Dane sized Hugs
by Lyn Hamer Cook
(Greensboro, NC, USA)
Moose, June 13, 1994 - May 24, 2007
My friend has been trying for years to persuade me to choose a little dog breed for our next addition to the family. She thinks love arrives best in a small package that will sit on your lap for hours, and sleep on the same pillow where you rest your head at night.
What she doesn't understand is that when you hug a Great Dane, you get a hug back. When a Dane wants attention, he doesn't have to yap; he merely pushes your arm up off the computer mouse as he pushes his head under your arm. When he is tired of you watching TV, he doesn't have to bark to gain your attention, he merely stands in front of it effectively blocking the signal from the remote.
Cute little button eyes look up at you from the small dog, melting your heart. But when a Dane engages your eyes, he looks into your soul, and moves your spirit. There is something magic about that big head with those intelligent eyes gazing back at you; eyes that when you are sitting down, are on the same level as your own.
