Editing Great Dane (section)

=== Name change ===
In 1878, a committee was formed in Berlin which changed the name of the "Englische Dogge" (English mastiff derivatives) to "Deutsche Dogge" (German mastiff), this being the Great Dane. This laid the foundations from which the breed was developed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/235g02-en.pdf|title=FCI Breed Standard Great Dane 2012|access-date=15 January 2015|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071603/http://www.fci.be/nomenclature/Standards/235g02-en.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> During the 19th century, the dog was known as a "German boarhound" in English-speaking countries.<ref>S. William Haas (2003). ''Great Dane: A Comprehensive Guide to Owning and Caring for Your Dog'' (Series: ''Comprehensive Owner's Guide''), Kennel Club Books, 2003, p. 13</ref> 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.<ref name="Beckmann S 7"/> However, due to the increasing Geopolitical tensions between Germany and France and Britain, the dog later became referred to as a "Great Dane", a literal translation from the new name given to it by the French, ''Grand Danois'',<ref>{{Cite book |entry=Le Grande Danois |entry-url=http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b23002520/f29.item |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222195730/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b23002520/f29.item |title=Illustrations de Histoire naturelle générale et particulière avec la description du cabinet du roy |volume=5 |at=Pl. XXVI; p. 300 |author=Sève, Jacques de |author2=Buvée |author3=Lottré |author4=Tardieu, Pierre François |author5=Baquoy, Jean-Charles |author6=Moitte, Pierre-Étienne |author7=Leclerc, Georges-Louis |date=1755 |location=Paris |publisher=L'Imprimerie Royale |archive-date=22 February 2015 |url-status=live|via=Gallica |language=fr}}</ref> even though the breed has no known connection to Denmark.  In Germany, it remains known as "Deutsche Dogge."<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |date=2023-04-28 |entry=Great Dane |entry-url=https://www.britannica.com/animal/Great-Dane |access-date=2023-06-15 |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en}}</ref> In the Scandinavian languages, the French name and pronunciation are used.

In the late nineteenth century the dogs were sometimes known as [[Reichshund]] ('Empire dog') because of their association with the ''[[Reichskanzler]]'', [[Otto von Bismarck]].{{r|otto|p=377}}

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File:Johann Christof Merck - Ulmer Dogge - WGA15061.jpg|A "chamber dog" with a gilded collar, [[Brandenburg]] (Germany), 1705
File:1879 GreatDane Nero.jpg|Great Dane from 1879
File:Hannibal and Princess, Doggen Hessen-Kassel, Boar Hounds, 1807 Chalons.xcf|"Boar hounds" imported into Great Britain from the German [[Electorate of Hesse]], 1807
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