TweetI got one now even knowing. We rescued a Great Dane some years ago. Come to find out, he took to my then 2 year old and 1 year old like they were his. If anybody, I mean anybody came near them he would stand up and put himself between my kids and whoever it was concerning him. But he was something else with my wife. He would follow her all over the house, lay on the ground outside of the shower and wait. Where ever she was, he was. He did the same thing with my wife, but only with male humans. When ever a male came in sight of him he was on alert, ears straight up and he was locked on. Not anything aggressive, but more attentive. He would also put himself between my wife and who ever he was eyeing. Even when I was playing with my kids back then and would make them laugh hysterically or even those scream of joys, he would jump up and out his face right in my face like, "what are you doing?" Ha ha, he was a great dog. Big, obedient, and kind. He let my kids crawl all over him and he didn't care, he tolerated them well, and not once was I ever concerned about my kids safety. I wish he was still with us, but when we rescued him he was already 6 or 7 years old. He was with us till last September when he passed. He was 37" at the shoulders and 170lbs. Just his size alone intimidated a lot of people away, and not once did he have to prove himself. Our old neighbor dog had a Great Dane/Mastiff mix that was big too. He would bark like crazy through the fence and Zeus would get so pissed at him. But when we were out front with Zeus, and Wilson (neighbor's dog) out he would run into their garage. Zeus just sat there in our yard. You can see a picture of him in my profile pic. Miss you buddy!!!