Great Dane ~ Pulling ~ Jogging ~ OT

**VikingMommy** · 10-30-2004, 07:30 AM

Hello there!

Back to my question about breeds for pulling, I'm wondering about a Dane.

We used to have a Dane who LOOOOVED to run, and he was so beautiful when he did it.

They're strong. I've seen photos of them carting. I'm wondering if with their joints, carting at a jog would be bad for them.

**sammy101** · 10-30-2004, 09:13 AM

i think it would be ok!As long as the cart isnt really heavy,dont want to put to much train on his joints

**lv4dogs** · 11-01-2004, 02:27 PM

I love danes!

As w/ any dog, you don't want the cart too heavy nor do you really want them to pull before the age of 2 to make sure their hips/overall health can accomidate that.
If I remeber correctly Glacier already explained that.

Due to the fact that you should wait until 2, I think a dane would not be the perfect choice, their life span is fairly short, with the health problems that *most* dans encounter, they probably would be very limited the last couple/few years. That only gives you a couple years of pulling.

Also w/ extremely large dogs you have to consider that they are prone to bloat. You would have to juggle their eating & jogging times just right.