A painting and pictures of dogs that look like Great Dane have been found on Pharaonic artifacts dating back to 3000 BC.





It is painted in the later Babylonian temples built from 2000 BC, and there is also evidence for similar dogs in Tibet, and writings in Chinese literature about the same date back to Ai 1120 BC.





The night is said to have traveled the world, moved to different parts by the Assyrians who exchanged dogs with the drowning and the Romans.





It is believed that the Greeks and Romans were born this breed of other strains, to become in this way.





The English Mastiff is believed to be ancestral ancestors, and some people say the Irish wolfhound may have played a role in the breed's development as well.





The Great Dane was originally called the boar hounds, and the boars were bred in this period to hunt. The dogs 'ears were cut off, to prevent pigs' tusks from being torn.





In the 16th century, the name was changed to "English Dogges." But in the late 17th century, German nobles began to keep their oldest and most handsome in their own homes, throwing them the name “Kammerhunda” or “chamber dogs”.





The name Great Dane originated in the 18th century, when the French naturalist traveled to Denmark and saw a copy of boar hound that was thin and greyhound-like.





The dog was named grand danois , which eventually became the Great Dane. The name is stuck, although Denmark did not develop the breed.





Most historians give credit to German educators for their attempts to make the dynasty balanced and elegant as we love it today.





In 1878, the Berlin meeting was held and the meeting members agreed that the dogs that were bred were distinctly different from the English Mastiff, so they called it a new special name "deutsche dogge".





They founded Deutsche doggen Klun, and many European countries use the same name.





But the Italians and English-speaking countries have not accepted the name so far.





Italians call it the Alano, which means mastiff, and is known in the English-speaking countries as "Great Dane."





Throughout the late 19th century, wealthy German breeders continued to improve the breed.





They turned their attention to the dog's temperament, because the Great Dane suffered violent and fierce temperament by the fact that they were originally born to hunt wild boars.





Breeders tried to produce nice animals, and fortunately today they succeeded in this mood adjustment.





Great dane of America was formed in 1891. It was the fourth breed allowed to join the American Kennel Club.





But before they knew nothing about the dog, not even simple information.





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The nobles in many European countries acquired strong, long-legged dogs from England.





Dogs were hybrids, different sizes and patterns without formal reproduction. It was known as( Englische docke or Englische tocke )and was later spelled( dogge or Englischer hound )in Germany.





At the beginning of the 17th century dogs were used to hunt bears, pigs, and deer in princely playgrounds, while keeping their favorite night in the Prince's private room, helping to protect the princes when they slept from the killers.





In hunting, Englische dogge was used after the other dogs to capture the prey and keep it in place so that the hunter could kill the prey.



