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Walk the streets of Greenville, South Carolina, and you’re likely to see 46-year-old Christian Vande Velde out for a bicycle ride with his 145-pound Great Dane, Lucy. Her glistening silver coat shimmers in the sunlight, and her head sits at the same height as the handlebars as she trots alongside her owner.