I can’t believe your daughter was wearing shorts. I think you live kind of near me, but I have certainly not yet experienced shorts weather.
I have to say, though, I like the combo of shorts and winter boots. Except only long-legged, skinny young things like your daughter could pull it off. I am none of those things any longer.
I wear shorts with boots when I walk JJ too….in my dreams.
Stella seems to know her way around the hood…that’s a good thing so Bossy’s daughter doesn’t get lost.
Are you sure you’re not from Canada? Because the whole shorts, uggs, down-filled vest combo is practically a uniform for Canadian girls at the beginning of spring. The shorts show our undying hope that yes, winter well end…eventually.
Bossy’s daughter looks just like my mailman. Boots and shorts in the middle of winter! What brave souls. I won’t wear shorts in public anymore.
My sister’s dog was a boxer and I always called him Scooby Doo’s brother Sniffy Doo.
At first I thought “How cute! Bossy’s daughter is wearing shorts with tights and Uggs to keep warm!”
Then I realized those weren’t white tights. Those were white legs. And I felt a little ashamed of myself for giggling that someone else has pale legs like me.
You have to have legs like that to have a Great Dane, don’t you? I guess that’s why I’m doomed to have miniature poodles and goldendoodles – all of whom have good sized haunches… *sigh.
My gosh – but your girl’s legs are long! And it cracks me up that she’s wearing shorts with her boots, scarf, long shirt and vest. Oh, to have the metabolism of a tween again!
Me three on thinking those bare legs were wearing tights at first…brrrrrrr!!
Stella’s looking a wee bit perturbed at you in the second-to-last shot…maybe cause you said it was time to go home…then tries to drag you all back downtown in the last shot. Dogs are so funny.
If I had legs like Bossy’s daughter, I would wear shorts every day of my life. (Heck, I would wear shorts daily if I had Stella’s legs, although I would only want two of them.)
I am so proud of your dane. She is a superb walker. My tiny mother lives by herself and has a 170 lb great dane that pulls my mom everywhere. She needs to learn a few things from your Stella.
Oh how I adore Danes… even when they ‘tow’ … has Bossy’s daughter considered rollerblades? Kinda like waterskiing but with Stella as the motorboat, the pavement as the river, and the blades as the skis? Now THAT would be worth a series of photos…
Our Cozzie was taught to ‘heel’ from a very early age… not that he wanted to. He was BUSTING to lead, but was such a good boy that 95% of the time, he stuck to his position at my side. The other 5% wasn’t pretty. Not pretty at all….
BB
Wait….pajama pants girl swapped for pajama boxer shorts?
I love it.
I’ve got myself some pretty long legs and my dogs have two inch legs…no pet owner likeness like yours have.
I work with a girl who has three Great Danes. (THREE!)
Holy Crap!
Sadly, I have learned that I can never have a great Dane because I cannot accomplish step 1 of walking a great dane: grow impossibly long and elegant legs.
jen says
February 12, 2009 at 10:00 amWait. I don’t see the lawn and leaf size bags you must have to carry to clean up after your pony!
natalie says
February 12, 2009 at 10:04 amlove the long legged pictures! daughter and dog alike.
kristin says
February 12, 2009 at 10:12 amI can’t believe your daughter was wearing shorts. I think you live kind of near me, but I have certainly not yet experienced shorts weather.
I have to say, though, I like the combo of shorts and winter boots. Except only long-legged, skinny young things like your daughter could pull it off. I am none of those things any longer.
carson says
February 12, 2009 at 10:14 amPeople DO look like their dogs…in the legs, anyway. And that’s a compliment for your daughter. Hey, you’ve seen this gal’s site, I hope:
http://www.erinvey.com/bark/2009/02/11/birthday-princess/
kylydia says
February 12, 2009 at 10:21 amI’d say that’s an accurate portrayal! Our Guinness Great Dane likes sniffing EVERYTHING, too, as well as the sideways walk.
Cat says
February 12, 2009 at 10:28 amI love Bossy’s daughter’s winterwear!
Heather R says
February 12, 2009 at 10:32 amMy Dad just rescued two Great Danes… Lord bless you all, I have a hard time keeping up with my Greyhound and he’s about half the size!
Grandma J says
February 12, 2009 at 10:33 amI wear shorts with boots when I walk JJ too….in my dreams.
Stella seems to know her way around the hood…that’s a good thing so Bossy’s daughter doesn’t get lost.
prefers her fantasy life says
February 12, 2009 at 10:34 amAre you sure this isn’t an ad for Uggs?
jennifer says
February 12, 2009 at 10:36 amOh, these pictures are adorable!!
Shania says
February 12, 2009 at 10:38 amDo people accuse you of starving Stella? My mastiff was skinny like her and I was constantly having to defend his eating habits!
