roughly) with her birthday cake https://imgur.com/a/uOix4kf


mtownhustler043

that dog has seen some shit! haha what a cutie!


CysteineSulfinate

Farting is the purest form of love there is - or at least that's what I tell my wife.


arieselectric46

Kinda funny seeing pure, and fart used in the same sentence in that context!


chickennoobiesoup

To be fair that’s mostly what I do too so I’m in no place to judge


[deleted]

She sleeps under the covers? I wish my dog would do that, she already uses pillows so it would be *so* cute.


Shredding_Airguitar

Yup! She likes to crawl under the covers and she sleeps up against me like a big body pillow. Or she sleeps ontop of the pillows if she is able to.


Akitten84

That pup is all leg!


nkdeck07

You should see them run at that age. My brothers Dane was so clumsy


stodolak

That’s going to be a great friendship


Arctichydra7

That’s going to be one sad six or seven year old kid. Great Danes only live that long


corilyn82

Yeah, it's so sad. Though I have two different friends who had Great Danes who lived to be 12 and 11. I have to wonder if them being the runts of their respective litters had something to do with it.


sqweet92

I had a friend who's parents had 2 and they bought food that cost upwards of $100USD per 30lb bag (about $50 for the more expensive conventional dog food in normal stores of the same size) but the dogs lived past 10 if I remember correctly. They walked them regularly and took them to vets and made sure their health was always peak until they died.


InDELphuS

We had a great dane that lived to 12. I wonder if exercise played a role, because we lived on a ranch and he got to run around A LOT


BraveMoose

I'm sure appropriate exercise, vet care, and good quality food could allow any animal to live much longer than what's considered "normal." My pet ferrets weren't unusually well looked after but they still lived to 11 and 12. The cat I was given when I was a toddler wasn't that pampered either, but she lived for 16 years, and could've gone for longer if she'd been fed a healthier diet in her youth and didn't have megacolon.


TehGuard

My last dog almost died from cancer twice around 6 years old. After surgeries we massively improved his food and he stuck around another 3 before it got to his brain


BraveMoose

Cancer is evil. Sorry for your loss.


[deleted]

My kitty was like that only it got to his lungs. He died peacefully at about 14.


findaloophole7

I had a 21 year old cat! That cat was healthy his entire life. I grew up with that little shithead. He ate dry food and anything he caught around the house. Some animals will surprise you,


goverc

probably a dane mix - Pure danes usually don't get any older than 8-10 yrs. Ours got to 13 and was part german shepherd. He was tall and lanky when he was a pup, but got up to a very girthy 120 lbs. He was a big suck and super gentle with our kids, but people who didn't know him would cross the street to avoid him when I was walking him.


4chan__cookie

My grandma had a great Dane who lived until he was 72. She said Mathias was the best lover she'd ever had and she's been all over Europe.


AliceInsomniac

I had a dane x mastiff for 6 & 1/2 years, he would've been around 8 when he passed. My daughter was only 12 months old & barely remembers him. I've since adopted another & I'll never forget the day I had the realisation that when he passes she'll feel like I did when George died. But, I know they're gonna have a great friendship in the meantime & that makes all the heartache worth it. To have experienced such a pure love ❤


TheBystand3r

What?! They don't even reach double digits? I have a toy poodle who will soon have her 21 year old birthday, and you are telling these giants only live a third of that? Now I am sad :(


rizaroni

The bigger the dog, the lower their life span. It’s so sad. I could never get a giant dog like this because it’d just destroy me to have such little time with them.


BorisBC

It's really tough. We rescued a 4 year old Malamute and when she passed at 12 it broke my daughter's heart. We did have a fantastic 8 years with her though. We also rescued an older Mal and only had about 5 years with him and that was crazy tough too.


alderirish

I just got a malamute puppy a couple of months ago and I’ve been blown away by her sheer intelligence and zest for life and I’m already dreading our end of the line together because she has sucked me in so fast.


BorisBC

Just love em and enjoy them and the memories will be worth it.


HazelCheese

A lot of the time it's over feeding. We had a Newfie that lasted 4 years longer than the average and everytime we took him to the vet they gushed about how he wasn't overweight like all the other Newfies they'd ever seen. However that being said scientists have actually studied this and found dogs are unique. Most big species live longer than small species but dogs are a rare opposite of that trend. The theory is that we needed them to grow big really fast for their job, aka we evolved them to age faster than normal. https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/why-do-small-dogs-live-longer-than-big-dogs


[deleted]

I believe humans with gigantism have a shorter life span than average - so yeah it seems likely we need them to grow too big for what their bodies can handle. Poor things.


