Originally posted by YellowLabLover
They are extremely prone to hip dysplasia and bloat of the stomach. If you can do all you can to prevent this from happening, your Dane should live a long heatly life. One VERY important thing about Danes is they cannot be heavily exersised when they are 1 year old and younger- if they are heavily exersized it is just about guarenteed they will get HD.
Also it is so important when feeding a dane, that you don't over feed them as puppies. You don't want their weight to be too much for the growth of their bones....another cause for HD.

And watch how you feed them...aways with a raised bowl and never let them inhale thier food or water.....causes the bloating of the stomach.

Also I'm sure you know, but training is so important with them, you don't want to have a 150lb dog you can't handle. Taking a untrained Dane for a walk, lets say, can end up with him walking you.

I made the training mistake on some things with my Dane, so now getting him in the car is a 2 man job, sometime 3 man. Sometimes it the little things you don't think about that come back to haunt you. What do you do when a 150lb dog wants to set on your couch......you let him. LOL