Ekuqaleni, igama elithi Great Dane lalisetyenziselwa ukuchaza izinja ezinkulu nezinamandla ngokubanzi, kungakhathaliseki ukuba zinjani na. Ngokuhamba kwexesha, amagama amiselweyo eentlobo ezahlukeneyo zezinja avela kweli gama lidityanisiweyo. Ngomnyaka we-1878, ikomiti yabagwebi kunye nabafuyi baseBerlin badibanisa ezininzi zezi ntlobo phantsi kwegama elihlangeneyo le-Great Dane kwaye babeka isiseko seempawu zokuzala kunye nemimiselo yokuzala kwe-Great Dane okokuqala. Imigangatho yokuqala yesinyanzelo yasekwa ngo-1880. Imvelaphi yofuzo ye-Great Dane ilele kwizinja ze-Bullenbeisser kunye nakwi-hatzrüden kunye ne-Saupackers esetyenziswa njengezinja zokuzingela, ezibonisa zombini iimpawu ze-sighthound kunye ne-English mastiff.
Apha ngezantsi uya kufumana i-10 eyona tattoos yenja yaseDane: