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 \nRon Kimball pp.11,17  \nContributing Editors:Kate A.Conley,Kristin Van Cleaf,Kristianne E.Vieregger  \nArt Direction &Graphics:Neil Klinepier  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nMurray,Julie,1969-  \nGreat Danes /Julie Murray.p.cm.--(Dogs Set V)  \nSummary:An introduction to the physical characteristics,behavior,and proper careof Great Danes.  \nIncludes bibliographical references(p.).ISBN 1-57765-923-6  \n1.Great Dane--Juvenile literature.[1.Great Dane.2.Dogs.]I.Title.  \nSF429.G7 M872003636.73--dc21  \n2002074655  \nContents  \nThe Dog Family.  \nGreat Danes…………  \nWhat They're Like..  \nCoat and Color……  \nSize ..  \nCare..  \nFeeding ..  \nThings They Need……  \nPuppies……………  \nGlossary..  \nWeb Sites……  \nIndex………  \n…………4  \n…………6  \n……………8  \n…………10  \n……………12  \n…………14  \n…………16  \n……………18  \n………20  \n……………22  \n……………23  \n……………24  \n## The Dog Family\n\nDogs and humans have been living together forthousands of years.Dogs were first tamed about  \n12,000 years ago.They were used as guards,hunters,and companions.  \nToday,about 400 different dog breeds exist.Theycan differ greatly in appearance.Some can weigh asmuch as 200 pounds (91kg).Others are small enoughto fit in the palms of your hands.  \nDespite these differences,all dogs belong to thesame scientific family.It is called Canidae.This namecomes from the Latin word canis,which means dog.  \nThe Canidae family includes more than justdomestic dogs.Foxes,jackals,coyotes,and wolvesbelong to this family,too.In fact,many people believetoday's domestic dogs descended from wolves.  \nWolves have manycharacteristics in commonwith Great Danes.  \n## Great Danes\n\nPeople have bred Great Danes for nearly 400years.Many people believe that this breed began inDenmark.That's because people from Denmark arecalled Danes.But in fact,this breed actually beganin Germany.  \nIn Germany,this breed was known as theDeutsche Dogge,which means “German mastiff.”But one French name for this breed was GrandDanois,which means \"big Danish.\"The Englishtranslated this into Great Dane.Today,Englishspeakers still use this name.  \nGreat Danes are descendants of English mastiffsand Irish wolfhounds.They were originally bred tohunt wild boars and other animals.Today,GreatDanes are mainly companion dogs.","cbCaivmfJvxfP1rA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivmfJvxfP1rA","pdf",1298889,32,"English","# The Dog Family\n# Great Danes","[{\"question\":\"How long have dogs and humans been living together?\",\"answer\":\"Dogs and humans have lived together for thousands of years. 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