german shepherd/great dane mix

[jenny25]

Does any one have experience with GS/GD mixes? What they tend to look like, their size or temperment? I have one of both and I am debating on ot breed them or just get them fixed. They are both awesome, well tempered, beautiful pure breds. Any pros or cons that anyone can let me in on? Any pictures also would be AWESOME. Thanks

[JenBKR]

Please don't breed them. There are enough mixed breeds dying in shelters everyday. Please get them fixed ASAP.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Please don't breed them. There are enough mixed breeds dying in shelters everyday. Please get them fixed ASAP.

I'm with you on that one!

[buttercup132]

Please don't breed them. There are enough mixed breeds dying in shelters everyday. Please get them fixed ASAP.

Ditto , not to mention the hip problems both dogs have. Mixing them would be disaterouse. Why would you want to breed your dogs??

[zoomer]

Ditto , not to mention the hip problems both dogs have. Mixing them would be disaterouse. Why would you want to breed your dogs??

I was wondering the same thing...

[WarahGirl1995]

I dont think you should breed them together. I dont think its right to make designer breeds,please alter them. They could mate whether you like it or not .If you breed them together there babies might have health problems.

[pitc9]

Welcome to Pet Talk!
I agree with everyone....
There is no need to make more when the world already has too many.

Both breeds are perfect as they are.

PLEASE don't breed them!!

[Flatcoatluver]

Fix them, why contribute to the dog over population? I don't care how well tempered a dog is. There is no use of breeding mixed breeds or purebreds unless you show them. There are pleny of huge dogs being put to sleep in shelters everynight. Also if you breed you have more of a change of losing dogs or puppies, and both your male and female getting cancer. Don't delay spay and neuter today.

As a nation, we claim to love cats and dogs. Millions of households have pets, and billions of dollars are spent yearly on pet supplies and food. But as a nation, we should take a hard, sobering look at a different annual statistic: the millions of dogs and cats given up to shelters or left to die on the streets. And the numbers tell only half the story.

Every cat or dog who dies as a result of pet overpopulation—whether humanely in a shelter or by injury, disease, or neglect—is an animal who, more often than not, would have made a wonderful companion, if given the chance. Tremendous as the problem of pet overpopulation is, it can be solved if each of us takes just one small step, starting with not allowing our animals to breed. Here's information about this crisis and why spaying and neutering is the first step to a solution.

Please watch this, it should change your mind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYBz2gjlEfA

[zoomer]

First off, I'd like to welcome you to PT. Joining will give you lots of great opportunities to learn, and have lots of fun on the way! I do not suggest breeding your dogs. You'll just add to the population and more will end up at the pound. There are plenty of mixed breed dogs waiting to be adopted already. Both of them have common health problems and if you put them together it wouldn't end up good. The pups could have disasterous health problems, too. Alter them immedietley or they might breed without your knowing. How old are they?

[BC_MoM]

Thanks for joining PT - it's a wonderful place! Full of fun and learning!

Please, it's up to us animal lovers to be part of the solution for the problem the world has created. Be a responsible pet owner, and do not breed these dogs. Please spay and neuter.

Please rescue from a shelter - or buy from a reputable breeder!

[Danegirl2208]

Thanks for joining PT - it's a wonderful place! Full of fun and learning!

Please, it's up to us animal lovers to be part of the solution for the problem the world has created. Be a responsible pet owner, and do not breed these dogs. Please spay and neuter.

Please rescue from a shelter - or buy from a reputable breeder!

i couldnt agree more! PLEASE do not breed...

BTW: welcome to PT, we would all love to see pictures of your babies, i am also owned by a great dane

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Welcome to pet talk!
I agree with everyone else, please do not breed.

[zoomer]

Thanks for joining PT - it's a wonderful place! Full of fun and learning!

Please, it's up to us animal lovers to be part of the solution for the problem the world has created. Be a responsible pet owner, and do not breed these dogs. Please spay and neuter.

Please rescue from a shelter - or buy from a reputable breeder!

I greatly agree to that, couldnt have said it any better!

[borzoimom]

Does any one have experience with GS/GD mixes? What they tend to look like, their size or temperment? I have one of both and I am debating on ot breed them or just get them fixed. They are both awesome, well tempered, beautiful pure breds. Any pros or cons that anyone can let me in on? Any pictures also would be AWESOME. Thanks

Well I had shepherds and two danes. I would imagine its alot of intellegence but size as well. Also danes are rather short lived, but shepherds arent.
I am not really into mixing breeds but some mixes do work. Don't get me wrong but I have had several mixes, I have just mostly been into showing that doesnt come up.
I had a harlequin dane I loved. But they do call them the "heart break breed' as they dont live very long.
What are you looking for as far as companionship. If you want size, elegance, beauty, long lived, but calm may I suggest a Borzoi???

[cynicallynn]

I know this thread is long dead but I just wanted to add my experiences for anyone who might find this in a search like I did. I rescued a German Shepherd/Great Dane cross eight months ago. I love her dearly, but she is a handful and I imagine many less-than-passionate dog owners would have given up on her by now. She was only six months old when I got her, but she had already been adopted and returned for being "destructive". These are a few of the issues I've had with her:

-She has severe separation anxiety. When I leave the house, I have to lock her in a crate and secure the door with around 5 or 6 carabiner hooks to keep her in. The hooks get replaced often as she can sometimes break a few of them in the time I'm away for work, especially if it rains as she has a bit of storm anxiety as well. If she manages to escape and finds the house empty, she will tear the molding off the walls and chew on the furniture. If we are shorthanded a work and I need to put in overtime, she becomes so distressed by the decreased time together that she acts neurotic and is nearly unmanageable.

-She is extremely timid. As far as I know she's never been abused, yet if she is spoken to in a harsh or angry voice she will panic and thrash around like a spooked horse. I've ended up with scratches on my face and neck from her doing this.

-She does not learn commands easily. So far the only thing she will do reliably is sit, and sometimes she will lay down or roll over. She is not completely housebroken yet.

-I am beginning to suspect she may have sebborhea. I bathe her every Monday and by Thursday she is as dirty and smelly as my old roommate's Dalmatian mix who was only bathed once or twice a year.

Don't misunderstand me, I love my dog and I am totally committed to working with her through any issues she has now or may develop in the future. But I know most people just want a dog to be a companion and are not willing to make a lifestyle of it, and for that reason I STRONGLY discourage anyone from creating more GSD/GD mixes. You may get lucky and end up with a litter of well-behaved, even-tempered pups, or you may end up with a whole bunch of near-impossible-to-adopt-out 100lb. maniacs. I see that others before me have already covered the overpopulation/euthanasia angle, so I won't go too far into that except to say that ANYONE who considers breeding ANY dog for ANY reason should visit a shelter in a high-kill community first. If you have the resources to care for a litter of puppies and are willing to deal with the unpredictablity of mixed breeds, please consider fostering a few for your local shelter or rescue group!