Brutus and LN

 L. always said he wanted a dog that he didn't have to lean over to pet. Notice grip on dog collar....

 Meet Brutus, our second Great Dane (of four.)

 This is the one that ate part of a birthday cake on our older son's birthday. Nothing was safe on the counter.
Overall our experience was positive with all the Danes.
One word of warning: do not try to remove anything from a dog's mouth, regardless of size. Even if you think it's a paper plate. It may be a piece of pizza crust. (That was Beauregard, the third one.)