These photo's are AWSOME!!! I love the dobie who seems to think he is an 'afghan' hound, tee hee!!!
I think that it's a good idea to not reinforce this kind of behavior, because someone will visit and NOT appreciate it ... that being said, my dogs are all very spoiled, and I really wouldn't have it any other way ... And if visitors don't like it, they can go visit their 'dogless' friends instead!!!
Funny 'large dog' story ... our neighbors used to have a big (and I do mean BIG) black lab ... one day "Onnie" was chasing a ball into the kitchen, could not stop on the linoleum floor and but an enormous dent in the refrigerator door ... Onnie was fine, but the fridge became quite the conversation piece!!!