<P> The dogs were used for hunting bear, boar, and deer at princely courts, with the favorites staying at night in the bedchambers of their lords . These Kammerhunde (chamber dogs) were outfitted with gilded collars, and helped protect the sleeping princes from assassins . </P> <P> While hunting boar or bears, the Englische Dogge was a catch dog used after the other hunting dogs to seize the bear or boar and hold it in place until the huntsman was able to kill it . When the hunting customs changed, particularly because of the use of firearms, many of the involved dog types disappeared . The Englische Dogge became rare, and was kept only as a dog of hobby or luxury . </P> <P> In the 19th century, the dog was known as a "German boarhound" in English - speaking countries . Some German breeders tried to introduce the names "German Dogge" and "German Mastiff" on the English market, because they believed the breed should be marketed as a dog of luxury and not as a working dog . However, due to the increasing tensions between Germany and other countries, the dog later became referred to as a "Great Dane", after the grand danois in Buffon's Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière in 1755 . </P> <P> The Great Dane is a large German domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) known for its giant size . </P>

Great dane is one of the dog breed