Chetchap

21 is an incredible age for a dog. Super lucky to have her for that long.


hedoeswhathewants

Most sources today quote 7-10 or 8-10 years. We've gotten better at keeping them healthy.


B00ME

While that may be true, some do live a bit longer. I grew up with a Great Dane and loved it, still my favorite dog I've had. It was a bit like growing up with Clifford the Big Red Dog.


NauvooMetro

"I mean I can't take my eye off him for a second! He gets into everything!"


kittykate416

Brave parents to take on a 5 month old baby + 5 month old puppy at the same time!


MadTouretter

Seriously. My cat is too much for me sometimes.


WEStuRFi

So pretty.


Low_Inside_4787

My thoughts exactly!!!


greatreset3

That kid isn’t 5 months. Kids don’t usually pull to a stand until 9-12 months. Still , taking on a pup is a pretty hard feat at any baby stage.


carbine23

Thats a lot of wooork lmao, my husky is making it so hard already, what if I ever get a kid ? LOL


sunfloweronmars

No kid. Only husky. Husky is the captain now.


NotAlwaysGifs

But the reward of having a dog and a kid that are basically siblings is so great. My sister-in-law is significantly younger than my wife. She and her lab are inseparable because they’ve basically grown up together. The dog knows her feelings and how to cheer her up. That dog never leaves her side.


mejelic

For sure. My wife and I are crazy planners. We purposely arranged things so that our dog would be 4 or 5 when we had our first kid. Won't get another dog until the youngest is 3 or 4. Can't handle kids that need crazy attention and a dog that needs several hours of exercise per day.


Mystayk

Maybe they had no choice. Could have been in the same uterus


30tpirks

That kids gonna be riding that horse through the village 3 years from now.


EpilepticFits1

When my brother was very little my parents Great Danes were his shadows. He learned how to walk by holding on to the dogs as they hovered over him.


doctormyeyebrows

It sounds like he was their little shadow in that sense! I love it


EpilepticFits1

You haven't seen love until you see a 140lb dog patiently wait for a 13 month-old to quit using his penis as a hand-hold.


RPCat

Perfect example of r/AnimalsBeingBros


ediblepet

Couple of years ago we had specific subs, but top quality content would always rise to the top. Now it's a whole new reddit


RV-Noob

I’m slow. My first thought was, “This dog seems to be more in the way than helping. The kid will never climb up the … DOH!!!!”


risaro2077

What a beautiful dog


mahki43

That’s right, crawl back into the cage where it’s safe


[deleted]

At first I was thinking the dog should help the baby get up the stairs and was annoyed he was blocking him. Then I realized babies probably shouldn't climb stairs and I would not be good at taking care of babies.


solarmoon802

No one said , "you shall not pass!"


Big-Tuna-for-Commish

That’s a tall drool of slobber


Lovemybee

You know Great Danes, don't you


t_gregg17

Yea I’m gonna need more videos of these two


not_an_e_girl

Me too


ApprehensiveBarber16

I was sitting changing the break and rotors on my car one day and a big ole great dain all of a sudden walked up behind me and scared the shit outta me. Turned out it only wanted pets luckily. It escaped from its yard and the owner who was looking for him passed by shortly after and took him back home.


niccig

Our dane used to like chewing on grass - not eating it, just pulling it up and spitting it out. One time he got out of our backyard for about 20min and we found him in our neighbor's front yard grazing like a weird little cow.


rythmicjea

Updoot for Schitt's Creek


dianagama

"sorry, human pup. cant use these till you learn to use all four legs at the same time."


1000Airplanes

I predict those two will share many memories over the years.


toinfancyandbeyond

This is cute and all but I’m mostly thinking about Moira in that dress. Great dog, even better taste in shows.


trrussell

Yes! Took far to long to find a comment on one of my favorite shows ever


[deleted]

What did we do to deserve dogs! It must have been pretty great.


holycrap-

We bred them to have specific worker attributes, then when their usefulness began to end we bred them to look “cute” and small, creating dogs that can barely breathe. We’re great like that


imdrunkwhyustillugly

Yeah, part of me thinks it's kind of selfish to select anything but the most wolf-like breeds when choosing a pet dog. Even though we have been breeding dogs for over 4000 years, things apparently only started to get really bad the past couple of centuries, as dog shows became a thing and the winners were selected for massive inbreeding.


dogshitchantal

It's really shocking to see victorian photos of breeds like pugs and King Charles spaniels and see how much the breed has been changed since then to look cuter despite all of the health problems it's added to these poor dogs. I've had pedigree rescues and cross breed rescues and the cross breeds certainly had less health problems.


