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VMI77 wrote:--still in good shape, but starting to show signs of old age when getting up and laying down.

That sounds familiar... Not for my dog, but for me.

TxA wrote:... because he's a lover at heart...

SO you're saying 'he's a lover not a biter'?

PUCKER wrote:A total stranger could take my dog, a 178-lb Great Dane...he's sweet and gentle...but I have a feeling that they would bring him back after feeding / cleaning up his mess after just a few days...

My older sister had a 180lb fawn-colored Dane back in the 70's. She got divorced and moved back in with us along with her toddler and the dog. He didn't eat a lot, but would have rather had a cow in the yard than him. I believe the patties would have smaller!

And, I am not sure they would have taken him. He was a trained guard dog and very territorial. He was very friendly to anyone you let in, but he would NOT let anyone in the house. When my sister moved out into her own place I borrowed one of the dog jackets from the pound one night after riding patrol. I called her and told her to unlock the door when she heard me and saw me pull up in front of the house. I put the jacket over top of my head and barged in the door only to make it about halfway in before he had me on the floor and pinned down. Luckily he recognized my voice and backed off when I gave him his command for down.

Over time, he did a pretty good job of keeping away door-to-door sales people away. When the doorbell rang and they heard the amazingly deep and loud WOOOFFFF, they would move on before you could ever get to the door.