Giant dog breed explained

A giant dog breed is a breed of dog of gigantic proportions, sometimes described as a breed whose weight exceeds 45kg (99lb).[1] Breeds sometimes described as giant breeds include the English Mastiff, Great Dane, Newfoundland, St. Bernard and Irish Wolfhound.[2] These breeds have seen a marked increase in their size since the 19th century as a result of selective breeding.[2]

Dog breeds described as giants tend to have more health problems than smaller dogs and have the shortest life expectancy of all dog breeds.[3]

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References

  1. Glickman . Lawrence . Glickman . Nita W. . Schellenberg . Diana B. . Raghavan . Malathi . Lee . Tana . 2000-11-15 . Non-dietary risk factors for gastric dilatation-volvulus in large and giant breed dogs . . . 217 . 10 . 1492–1499 . 10.2460/javma.2000.217.1492 . 11128539 .
  2. Galis . Frietson . Van Der Sluijs . Inke . Van Dooren . Tom J.M. . Metz . Johan A.J. . Nussbaumer . Marc . 2006-06-20 . Do large dogs die young? . . . 308B . 2 . 119–126 . 10.1002/jez.b.21116 . 16788896 .
  3. Book: Mehus-Roe, Kristin. The Original Dog Bible. BowTie Press. 2005. 1-931993-34-3. 62–63. The Dog For You. https://archive.org/details/originaldogbible00mehu/page/62.

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