ok, it came up and boy do i have a story!
years ago i worked for a paraplegic gentleman who kept great danes. love the breed because of my experiences with his two, but you want to talk about some funny damned animals? whoooo
ok part of my job was cleaning the home, and me being me i went above and beyond. my client also kept freshwater fish is three large aquariums in his den. in order to clean the largest of them it was necessary to get down on the floor and reach back under the cabinet to unhook the filter about once a month to chanter the media in it.
one of his danes was a giant of a girl, solid black and silly as two barrels of drunken monkeys. she and i hit it off from day one and she followed me around while i took care of the daily tasks there. if i bent over she would goose me with her nose. if i reached for the broom she would grab it and run to the other end of the house. i swear that dog could laugh like a person.
her absolute favorite prank on me was during tank cleaning time. while i was on my back, arms reaching up into the cabinet to unhook hoses she would sneak around (and yes a dog that big can sneak if they really want to) and plop her big fuzzy butt right on my face. this included times when she was in heat, which could be rather.... funky ... for lack of a better phrase.
of course after the third time this happened i figured out her pattern and got smart. i shut her in the spare room while i was cleaning the tanks. this worked for a few times. given several sessions in there she figured out how to grab the knob with her teeth, open the door and sneak around to sit on my face yet again.
after that i sort of gave up on the idea of shutting her in the room or outside (the door was equipped with a pull the dogs could use to get in and out for potty times) and decided to use a leash. ever seen a great dane pull a couch across a house? i did. it was awesome lol.
years ago i worked for a paraplegic gentleman who kept great danes. love the breed because of my experiences with his two, but you want to talk about some funny damned animals? whoooo
ok part of my job was cleaning the home, and me being me i went above and beyond. my client also kept freshwater fish is three large aquariums in his den. in order to clean the largest of them it was necessary to get down on the floor and reach back under the cabinet to unhook the filter about once a month to chanter the media in it.
one of his danes was a giant of a girl, solid black and silly as two barrels of drunken monkeys. she and i hit it off from day one and she followed me around while i took care of the daily tasks there. if i bent over she would goose me with her nose. if i reached for the broom she would grab it and run to the other end of the house. i swear that dog could laugh like a person.
her absolute favorite prank on me was during tank cleaning time. while i was on my back, arms reaching up into the cabinet to unhook hoses she would sneak around (and yes a dog that big can sneak if they really want to) and plop her big fuzzy butt right on my face. this included times when she was in heat, which could be rather.... funky ... for lack of a better phrase.
of course after the third time this happened i figured out her pattern and got smart. i shut her in the spare room while i was cleaning the tanks. this worked for a few times. given several sessions in there she figured out how to grab the knob with her teeth, open the door and sneak around to sit on my face yet again.
after that i sort of gave up on the idea of shutting her in the room or outside (the door was equipped with a pull the dogs could use to get in and out for potty times) and decided to use a leash. ever seen a great dane pull a couch across a house? i did. it was awesome lol.