“When an eighty-five-pound
mammal licks your tears away,
then tries to sit on your lap,
it’s hard to feel sad.”
— Kristan Higgans
“Slowly, Anna put up a hand to his muzzle and began to scratch that spot behind the ear where large dogs keep their souls.” — Eva Ibbotson
Loved by his favorite persons, Peter and Mary Margaret, for his docile and affectionate personality, Jake epitomizes the Gentle Giant description of Great Danes everywhere.
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Jake, the Gentle Giant ~ Watercolor portrait by Mary O’Connor
© 2019
Very nice Mary.
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