Breed profile
Great Dane
Explore the care, lifestyle and household factors that matter before making a commitment.
SizeLarge
ExerciseModerate
GroomingLow
ChildrenModerate
BarkingLow
HealthVery high
What this means
Source-linked data has been researched to help you make an informed decision about life with this breed.
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Key facts
Size classLarge
Adult weight46 to 54 kg
Exercise needModerate
Energy levelModerate
BarkingLow
Grooming effortLow
Health burdenVery high
Breed profile
Life with this breed
Home and lifestyle
- Flat suitability
- Limited fit
- Alone tolerance
- Very low
- Energy level
- Moderate
- First-time owner fit
- Limited fit
Care and training
- Minimum daily exercise
- 120 minutes
- Mental stimulation
- Moderate
- Trainability
- Good
- Grooming effort
- Low
- Professional grooming
- Low maintenance
- Shedding
- Moderate
Household fit
- Children
- Moderate
- Dogs
- Good
- Cats
- Moderate
- Prey drive
- High
- Visitors
- Good
Health and evidence
- Health burden
- Very high
- Heat tolerance
- Poor
- Cold tolerance
- Poor
Health-burden evidence confidence: Medium.
Recorded health considerations
- Gastric Dilatation Volvulus (GDV)
- Hip dysplasia
- Elbow dysplasia
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Eye problems
- Wobbler syndrome
These are breed-level considerations, not a diagnosis or a guarantee that an individual dog will be affected.
Children and pets need supervision and careful introductions. Individual behaviour varies.