Gigi in stealth mode

The other night when we got to obedience class, Gigi had to drop down to super sneaky stealth mode in order to stalk her bestie (Isla, the Lab).  I bet Isla never even saw her.

She cracks me up!

Great Dane sneak attack

Dogs being dogs

Like any dog, mine love racing around, just to enjoy being alive. Makes me happy to see them happy!

Great Danes running
Gigi in the lead with Kizzy hot on her heels
Great Danes running
Gigi as the chaser
Senior Great Dane running
Kizzy in the lead… not too bad for Dane who will be eight years old in a month!
Great Dane running
Gigi
Sneaky Great Dane
Gigi in ultra-stealth mode, doing a super sneaky attack on Kizzy
Mantle Great Dane
Kizzy…watching Gigi’s “sneak attack”

head profile Great Dane

Two Great Danes sitting

Great Dane Meet Up Group

The Great Dane Club of Des Moines has formed a “Great Dane Meet Up Group“.  We had our first event yesterday – a walk around Gray’s Lake in Des Moines.  We had eleven Danes show up!  Not bad for our first event.  It was a fun time, getting to meet other Dane owners and causing quite the scene as we paraded around the park.  The beautiful weather drew lots of people outside! Kizzy and Gigi both had a great time.

Great Dane Meet Up Group attendees
Great Dane Meet Up Group attendees

Misc Pictures

Getting caught up on posting some pictures…

Gigi with her new buddy, Walter (a 3 month old Cocker Spaniel), at a fun match last weekend.
Cleaning up after my all-breed kennel club’s dog show, we turned club member dogs loose to run and play in the empty building. FUN!

Jan Snow Fun

A little late in posting these, but Oden stayed with us while his owner was out of town and we had lots of fun playing in the snow.  The dogs really love it when we go sledding – chasing the kids up and down the hill!  We also had my mom’s Lab come over to join the party – lots of dogs and kids to play.  Lots of fun!  See a gallery of pictures

Kizzy chasing Oden
Gigi racing Isla down the hill

Gigi at handling class & other pictures

Gigi has been playing show-dog-in-training at handling classes lately.  Couple snaps from a recent class:

Waiting patiently
Gigi working with a friend. We take turns handling each others dogs, to get the dogs comfortable working with other people.
And, later that night, Kizzy showing how she patiently waits for dinner!

A sweet picture from when Oden (Gigi’s brother) recently stayed with us while his human mom was traveling:

Oden on his back, relaxing with his mom and sister.

At the River

This past weekend was so beautiful, especially for this time of year! Yesterday, I enjoyed taking the dogs on a long walk at the river.  Captured some nice shots, although just on my phone camera.

Kizzy
Gigi

Kizzy

Wilson

Wilson (our singleton from our 2011 Skyy x Taxi litter) came out for a play date today.  He is still as beautiful as ever!

Playing with his niece, Gigi
Mantle parade!