: any of a breed of tall massive powerful smooth-coated dogs
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Instead, Scooby will be played by a real-life Great Dane puppy.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026 The series, which introduced supernatural mystery-solving teens Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy Rogers and their talking Great Dane Scooby-Doo, originally aired on CBS from 1969-76.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 June 2026 Nunez offers a beautifully insightful and moving account of a solitary writer in Manhattan who inherits a massive Great Dane from her friend who has died by suicide.—Literary Hub,
9 June 2026 The Great Dane puppy at the center of the mystery is, of course, Scooby-Doo himself.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Great Dane