Mark Taylor / Tabby kitten, Fosset, 10 weeks, with Great Dane puppy, Tia, 14 weeks.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, and Magyar Vizsla /Hungarian Pointer, tan coated male, double portrait in profile together.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane bitch, aged 7 months, portrait sitting in field, panting.

Mark Taylor / Tabby kitten, Fosset, 10 weeks, with Great Dane puppy, Tia, 14 weeks.

Mark Taylor / Great Dane puppy, Tia, 14 weeks, with brown and white rabbit.

Mark Taylor / Tabby kitten, Fosset, 10 weeks, with Great Dane puppy, Tia, 14 weeks.

Daniel Heuclin / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) standing in long grass, France

Daniel Heuclin / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) fighting with and Yorkshire terrier, in field, France

Daniel Heuclin / Woman sitting in a field, with her two dogs, a Great Dane, and a Yorkshire terrier, France

Michel Poinsignon / Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla vulgaris) in rain, Lorraine, France, April. 3rd Prize in the Other Nature Topics category of Melvita Nature Images Awards 2013.

Daniel Heuclin / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) running through field, France

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, lying down.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, lying down.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, and Magyar Vizsla /Hungarian Pointer, tan coated male, sitting side by side.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, and Magyar Vizsla /Hungarian Pointer, tan coated male, sitting side by side.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, and Magyar Vizsla /Hungarian Pointer, tan coated male, standing in show-stack posture together.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, and Magyar Vizsla /Hungarian Pointer, tan coated male, standing in show-stack posture together.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, standing in show-stack posture.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, head portrait of black coated bitch.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, standing in show-stack posture.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, standing in show-stack posture.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, head portrait of black coated bitch.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, standing in show-stack posture.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, sitting down.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, black coated bitch, sitting down.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, head portrait of a black coated bitch.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, head portrait of a black coated bitch.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane bitch, aged 7 months, head portrait sitting in field, panting.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane bitch, aged 7 months, sitting in field, panting.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane bitch, aged 7 months, lying down in field.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane bitch, aged 7 months, sitting in field, panting.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane bitch, aged 7 months, and Shih Tzu, aged 10 years, lying down together.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane bitch, aged 7 months, standing in show-stack posture.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane bitch, aged 7 months, head portrait.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane bitch, aged 7 months, profile portrait lying down.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane bitch, aged 7 months, head portrait lying down.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane bitch, aged 7 months, lying down.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane bitch, portrait of female aged 7 months, sitting.

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic dog, Great Dane, portrait standing by river, St. Charles, Illinois, USA

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) male portrait

Jane Burton / Blue Harlequin Great Dane pup, 'Maisie', lying with chin on the floor.

Jane Burton / Blue Harlequin Great Dane pup, 'Maisie', 'giving a paw'.

Jane Burton / Blue Harlequin Great Dane pup, 'Maisie', lying with chin on the floor.

Petra Wegner / Great Dane puppy, 10 weeks

Petra Wegner / Great Dane, puppy, 10 weeks, with toy

Petra Wegner / Domestic dog, Great Dane, puppy, 10 weeks

Petra Wegner / Domestic dog, Great Dane, puppy, 10 weeks

Petra Wegner / Domestic dog, Great Dane, puppy, 10 weeks

Petra Wegner / Domestic dog, Great Dane, puppy, 10 weeks

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) with natural ears reclinning on beach

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) portrait with natural ears

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) brindle puppy laying in grass

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) black with natural ears

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) black and blue colors sitting in front of fence

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) puppy with largest rawhide chew toy

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) black puppy portrait

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) natural ears standing on beach

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) blue color female sitting in front of fence

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) portrait of individual in blue color with natural ears

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) black puppy

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) laying amid wildflowers

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) blue color laying in grass with blooming daffodils

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) portrait

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) full body portrait standing on lawn

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) sitting amid yellow flowers

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) portrait of two juveniles

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) with mantle coloration sitting by front door

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) sitting amid foliage

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) brindle and fawn puppy pair

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) with young girl illustrating enormous size

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) black male and blue female standing on lawn with barn in the background

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris) puppy in basket

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris)

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris)

Mark Raycroft / Great Dane (Canis familiaris)

Pascal Tordeux / Pasque Flower / Dane's Flower / Dane's Blood (Anemone / Pulsatilla vulgaris). Queyras, France, August.