Dayle says
February 12, 2009 at 10:48 amAre you sure you’re not from Canada? Because the whole shorts, uggs, down-filled vest combo is practically a uniform for Canadian girls at the beginning of spring. The shorts show our undying hope that yes, winter well end…eventually.
The Other Dawn says
February 12, 2009 at 10:59 amI’m sorry. I couldn’t hear you over the shorts with Uggs.
RuthWells says
February 12, 2009 at 11:08 amIs it a requirement that the dog walker have legs exactly the same length as the Great Dane?… Well done, Bossy’s Daughter. (Gawd, she’s getting tall.)
MariaV says
February 12, 2009 at 11:19 amHow tall is Bossy’s daughter? I think she may be taller than me. I’m GREEN!
Bossy’s Dane isn’t just Great, she will lead you down the right path.
Rachel D. says
February 12, 2009 at 11:28 amShe has long Model legs. Sooo Green.
I want to steal her Uggs to!
The Dane is going to start asking for a fee
for every picture soon…
kathy in b.c. says
February 12, 2009 at 11:28 amBossy’s daughter looks just like my mailman. Boots and shorts in the middle of winter! What brave souls. I won’t wear shorts in public anymore.
My sister’s dog was a boxer and I always called him Scooby Doo’s brother Sniffy Doo.
Domestic Goddess (in training) says
February 12, 2009 at 11:30 amThank god she’s not wearing a pencil skirt like those damn Westminster handlers! I hate to see them struggle to walk in those tight skirts!
Ellie says
February 12, 2009 at 11:33 amSix long lean and lanky legs.
Kait says
February 12, 2009 at 11:45 amAt first I thought “How cute! Bossy’s daughter is wearing shorts with tights and Uggs to keep warm!”
Then I realized those weren’t white tights. Those were white legs. And I felt a little ashamed of myself for giggling that someone else has pale legs like me.
tuesday says
February 12, 2009 at 11:45 amWhy doesn’t she just ride him?
The Subtle Rudder says
February 12, 2009 at 11:49 amI have a Smella, too! She’s a seven-pounder, though: http://thesubtlerudder.com/?p=81
David says
February 12, 2009 at 11:59 amTwo more photos and you could have had a 12 of 12.
Lesley says
February 12, 2009 at 12:12 pmBrrrrrrrrr. Bossy’s daughter’s naked legs are making me COLD!
But the pics make the heart warm so it all evens out.
Kristine says
February 12, 2009 at 12:13 pmWow, I wish my dogs would behave that calmly on a walk.
Ms Cranky Pants says
February 12, 2009 at 12:14 pmMy whole life, I’ve wished for long lean gams like your two girls!
Baby Favorite says
February 12, 2009 at 12:27 pmYes, the long, lean legs of your daughter’s make me envious, but that adorable, quaint DOWNTOWN area is what’s REALLY got me drooling.
I hate California. I want to move to wherever it is you live!
Gigi says
February 12, 2009 at 12:29 pmYour girl is just so cute I couldn’t even think about the giant doggy. And could you please have her belt out another song for us??
ashley says
February 12, 2009 at 12:39 pmBD looks ready to dog walk in NYC in her mod and fab outfit! And if she gets tired she can hop on her pony for a ride home…
Lisa says
February 12, 2009 at 12:39 pmis Bossy’s daughter wearing PAJAMA SHORTS!?!!?!?!?!
Reeb says
February 12, 2009 at 12:43 pmI was with #20/Kait, thinking they were tights in the first photo. Then, “wait a minute, that’s real skin!” I stand awed at the resistance to cold.
Note how long BD’s strides are, to keep up with Stella’s. And she does it.
Reeb says
February 12, 2009 at 12:44 pmYou forgot to document the pause to pee on the grass.
HAGERDASH says
February 12, 2009 at 12:58 pmCute neighborhood!
birdie23 says
February 12, 2009 at 1:06 pmWhoa pony!!bossy’s girls sure have long legs. Wish my beagle would walk instead of a blaze of fur whoof! Does the grey coat stroll with Stella too?
Cactus Petunia says
February 12, 2009 at 1:52 pmBossy’s girls make quite a fashion statement!
lizski says
February 12, 2009 at 2:06 pmYou have to have legs like that to have a Great Dane, don’t you? I guess that’s why I’m doomed to have miniature poodles and goldendoodles – all of whom have good sized haunches… *sigh.
kay says
February 12, 2009 at 2:07 pmYou sure don’t have to worry about her safety when she’s out walking that horse you call a dog.
Momo Fali says
February 12, 2009 at 2:17 pmI love how the 2nd, 3rd and 6th pictures have the exact same leg movements.
justjuli says
February 12, 2009 at 3:06 pmMy gosh – but your girl’s legs are long! And it cracks me up that she’s wearing shorts with her boots, scarf, long shirt and vest.
Oh, to have the metabolism of a tween again! 
