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[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago (3 children)

So, the thing is, the genes for size don't add up or multiply, they overlap and the dominant ones win. If your goal is bigger then it's better to just pick the biggest ones from many litters and breed them, as is the origin of many of the large breeds listed.

Pictured here is Irish Wolfhound.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The first time I saw one of those was in person, and also the weirdest place. Was installing internet for a small business and they had a California king size bed in an office right behind the reception desk and this giant fucking dog was taking up the entire bed.

I hella want one so my huge ass could ride a dog like a horse. They are that big.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

For anyone considering getting one: sadly the bigger the dog is, the shorter the lifespan usually. Irish wolfhounds are already old at around 6 years. Just be prepared

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

TBH I kind of like small dogs. If trained with proper strictness and authority they're just as likely to attack babies and small animals as a big dog but far less capable of doing harm. I wouldn't trust dogs with their own litters, I barely trust people to be rational so I would never expect a dog to just "be good."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I would never expect a dog to just "be good."

Nobody should. They need to be taught what is good and bad just like a person. If you want a pet that can basically care for itself, get a cat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

And don't expect them to be 'good'.

Wonderful, beautiful, perfect, precious. But not good.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

I dunno, she doesn't look that big.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

While that is using a bit of forced perspective, they are big dogs.

I knew someone with one and it could lick the dirty plates in the sink without having to jump on, or even reach over, the counter.

I think he weighed just over 200 pounds.