Friends and Canines

I love telling people that I own a Great Dane. I'm sure the newness will wear off soon enough.., but still.. I'm somewhat of a social person and when I tell folks I have a Great Dane.. well, it sparks all kinds of good conversation.

One of the downsides of owning such a dog and not really getting him out that much, or not having people over is that when I do have a guest or a music student or.. anyone.. over, he goes completely insane. 

What Jack did today :

My BFF of 24 years (and we're 27!) came today in one of our rare chances to hang out - as in, sit in our bathing suits by the pool for 4 hours and chit chat about.. well... nothing. Lisa walks in the house and Jack goes nuts. Thurston goes crazy, but Jack really goes nuts. Its not in a bad, he's-knocking-her-on-the-floor-kind of way, but he's all excited and just really has no room to be. He's licking her feet, trying to sip her Sonic drink, putting his big rear on her, etc.

Lisa is like, 6 foot 11 - or something - is dark complected, has pretty long dark hair, and really could pass for a super model in her big ol pimpin sunglasses she likes to wear. I think Jack is really like that guy at Hollywood Feed - he just can't help it but act like a crazy moron when she walks in the room!

Typical guy!

So... we come in from the pool and take Jack outside - Thurston is watching from the front door. We're out there, still in our bathing suits, and Lisa decides she wants to take a picture with Jack. Mind you, I live in what is basically a retirement community, right on the street, in a condo. So I take Lisa's phone, and she tries to corral Jack into some kind of cute pose: he with his red collar and leash, and she in her bathing suit top and a white towel on. The pictures will surely be soon to come, but... basically we have 4 or 5 shots of Lisa and Jack, in motion, tongues hanging out, mouths open, body parts in mouths, towels flying, ears flying, and finally, Lisa lying on her back with a dog sitting over her in my front yard. Did I mention that there was a pooper scooper full of doo doo all right next to this?

My husband drives up - he's coming in from work. You can imagine what he was thinking as he rounded the corner and saw his wife with a camera, doo doo, Jack, and a supermodel lying in his front yard. :)