Dawg Days!

This year I actually got a Mother's Day text from a dog. It thanked me for being 'the best mother to furry things' which is good as I'm not the mother of anything human!! It came from a Great Dane, by the name of Terra -- whom, I think, borrowed her Mom's phone. (That would be my friend Geneve.) I love dogs... always have, and before I moved to the USA, owned a dog walking agency in London called 'Dog Ventures!' But as much as I love them, I don't have one, but if I did, it would look like Terra here. She's the Architectural Digest of dogs. The reason I don't have a dog (mostly) is that dogs are not allowed in my current places in Aspen or New York. But when I can next have one, if I get one, it will be hard to decide on the primary function it should have. Should it be a dog that can run ahead of the horses to alert wildlife and be a ranch-type dog? Er yes, well then a Great Dane is no good, they don't even walk far enough to get to the mail box. Would I want a dog that can lay on the floor in an outdoor restaurant unrestrained and be patient and not yappy while I eat? (er yes it sometimes is allowed in Colorado). Then the big slinky is dog is just great. And when our snow comes? Well, what better than a dog designed to lie by the fire guarding the room in a castle! Its perfect for a Rocky Mountain-style home -- (with a little contemporary art styling in the mix, Terra's gray and white is sooo unutterably chic.) I understand all the small bouncy doggie things -- cute cuddly, take it to the groomers, bathe it, sleep with it, travel with it in the baggie and pop under the seat in front of you on the plane, stick it under your arm and smoosh it with kisses. I do know some top dogs whom regard me as aunty, and I've done all these things with them! And I do love a good Black Lab for their sheer enthusiasm, unadulterated loyalty, intelligence and willingness to go get you the paper etc. But for now, a super-leggy supermodel-y dawgy is my pick. So here, in the following posts, tributes to some of my favorite dawgs. But who won't agree, Terra takes pageant title.