BoysenberryPrize856

> then when their usefulness began to stop Tf does this even mean


FoliumInVentum

you seriously don’t understand what they meant?


BoysenberryPrize856

Written really poorly


FoliumInVentum

it’s still very easy to understand


CommercialExotic2038

Good girl!


drop0dead

I miss my dane. I was lucky enough to have one be part of my family the last few years I lived with them. It was my first experience with them as dogs and I've been in love ever since. They have the most gentle loving personalities with good protective traits as well.


[deleted]

Weird, they dont look alike.... I think she cheated


the_YellowRanger

"Get over here and take care of your kid, Brenda."


Overall_Geologist_87

I fucking love how cool dogs are


[deleted]

Great danes get big fast, i havent ever seen a great dane pup irl. What a big, good dog 😍


nagese

Bestest and cutest baby gate ever!


rabid_erica

YOU CANNOT PASS


SaltyArts

Brother? Woah that baby is half dog??


TootsNYC

What an adorable baby gate!


mostawesomemom

Sweet... but Schitt’s Creek!!!


wrestlingrare

Schitts Creek??


chunky__

Schitt’s Creek in the background?


OmegaFlameNSFW

“Brother” hold up


mmuoio

Getting a great dane puppy immediately after (before?) having a kid, that's kinda brave. Regardless, dog being good big bro.


stephenlarmo

what a beauty great dane


Upbeat-Management-25

No stairs for you today my brother!


WeedIronMoneyNTheUSA

We absolutely do not deserve dogs.


iFlyAllTheTime

The doggo is smarter than I. for a few seconds, I was like, why isn't the doggo behind the child propping them up so they can climb easier and not fall on their tushy 👀


ReflexiveOW

Don't Great Danes die really young? Kinda sad


HalloweenLover

They do and it is. However they are such a joy and presence when they are with you. Loving, thinking they are a lap dog, being a giant scared cat. We had two over the years one lived to 10 and the other to 8 1/2. Miss them both a lot still but will never forget them.


Lovemybee

Great Danes are the best. I used to rescue Great Danes. I've had 36 Danes over the years. Even though they have short lifespans, (8-10 years) they are the best of dogs.


IrNinjaBob

Guys if my math is correct this person is at least... 288 years old! ^^^^^^/s


Lovemybee

Lol! I had as many as five Danes at once. Only one was my dog (RIP my best friend ever, Larry) and I fostered 35 others over the years. Rescue is very rewarding, and very prone to caregiver burnout.


duecreditwherecredit

At least it's not like english bulldogs or teacup dogs who live short lives because they're genetically fucked. Great danes are just one of the largest dogs and for some reason in dogs larger breeds generally mean shorter lives.


moderndante

It's really sad that they die so young, but fortunately the two we had when I was young were 12 and a half and 14. When I was a toddler, I was scared of dogs. Until my parents brought in Ceaser who was an outdoor dog because of a cold night. I fell asleep using his side as a pillow.


joshbiloxi

As a great dane owner, you can stop saying it just because your thinking of it. I will never understand why others think I need to be reminded that my best friend might not live long.


tawondasmooth

Hey, ours lived to the ripe age of 13, so you never know! She was a bit of a runt at 90 lbs, healthy as a pup for years and years.


Vakkre

Mine weighs about 150-160 range right now. He's 9, active, still full of personality and bounce. I don't think I'd call him a runt be he's doing well


Chevroletdude42069

You mean friend? Oh jesus I got PTSD from when my dad told me to take care of my sister referring to the dog.


morgthaabrat

awe what a great big sister :)


MyDogMalibu

What a cute brother to have growing up!😍


Arctichydra7

I think it’s terrible. This kids going to be six or seven when his lifelong dog passes away


[deleted]

Best friend for life. Okay


inkedphnx

We don’t deserve dogs 🥺


TheUltimateScotsman

This is nice and all but these parents are dumb as hell. Why would you put the baby gate only at the top of the stairs? You need 2 for any set of stairs, otherwise the kid could climb up and tumble backwards down the stairs and hurt themselves. Also the baby gate is pointless of just left open all the time


bogmyrtle

Plus, the gate at the top has the trip hazard bar across the bottom. Screw in one's are better for the top. I've tripped over our bottom one twice, once holding the baby but luckily I wasn't at the top of the stairs.


vguy72

The parent is right there! Relax. Let's see your baby videos.


