Giant dog breeds
The biggest in the directory: 7 breeds the standard classifies as giant. They take the couch, the bed and half the car, and most are calmer than their size suggests.
The rule
What they have in common
- Size: giant
7 of 60 directory breeds qualify · 53 don't · 0 have no data for a field in the rule (left out, named below)
The numbers come from each breed's page. Sources (in Spanish)
Giant also means giant food, medicine, bed and car. And these breeds tend to live shorter lives than small ones: each one's range is on its page, under lifespan.
With their bars and their citations
The 7 breeds that qualify
Great Dane Gran Danés
- Size
- giant
- Energymarathoner
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
Saint Bernard San Bernardo
- Size
- giant
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
Newfoundland Terranova
- Size
- giant
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
Neapolitan Mastiff Mastín Napolitano
- Size
- giant
- Energycouch potato
- Adaptabilitymiddle of the road
Dogue de Bordeaux Dogo de Burdeos
- Size
- giant
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
Mastiff Mastín Inglés
- Size
- giant
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
Great Pyrenees Gran Pirineo
- Size
- giant
- Energymiddle of the road
- Adaptabilitymiddle of the road
And for your life, which one?
A list narrows things down; the recommender crosses your home, your energy, your kids and your neighbors with these same data, in seven questions.
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- Small 23
- Medium 14
- Large 26
- Fluffy 13
- Herding 6
- for kids 30
- Hunting 11
- Calm 19
- Flat-faced (brachycephalic) 9
- Smart 14
- Affectionate 42
- for apartments 9
- that (almost) don't shed 18
- Guard 23
- Large calm 10
- The most common in Mexico 11
- that bark little 14
- Small calm 6
- Easy-to-train 35
- for first-time owners 20
- for older people 5
- for running 12
- that get along with cats 11
- for a house with a yard 24
- for hot climates 21
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