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12/06/2026

From our pack to yours, Happy National Great Dane Day! Drop a photo below of your Dane to celebrate!

National Great Dane Day takes place annually on June 12. It was created by Great Dane enthusiasts who wanted a dedicated day to celebrate the breed and promote responsible ownership. The founders’ aim was to highlight the Great Dane’s gentle nature, draw attention to the needs of giant breeds, and encourage people to support reputable rescue organisations. While the day itself is relatively modern, the breed it honors has a long and fascinating history.

The Great Dane is a German breed, despite the “Dane” in its name. It descends from large mastiff-and-sighthound type hunting dogs used in medieval Europe to hunt wild boar, bears, and deer, and to guard the estates of German nobility. Dogs resembling the breed appear in artwork stretching back thousands of years, with similar large hounds depicted on ancient Egyptian artefacts. The modern breed was refined in Germany during the nineteenth century, where it was known as the Deutsche Dogge, or German Mastiff.
Over time the breed shifted from a working hunter and guardian to a beloved companion animal. Its imposing size paired with a calm, friendly temperament earned it the enduring nickname “the gentle giant”. Today the Great Dane is recognised by major kennel clubs around the world and remains one of the most instantly recognisable breeds thanks to its sheer height and dignified bearing.

Fun Facts About Great Danes:

Great Danes are often called the “Apollo of dogs”, a nod to the Greek god associated with the sun, reflecting the breed’s majestic appearance.

The tallest dog ever recorded was a Great Dane named Zeus, who measured 44 inches at the withers and stood over 7 feet tall on his hind legs.
Despite the name, the Great Dane is a German breed, not Danish, and is known in Germany as the Deutsche Dogge.

The cartoon character Scooby-Doo is a Great Dane, which has helped make the breed familiar to generations of fans worldwide.

The Great Dane is the official state dog of Pennsylvania, a recognition adopted in the United States in 1965.

Adult male Great Danes should stand at least 30 inches at the withers, while females should be 28 inches or taller.

Why National Great Dane Day Matters
National Great Dane Day is about more than admiring a striking breed. Giant dogs come with specific responsibilities, from higher food and veterinary costs to the need for plenty of space. The day encourages prospective owners to think carefully before committing, while reminding current owners to stay alert to breed-specific health risks such as bloat. It also shines attention on the many Great Danes in rescue who need patient, well-prepared homes. Celebrating the breed helps build a community of informed, caring owners.

Join the celebration and share your favorite Great Dane photos and stories on social media with and

30/05/2026

Please join us in wishing the happiest of Happy Birthdays to our Casiri! Also known around the house as Siri, Seriously Siri?, Siri-Siri-Siri, and Buggy (as in Love Bug), someone is 8! Happy Birthday to "BLD's Harbinger Of All Things Bright and Beautiful".
Casiri came to us in a bit of an unorthodox way, as an almost-adult at 15 months old, but acted like she has been here since day 1, and we can't be more thankful to have her in our lives. She is just one of those girls that is always happy, always willing, always ready to play or nap, will do anything for just a "good girl!" and is one of the most even-tempered dogs to ever exist. She is a sweet, sensitive, kind soul all wrapped up in an explosive energy package as her name suggests (Casiri is an active volcano in Peru), and a fantastically funny girl.

She is always happy and willing, and the ultimate Velcro dog, who loves to follow you from room to room or help with whatever you are doing, will go anywhere, is always down for Zoomies, and is bound to make you laugh every day. She is a dog that loves you with every ounce of her being and asks for nothing in return.

She has given us two amazing litters, who are proving to be just as wonderful as she is. She is an absolutely wonderful momma, and is now retired and spayed, to live out the rest of her years with us doing whatever she wants to do (with manners, of course), and we look forward to many more years with this absolute dream of a girl. Many thanks to her breeder, Steph Dixon , for allowing her to be in our lives, it wouldn't be the same without her 💚
(There will be CAKE! this weekend!)

BLD's Harbinger Of All Things Bright And Beautiful
"Casiri", 8 y/o, fawn merle mantle.

15/05/2026

So. Many. Flats. 😂

Finally got tired of dusting flats, or just leaving them in the dogs' binders so I didn't have to dust them and got their shadow boxes started. Now we can just roll them up and drop them into the corresponding box when we get home from a show.
(Shoosh's are still on the wall, my hands were cramping from all the rolling😂).

So happy with how these turned out, although I have to redo the lettering for Alice and Tandy to be able to read them easier. 💕

04/05/2026

Tandy had an absolutely amazing weekend at the Carnation City Kennel Club Ohio shows this weekend!

We initially were going to take both Tandy and Maudie, but Maudie surprised us by coming into a heat cycle. She has a touch of "Stranger- Danger" while in heat, so it was decided that she would stay home so as not to stress her out or make her uncomfortable or potentially show soured. So with Maudie staying home, her entry fees were redistributed at the last minute to Tandy, for her first attempt at Rally Obedience and Total Dog. Throughout the past week, we did 4 practice sessions in the yard and then decided to wing it.

