Modern Mutt · Great Dane edition

Put your great dane on a magazine cover.

Upload one photo and your great dane becomes this month's cover star of Modern Mutt — deadpan interview, suspiciously specific stats, a feud with the usual suspects, the works. Free to make and share. The clean, frame-ready file is $7.99.

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The breed

What makes great danes good cover material.

A horse that believes it is a lap dog and is prepared to demonstrate. Despite the name they are German, bred to hunt wild boar — a job description no modern Dane would recognize, and none would volunteer for. They are gentle, enormous, and permanently surprised by doorways. Every number on the cover gets bigger, and “sworn enemy of the cat” becomes genuinely funny once the scale is right.

Fresh off the press

Three great danes, three completely different covers.

Nothing below is a template with a great dane's name dropped into it — it is what the engine actually wrote for three different great danes, from three different sets of answers.

Moose — a chaotic, dramatic great dane, sworn enemy of the cat, best known for stealing socks:

On Fame, Snacks, and the Cat

  • Cold war, warm houseTwo rivals, one sofa, and a peace nobody believes in
  • Feelings, at volumeA range insiders describe as theatrical and untreatable
  • A dane of rare distinctionSetting a standard the others pretend not to notice
"Fame hasn't changed me. I still eat off the floor."

814 treats negotiated · 70 cat standoffs survived · 5 dramatic sighs per hour

Pepper — a velcro, chaotic great dane, sworn enemy of the skateboards, best known for zoomies:

Photographed Moments Before Doing It Again

  • A dane of rare distinctionSetting a standard the others pretend not to notice
  • Officially uninsurableLocally famous, beloved everywhere, and banned from two rooms
  • Wheels: a manifestoIf it rolls, it is guilty. No exceptions have been made.
"Every meal is my last meal. It's not drama, it's policy. The skateboards know what they did."

623 treats negotiated · 59 skateboard standoffs survived · 3 dramatic sighs per hour

Bruno — a dignified, mischievous great dane, sworn enemy of the Roomba, best known for the full sprawl:

Apologizing for Absolutely None of It

  • A dane of rare distinctionSetting a standard the others pretend not to notice
  • The robot questionIt moves on its own. That is reason enough.
  • Adorable and unrepentantInnocent in every photo, involved in every incident
"I'm not dramatic, I simply feel things louder."

651 treats negotiated · 14 Roomba standoffs survived · 7 dramatic sighs per hour

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How it works

One photo. Sixty seconds.

1
Upload a photo

A clear, front-on shot of your great dane works best.

2
Pick the personality

Traits, a sworn nemesis, a signature move — we write every word from there.

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Get the cover

Share it free, or grab the clean 8.5×11 file and frame it.

What it costs

Free to make. $7.99 to keep.

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Watermark-free 8.5×11 file at 320 DPI — prints true-size on letter paper at home.

Questions

The fine print, minus the fine print.

What do I get with a great dane cover?

Making and sharing the cover is free (it carries a small watermark). The paid download is a clean, watermark-free 8.5×11 file at 320 DPI for $7.99 — it prints true-size on letter paper at home or at any print shop.

How does it work?

Upload one photo of your great dane, pick a personality, a sworn nemesis, and a signature move — our deadpan editorial engine writes the whole cover in about 60 seconds. No account needed.

Is my photo kept private?

Yes. Covers live at an unlisted link only you can share, they're never shown publicly or used for advertising, and free covers are automatically deleted after about 30 days.

Can I send it as a gift?

That's the classic move: make the cover free, share the link with family, and anyone — including the grandparents — can grab the print-ready file.

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