'And when one hundred and eighty pounds of excited dog is on a mission, very little is going to stand in his way.'
- Pg 76, Giant George: Life with the world's biggest dog, by Dave Nasser with Lynne Barrett-Lee
Ha ha ... how visual is that sentence! Especially if you are a large breed dog owner. Now I have no idea how much 180 pounds is, since I think in kilograms. But large dogs racing towards you and jumping on you...that I can completely identify with! As a pet mom to a lab-mix who tops me in height when he stands up, this dog's loving can get a bit hairy! The funny thing is when you see him everyday, you get used to his size. But then hey presto, we get visitors...and its like armageddon with ear-shattering sound effects. Every visitor must be inspected in the noisiest way possible, with lots of jumping and barking. Usually we have to spirit him away to another room (bribed with biscuits of course), just to let someone in the door! Once he knows someone has entered his domain, he will scratch the door down trying to get out. So we sheepishly will explain our dog to our guests, promise them no harm as long as they sit still as statue and let our dog sniff all over them. And of course Nero (our dog), being passive-aggressive, will shy and snarl at the slightest movement from the guests. The funny part is, that he actually loves to be around people. After the initial hullabaloo, he will settle in and get comfy right in the middle of everyone, and as long as no one rises and moves around, he will be as good as gold. But woe betide someone who might want to freshen up. The entire cycle will play itself out again!
The only way to break the cycle is to either have people stay over (where he will settle down after the first hour or so) or not have guests over at all! Because he may not be 180 pounds, but he isn't going to take intruders in his domain lying down..ever!
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