What is Rally Obedience?

The concept of Rally Obedience was derived from the long-standing traditional exercises found in Obedience competitions. The overall purpose of Rally is to allow all handlers, regardless of physical abilities, and all dogs, regardless of physical structure, to have the opportunity to participate and to experience success in Rally. All dogs need to have basic obedience training and will need to be able to follow the commands of their handler in order to qualify for UKC Rally titles. Unlike traditional Obedience, Rally handlers are allowed unlimited communication, praise, and encouragement with their dog without penalty and will be judged on the overall ex*****on of each exercise.

A Rally performance is an uninterrupted presentation by the dog and handler without direction from the judge. The exercise used in Rally are arranged randomly to encourage a natural approach to the performance. The overall performance should convey fun, enthusiasm, and the ability of the dog/handler pair to work as a team. Dogs must score a 70 in order to qualify, each skill is scored, and the dog/handler pair with the highest total score out of 100 wins the class. Each run is timed, and you must finish the course under the time limit or be disqualified.

Scoring and placements are based on a point system and though each Rally run is timed, the time is only used to break ties for placements and awards".

What is Total Dog?

A Total Dog has the combined ability to compete in multiple disciplines is a testament to training, breeding, and time spent.

Requirements for Total Dog Award: Dogs must be entered in conformation and a performance event in the same show, on the same day. A dog must win an award over another dog in Conformation and Qualify in the performance event in order to earn the award.

Tandy completely blew me away with how much she enjoyed Rally. She was happy, light on her feet, responsive and wagging her tail the entire time. She had a complete blast, and tried so, so hard and did phenomenally.

She competed in Conformation and came away with 4 Champion firsts, 4 Best of Breed, 2 Guardian Group 3s and 2 Guardian Group 2s against a truly phenomenal lineup of dogs. Many thanks to this weekends judges for finding her in your line-ups.

She also competed in Rally Obedience 1 (novice/beginner, as we are both new to the sport) in each show and came away with a 92 (4th place), a 96 (second place), a 97 (first place) and a nearly perfect 99(first place). These placements not only earned her 4 Total Dog Qualifiers, they also earned her her first performance title of RO1.

Many thanks to 3Rivers Photos To Go , for her photos, and thanks for letting us have some fun with them!

So, in adding to her alphabet soup, pending UKC approval, she can now be known as

UCH INTCH RO1 Harbinger's Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This TDx4, but we will just call her Tandy.

02/05/2026

When its 34° on show day and mom forgets to bring your coat, you get a new blank and wear it like the Queen you are to keep your ears warm 👑

28/04/2026

A day I honestly did not believe would happen! After idk how many repetitions, practices, shows, etc., Tandy nails her free stack at the end of the down & back!

Now to work on getting it consistent!

26/04/2026

In today's session of "How what we do on a daily basis can impact training and training goals without realizing it".

While doing some work with Tandy, it was noticed that she was struggling slightly with Handler Returns while in a Long Down. Knowing she is a very submissive, eager to please dog, I started thinking about why she was struggling. I realized that she simply lacks confidence in the skill and in myself, specifically me asking her to remain still while I walked around her.

On a daily basis, while in the house or yard, probably no less than 25317385 times a day, we ask the dogs to move, rather than step over them, as there is less risk of tripping over one of them if they decide to move or stand up suddenly. So she is very used to moving out of the way when someone is walking towards her.

She didn't trust me not to step on her, and would roll over or curl up, as you can see here. So, I spent a few minutes at a time, and a few times in the yard this afternoon of just putting her in a Long Down and walking around and over, all directions, to help her gain confidence and trust in me that I am not going to step on her and to desensitized her to me moving around/over her.

The video is the first attempt, and has the expected bobbles and rolling and submissive belly- showing that I expected. By the last attempt, she was nearly snoozing while I was moving around her.

This girl definitely learns quickly and trusts her people to the fullest.

24/04/2026

Tandy took a break from obedience training to practice being a mail carrier 😂
Sweet girl learned a new trick today. 💚

UCH INTCH Harbinger's Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This
"Tandy", 2 y/o

23/04/2026

A good morning for bubbles! Most like them; Miss Maudie thinks they are the Best Thing EVER!

14/03/2026

From The March Issue of : Breed Priorities – Great Danes

By Nikki Riggsbee

The Great Dane is the most popular giant breed, one of the more popular of the working dogs, and often has one of the better entries at dog shows. They are easy to live with if your home and family can handle the size and strength of the breed. There is minimal grooming. They can keep up with an active lifestyle, but are just as happy to watch television with you. They are smart enough to learn whatever you want to teach them, but they don’t need a job. They should be friendly and dependable, neither cloying nor aloof...Read more here: https://caninechronicle.com/?p=351864

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