USDanefan

Boarbag, how much does your dog weigh?

Beautiful bitch. To my mind, your mastiff cross is probably much, much closer to the original German boar hunting specialist that Danes started out as. Over a hundred years of show conformation breeding by ridiculous people that want their dogs to match a written appearance has likely defiled their stamina-supporting physiological traits and dulled their minds. I think a breeding program with existing Danes bred for endurance and hardness could produce that Duetsch Wunderhund the Dane started out as. If I ever have the money, I intend to do just that. Maybe I could sell some if anyone wanted a 60kg running machine with excellent nose that could pin a 130kg pig to the ground?

Greetings all my Aussie compatriots. I love Great Danes and will be buying two in the spring. I've read some discouraging stuff out there concerning danes as pig dogs, but the breed fits me and I fit the breed, so I'm stuck with em. I love to hunt, and have never boar hunted before, but we've got a big feral hog problem -or blessing, as I like to think of it- in Missouri, US where I live. I'm slapping down some decent money for a pair of pups that come from parents that have been joint, heart and thyroid tested, and whose grand parents are 13 and 14 and not dead yet. I'd hate to have a couple dogs like that and never try em out on some razorbacks. Bottom line, I'm pumped about catching some pork when my pups grow up, and I need help. I'm clueless, I haven't used dogs for catching anything but fleas thus far in my life. Look for me, USDanefan, in the other forums here in the next few days to see if you can impart some knowhow on a greenie from the States. Cheers, friends -Tim