I may have forgotten to tell Mrs. That Dan Guy, but while wandering the mall yesterday, I noticed that the pet store there had a couple of Dachshund puppies in a petting display.

Are those what are typically called “wiener” dogs? Man, are they ever the neatest little things…

They sure had a crowd gathered, I’ll say that much. Wiener dogs have a certain appeal, I don’t know why. It’s probably just as well that I didn’t tell MTDG – she’d have pushed her way to the front of the display, and I’d be spending a small fortune on buying ice cream for small children, to try and console them. She’s done it before, you know. At a Sea World type of park in Hawaii several years ago, she overpowered a couple of young orphans to be the person that got to interact with a sea lion. I could barely take pictures of her, what with the sobbing kids wailing away beside me.

Now that I think of it, she did it again on our latest travel excursion. I decided to treat her to Siegfried and Roy’s Secret Garden, an overpriced mini-zoo in Vegas, at the Mirage Hotel. This “attraction” features a dolphin habitat, a couple of goats, some pigeons, and just happened to boast newborn white tiger cubs.

As has happened in the past (see Hawaii story above), MTDG spotted the crowd gathered outside the tiger display. Without an open spot for decent viewing, she suddenly hollered out: “OMIGOD!! Hanna Montana!!!”

Well, before you know it, the kids are all running over to a corner of the “attraction” she was pointing to, leaving choice viewing areas open for her selection. We managed to get some great photos, before the unruly mob of moppets returned.

That’s just the way she rolls, when animals are involved…

Chow for now!!