I'm sad to read that your comments divegirl. I'm actually not a big fan of dogs, (well strange dogs, I'm perfectly ok with dogs that my friends/family have), but one of the few breeds I just like are great danes, I think they're magnificent looking. When I worked in a betting shop in twickenham, a fella used to come in with one and he encouraged me to come out and stroke it because I was a bit daunted by the size but liked the look of the dog, I'm glad I did and wasn't a complete wuss about it!