Had a nice chat with a woman today at the store.

[duncang]

Because of course I had to. She had a Great Dane service dog. Spent about 5 minutes chatting everything Great Dane. Differences between American and European Danes. Types we have had. Something about dogs can bring strangers together. Especially if you have the same type.

[A HERETIC I AM]

1. Great Danes are a special breed and so are the people that own them!

My family had Boston Terriers when I was young and that's pretty much the only breed I have direct experience with. When we lived in Miami in the 70's and 80's (before I hit the road trucking) there was a family near by that owned a couple Danes and I would often see them out walking. Enormous, happy, friendly ponies!! They would gladly stop their walk and let me pet their gorgeous dogs.

I do think it takes a special type of person to own the large breeds, the Irish Wolfhounds, St. Bernard's, Great Danes, Mastiffs, etc. I mean, they need their own furniture, for fucks sake!! LOL

There is a bunch of absolutely charming videos of the large breeds on YouTube and TikTok (well, there are funny vids of just about all dogs! ) and one I saw recently was a Dane on a bed with a young girl watching TV. The dog was enthralled with the show and must have gotten a bit scared, because he moved over closer to the little girl for comfort, whom he was twice the size of!

I love all dogs and I miss having one around. My avatar is a pic of my last one, the late, Great Mr. Beau Brummel - "BB" who has been gone from me 20 years this summer. I miss him every single day.

Here's a larger version of that same photo. I call it "The Elegant Tourist", as he was sitting in the passenger seat of the truck I was driving. He was such a handsome guy and just LOVED everyone. He didn't have a mean bone in his body.



Can you put up a pic of your Great Dane? I would love to see it.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I also had a nice chat with two women visiting from Europe in the parking lot of a local store since I loved their dog!

He was so adorable that I couldn't resist, just had to ask about him and give him some pats! They were very friendly and it also turned out well for them since I was able to advise them on what nearby stores sold what they were shopping for.

[Walleye]

3. I discovered that sometime ago, you can get along with almost anybody by talking about their dog