Great Danes are wonderful but be sure before you buy...

Great Danes are wonderful dogs but be sure you want one before you get one.  They love to be around you, so you need to have time for them.  Also, they shed a lot, or a lot more than I thought they would, and drool.  I have tried to deal with the shedding by teaching my Dane not to get on my nice carpets or lean on the couch and by buying her her own carpet to lay on.  Danes are wonderful dogs and very sweet but just beware these dogs grow extremely fast and are huge dogs that still act their age regardless of size - like a puppy.