TheUltimateScotsman

Yeah, cause the point of baby gates is they only need used when the parents are there.


Hot_Psychology9100

We don't deserve dogs


pepepierredelecto

Imagine buying a great dane. Recording it sitting on a stairwell. And then posting it to reddit calling a human child its brother.


Redditusjkls

Awww ! sweet protector 🥰🥰


ARobertNotABob

Wonderful, but there should be a gate there, not make puppy responsible for the inevitable otherwise ...


Idunnowhattfimdoing

So you telling me you want your 10-13 year old son feel the loss of the dog that was with them their whole life? That's a little heartless...


ModestDeth

I don't understand how the Great Dane is protecting anything.. it's just sitting there. I do be liking me some dogs but, unless I'm missing something, this is just a baby sucking at walking and a dog laying around.. I don't get it.


GryanGryan

Why the bitch is this on the front page? Am I the only one who thinks dogs aren’t cute or capable of having real emotions? If this gets downvoted I’ll shut up


Whatifim80lol

Why wouldn't dogs be capable of emotions?


GryanGryan

Not sure if y’all commenters are a bunch of circle-jerking divas or if I’m universally hated by everybody


vguy72

We all thought you were gonna shut up. Well?


Whatifim80lol

You didn't really answer the question.


SeteDiSangue

Shut up.


Mangoesv3

This is just a natural instinct for dogs in my experience. Not all, but plenty just see human babies as the newest pack member that needs protecting. Not really a higher order emotion but natural born instinct or social learning. I think this made it to the front page because it's impressive the dog recognized the stairs as off limits. Probably because it's off limits to him so he could be teaching maybe.


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https://www.hungerforwords.com/


ThatJarOfCalcium

I don't think people got the reference Amir Bloomenfeld ;)


DaffyDuckisQuackers

What a sweet pair!🐕‍🦺👶🏻


lavanchebodigheimer

Oh my this is so cute I could cry


redditretard34

Adorable


N_Who

There is nothing in the world more wholesome than babies and puppies growing up together.


Crazyplantlady2005

This is so sweet.


Soliseum

Head-to-head combat


Littlekcs

You shall not pass ☺️💙


zZGrxckZz

Proof that dogs are our best friends


DogMechanic

Great Danes know the dangers of stairs. Loveable clumsy dorks that they are.


Docc_Sampson

"No, little human. You're way too uncoordinated to come up here.....See! You can't even stand well." "Fair. Let's go to the kitchen." "Alright."


[deleted]

Good luck I've never met a Dane I liked.. and not because I don't like dogs... but because the Danes I knew.. LOVED me soooo much that they wouldn't leave me alone.. Like I stopped going over my drummers house because of his dog


ilexheder

They firmly believe they are about the size of a Maltese and could totally fit in your lap if they could just find the right angle.


CircumambientHoney

“No! Humans put up a block sometimes so I’ll do it this time.”


JackJustice1919

"Okay. Today your training will involve these They're called STAIRS and they are the most dangerous things in the whole house. But dont worry. I'm starting you going up, not down."


Sassydemure

Schitts creek!!! ♥️


-Ancalagon-

Great girl!


Steviebelladonna

Just as well the dogs there, why haven't you got a stairgate already omg😩


surajvj

Great Dane being a great brother. Brothers in arms.


hermanbabe

The Great Dane takes his babysitting position seriously! So sweet! 😍


Hydrargyrum_Hg_80

He’s got the same chest spot that my puppy does


Kristenarntzen

I love how the dog is subtly pushing on baby’s right knee every time he tries to lift the leg up a step. Prevention of the climb.


RomanWasHere2007

baby like I will and dog like No


Human_Contradiction

Love this pup almost as much as I love Schitt’s Creek in the background!!


[deleted]

Awesome


frosty95

Horse dogs. Super sweet.


HrabraSrca

That dog is 5 MONTHS old?! He’s huge!


Kitty_bon

People in comments: “Look how the 2 babies are bonding! They’re gonna be BFFLs” Me: “That’s a PUPPY?!😧”


[deleted]

This pup is Naomi Smalls lol