I always stop to talk to people with giant dogs. But I get REALLY excited when a new big paw comes to board at the kennel where I work, and I miss my big friends when they don't come. This Thanksgiving I guess all of my big friends got to stay home, Maggie the Dane didn't come, and neither did Zeus. Chester the messy Newfie (he constantly bathes in his water bucket) stayed home, and so did my best friend Derry, the Irish wolfhound. Gulliver the St. Bernard got to stay with Grandma, but his sweet mom thought of us anyway, and brought us pumpkin bread. Allie came (she's a Pyr) but only stayed overnight. A new Newfie is coming next week, though, and a mastiff that we had as a 4 month old pup last year is coming to visit for Christmas- I can't wait to see how much he's grown!!