Great Dane or Saint Bernard?

Ok, I posted a thread that said "Which would you rather have a Great Dane or a Chihuahua". All of the answers were Great Dane.
The people who replied said they like big dogs. So heres the question for you Great Dane or Saint Bernard?

Still Great Dane, although I love Saint Bernards too!

Great Dane I think. Maybe it's just some sort of sterotype stuck in my head, but St. Bernards drool a lot, more than great Danes. Not sure if this is true or not because I've never had either. But I don't like a lot of drool, I think it was that Beethoven movie that got it stuck in my head, but when I think of a St Bernard I think drool.

Hmm that's a tough one. They're both really big, they both drool and they're both to big for agility equipment..one track mind at times sorry... If it was a saint bernard like the one that a friend has I would go for that but other wise probably a great dane...though if I really had to choose I probably wouldn't choose either. I like the big breeds buy much prefer the medium sized ones.

great danes...i don't know why. st.bernards are cute too..oh, i don't know http://images.bravenet.com/brpics/smilie/guilty.gif

I love both breeds so much. Both are so gentle and fun loving that I'd never be able to make a choice. Gimme both!! :D :D

How about a mix between! I've owned both - my family has at least. Some St. Bernards drool a lot more than others, and our Great Dane and other Danes I know didn't drool (except in the presence of a candy cane, in Gracie's case.)

So maybe a St. Dane - or a Great Bernard - would be big but not drooly! :) Both breeds are sweet, great with kids, good at warming your feet (of the whole family) on cold mornings ...

I can never choose bwteeen dog breeds - love 'em all for their own reasons!

Saint Bernard!

I would choose a Great Dane. Not sure why I just like them better. St Bernhards are cute too though.

I'd have to say Great Dane because now that we've got one, I never want our house to be without one! I love this dog, she makes me feel very good about the breed, especially since everything she does I hear other dane owners say there's does too. St. Bernards are beautiful dogs and the one I met had a great temperment and was a great dog. However, I'd have to do a lot more research before I decided to get one of those. Of what I do know, they drool more than most other dogs, including the dane, and they're fur is so long and full that they shed a lot and even if they are brushed often. So, I'd definately without hesitation have to reply that I'd go with the dane!:D :D :cool:

Actually, there were at least three people who said Chi. I said I might get a dane if I had a bigger property, but I think Stella the Chi is a perfect little canine. ^_^

As for a Dane or a St. Bernard.......Both are too big for my taste. I guess I'd have to say Dane.

I have tosay hinetly can't decide. I have had 2 Bernes that didn't drool(dry mouth) 3 newfys that didn't but one who was the drool king of the world. tThe danes I have known didn't eather.

I would have to say... Great Dane!!!
I don't know why I like them better... I just do!

Id go for Great Dane

I still pick Great Danes! I want a fawn one sooo bad! But I have my Basenji:D.

Um........um.......GREAT DANE! Ever since I got chased up the street by two St. Bernards and a Greyhound, while walking my neighbors GSD- I have a grudge against St. Bernards (NO OFFENE BERNARD OWNERS! ;) ).


p.s. my pants were extremely wet afterwards (lol-just kidding)

Saint Bernards!! I can deal with the drool. I have a long history with Great Danes, but a few weeks ago I was at a party and a great dane was there! Her name was Cleo and we were letting her and she was laying on our laps!! Boy that pup was heavy!

I would have to say a St. Bernard, since I have owned 5 of them in my life, I just have loved all of them, they are wonderful dogs :D

I'd have to say Great Dane. I love the Harlequin! St. Bernards are beautiful too! I really prefer the short-coated bernards vs. the long-coat.

Actually my favorite of the larger breeds is the Bernese Mountain Dog. Landseer newfoundlands are also adorable!

I'm not sure if I could handle the drool either....and I'd definitely have to get a new vehicle, it's bad enough with a 45 lb husky! :D

I had 2 shorthaired Saints, and they don't drool at all, they are known as dry-mouths :)

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Originally posted by firefox2
I had 2 shorthaired Saints, and they don't drool at all, they are known as dry-mouths :)

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Huh, there was a beautiful shorthaired saint bernard that came into be groomed a few days ago, and she certainly drooled! lol.

It might have been mixed with a long haired for the size. A lot of people want larger shorthaired saints, so they cross them with the longer haired saints. The Shorthaired aren't nearly as large. It all depends on the breeders too, a good breeder will produce them so that they don't drool.

She was very big....but not as big as a normal St. Bernard. I thought she was a puppy! How big are the shorthaired ones normally? I thought they were the same size, I guess I was wrong!

Just curious...how exactly do they breed them so they don't drool? What causes drool? I thought it was more to do with the shape of their mouths.....I don't really know, I've never had a dog that drooled.

hmmm, kind of hard to explain the size, as every dog is so different. I guess I could safely say that they are anywhere from the size of a chocolate lab (short and stocky) to the size of a black lab. I'm not sure how they breed them not to drool, but obviously it's in the shape of the mouth. I remember when we were looking for one though, many people through the Canadian Kennel Club told us to be careful and to make sure the dog isn't crossed with a long haired. The female short haired are quite small though, the males are much larger.

I didn't think chocolate labs vs. black or yellow labs had any difference in size, it just depends on the dog. Anyway, this St. Bernard, was definitely bigger than a lab! I've never seen a St. Bernard that small. All of my dog breed books list them together, you'd think if there was that much difference in size, they would be a separate breed.

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Originally posted by wolf_Q
I didn't think chocolate labs vs. black or yellow labs had any difference in size.

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That's because there is no such thing. The average height for a dog is: 22 1/2-24 1/2 Bitches: 21 1/2- 23 1/2. That is...according to the AKC.