Hi, hoping for a little insight here, will try and.set the scene...
We will hopefully be moving in the next few months. New house has very large garden and surrounded by footpaths and fields.
DC will be 4, 4, (twins) and 15.
I've owned dogs up until having DC, a variety from Jack Russell to Weimaraner. DH had a Ridgeback before we met. So we have "dog experience" but not for about a decade.
I have told DH that should we get a new house, with plenty of room, yes, he can have a dog again. Today we saw the most beautiful blue Great Dane, and he's fallen for it completely. Purely aesthetically, as I know very little else about them, I thought it was a wonderful dog.
Google tells us they are good with children, easy to train. But what are the cons. If you've had a GD, knowing what you know now, would you have another?
My brother had one maybe ten years ago, and the only recollection I have is him saying it ate £200 of dog food a week, and weirdly was the laziest dog he'd ever had, and took barely any walking. Also, not much use as a guard dog.
Any advice would be greatly received.
(I'm aware this sounds very matter of fact and like we're choosing wallpaper, be assured whichever dog we bring home will be a much loved part of the family, I literally just want to hear the facts from people in the know about GDs)