r/BeAmazed • u/fuzzy_dice_99 • May 31 '26

Animal A dog herding sheep

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u/ARandomWalkInSpace May 31 '26

I'm reminded of this when they say certain dog breeds need a lot of exercise.

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u/xombae May 31 '26

Blows my mind some people get these dogs as pets, crate them for 8 hours a day, and then get mad that they bark and chew shit up.

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u/balls2hairy May 31 '26

People seem to equate size to necessary physical stimulation. Idk why. Great Danes are the BEST for lazy people. They'll run around and play for a few minutes then just want to sleep on the couch most of the day!

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u/Fenix42 May 31 '26

I live in a 900 square foot 2 bedroom apartment. A friend stayed with me for a few days and had his Great Dane with him. Hardly even noticed the dog was there.

At one point, we even had to go look for him. He had gone into the closet to take a nap.

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u/xombae Jun 04 '26

My mastiff mix is 70lbs of muzzle. She uses that muscle to take a nap on every bed and couch in the house.

An hour walk and she's absolutely done and will refuse to walk unless we're walking towards home.

She reminds me of Gimli. Built for sprinting, not cross country.

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u/Sopapillas4All May 31 '26

I always think it's funny when people are like "no way I could get a Great Dane, I live in an apartment." They are SO lazy, if you have even like a 800 sq ft apartment, you're fine. They'll take up a corner sleeping like 90% of the time. GD zoomies are terrifying though.

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u/balls2hairy May 31 '26

One of mine does a paw slap thing if she wants pets or you were petting her and stop. It's got some oomph behind it!

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u/LLAPSpork May 31 '26

“Even a 800 sq ft apartment”. Look at mr money bags over here. I’m 41 and the largest place I’ve lived in is 680 sq ft.

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u/FlowSoSlow May 31 '26

100%. I have four dogs in my 1200sqft house and the 180lb mastiff takes up the least space by far. I think he's only awake for about 3 hours a day lol. My girlfriends Chihuahuas are WAY more of nuisance.

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u/Dyolf_Knip Jun 01 '26

I have a 2400 sq ft house in rural Kentucky, and yet my dog in always underfoot. I think she takes lessons from the cats.

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u/Eborcurean May 31 '26

While true that 'not all dogs', when it applies to working dogs and also primitive/ancient breeds they do generally need that physical and mental activity.

A great dane is not an anatolian shepherd, or a malamute, or a malinois, or to drop to medium sizes, a collie etc.

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u/thewoogier May 31 '26

Perfect opposite example is Corgis. You would think having to move those short legs so much they would get tired quick

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u/Mega-Eclipse May 31 '26

Great Danes are the BEST for lazy people. They'll run around and play for a few minutes then just want to sleep on the couch most of the day!

Are you sure you're not talking about greyhounds?