Kathryn says
February 12, 2009 at 3:17 pmOur Great Dane does that too! The sniffing, and then the tug-of-war battle to keep going when she wants to keep sniffing. She usually wins…
La Mom says
February 12, 2009 at 3:43 pmI shudder to think of the kilos of dog poop your sweetie-pie would leave on Paris sidewalks — that’s why you only see Yorkies here!
La Mom
furiousball says
February 12, 2009 at 3:44 pmi want one
Beth says
February 12, 2009 at 4:06 pmFor me to have a series of ‘owner walking similar-type dog’ photos, my pup would need to be a bull dog or bassett hound!
Maria says
February 12, 2009 at 4:07 pmI will ignore the fact that bossy’s cute daughter is wearing shorts. IGNORE. LalalallalalIcan’thearyou! kind of ignore.
Nice Chevy Nova.
reen says
February 12, 2009 at 4:34 pmMe three on thinking those bare legs were wearing tights at first…brrrrrrr!!
Stella’s looking a wee bit perturbed at you in the second-to-last shot…maybe cause you said it was time to go home…then tries to drag you all back downtown in the last shot. Dogs are so funny.
kate says
February 12, 2009 at 4:50 pmi don’t know whose legs are longer, BOSSY’s dane’s or BOSSY’s daughter’s.
Lisa says
February 12, 2009 at 4:50 pmWhat sweet, beautiful pictures!
Lizzy says
February 12, 2009 at 5:22 pmIf I had legs like Bossy’s daughter, I would wear shorts every day of my life. (Heck, I would wear shorts daily if I had Stella’s legs, although I would only want two of them.)
Trini says
February 12, 2009 at 5:23 pmHAHAHAH. I have TWO count ’em TWO Basset Hounds, thus I have TWO owner/dog lookalike combos, broad butts, thick thighs and all
Michelle says
February 12, 2009 at 5:40 pmI am amused by the puffer vest and boots paired with the short shorts.
hippo brigade says
February 12, 2009 at 6:27 pmI am so proud of your dane. She is a superb walker. My tiny mother lives by herself and has a 170 lb great dane that pulls my mom everywhere. She needs to learn a few things from your Stella.
Ree (the Other One) says
February 12, 2009 at 6:35 pmI <3 Stella.
Bush Babe of Granite Glen says
February 12, 2009 at 7:04 pmOh how I adore Danes… even when they ‘tow’ … has Bossy’s daughter considered rollerblades? Kinda like waterskiing but with Stella as the motorboat, the pavement as the river, and the blades as the skis? Now THAT would be worth a series of photos…
Our Cozzie was taught to ‘heel’ from a very early age… not that he wanted to. He was BUSTING to lead, but was such a good boy that 95% of the time, he stuck to his position at my side. The other 5% wasn’t pretty. Not pretty at all….
BB
operagal says
February 12, 2009 at 7:47 pmmy first car was a Chevy Nova – I loved that car. It was a ’76, and it was a really pretty medium blue color. Kinda sparkly.
Mr Farty says
February 12, 2009 at 8:07 pmLove the trendy white tights. Wait, what?
Carrie says
February 12, 2009 at 8:42 pmWait….pajama pants girl swapped for pajama boxer shorts?
I love it.
I’ve got myself some pretty long legs and my dogs have two inch legs…no pet owner likeness like yours have.
I work with a girl who has three Great Danes. (THREE!)
Holy Crap!
Chesapeake Bay Woman says
February 12, 2009 at 9:13 pmBossy’s Dane isn’t just great; she insists that her owners resemble her.
Chicky Chicky Baby says
February 12, 2009 at 9:22 pmGotta love Danes, they go where they wanna go and do what they wanna do.
Wait, wasn’t that a song? Fer chrissake.
Cheri @ Blog This Mom! says
February 12, 2009 at 10:06 pmWas that supposed to be How to Walk a Pony in Ten Exhibits?
Dorothy Stahlnecker says
February 12, 2009 at 11:21 pmThose are the greatest photos of your beautiful daughter and her miniature pony.
Great shots of the walk although not quite sure who’s taking who there..
Dorothy from grammology
grammology.com
Avitable says
February 13, 2009 at 1:23 amI want to meet your dog. Oh, and the rest of the two-legged fam, too.
Catherine McP says
February 13, 2009 at 1:32 amBossy’s daughter is just a wishin for spring.
wrh says
February 14, 2009 at 11:32 amSadly, I have learned that I can never have a great Dane because I cannot accomplish step 1 of walking a great dane: grow impossibly long and elegant legs.
The end.
Manic Mommy says
February 17, 2009 at 6:31 pmStella to Bossy’s Daughter: Psst, I think someone’s following us.
Leatrice says
June 23, 2011 at 1:06 amYup, that’ll do it. You have my apeprciaiton.