MaxandKatietheGreatDanes

Maddie the Great Dane loves to check out big boxes that are opened on the table. Watch & laugh as Maddie helps Mom & Dad try to solve the mystery of WHO sent Dad a huge cooler full of goodies from Omaha Steak company. Dad was thrilled to find vac sealed frozen boxes of filet, burgers, chicken, pork chops & dessert - but no gift card or note. Maddie prefers her gift boxes a little less frozen, but was still all in to check it out. Dad looked snazzy in his personalized Dane Dad sweatshirt available from Aunt Pam's online store www.vintagewoodscanada.etsy.com The mystery was finally solved by Mom calling the company to inquire who placed the order. Thank you Uncle Dean & other Aunt Pam for the goodie box.

Maddie & Ellie the Great Danes love their new jumbo Caterpillar toy. Watch & laugh as upside down Ellie wakes up to join Maddie in a game of Catch Me If You Can with their new Jumbo Caterpillar aka Mr C. Mom quickly decides that game of tug with a 6 foot stuffie is best suited for outside. The girls quickly agree & enjoy a game of Caterpillar Tag. Thank you Melissa for the wonderful Great Dane size stuffie!

Maddie the Great Dane is already in love with the Warmbond Portable Firepit & Mom hasn't fully assembled it with the smokeless top cap & grill. Watch & enjoy as Maddie enjoys the toasty warmth of the Warmbond Bondstove, which can be used without the panel & grill to allow for a more wood fire ambiance . Maddie is looking forward to Mom adding the smokeless top cover & grill & better yet....some hot dogs! We are all really impressed with the quality & design of the Bondstove. We will be sharing more of our Warmbond experiences as we enjoy our wonderful fall & winter weather in Florida.

Maddie the Great Dane is quite the talented delivery girl. Watch & laugh as Maddie surprises Dad & Mom with the delivery of the dozen roses that Dad picked up for Mom to celebrate their 19th wedding anniversary - Mom & Dad were together for a dog year ...aka 7... before getting married. Maddie is really enjoying her Delivery Dane Gig & takes all her deliveries straight to the art room. Max & Katie would be so proud of Maddie for carrying on their delivery legacy.

Maddie the Great Dane is a very helpful & interested girl, when Mom unpacks new products. Watch & enjoy as Maddie & Mom have fun opening the box for the new Warmbond Portable fireplace. The BondStove is a portable smokeless fireplace / grill. Maddie can't wait to get the stove assembled & get the fire started as Mom describes the features.

Maddie the Great Dane is very helpful when a project involves sticks....lol Watch & laugh as Mom has to negotiate the release of the sticks, that Maddie swiped, to fire up the WarmBond Portable Smokeless Firepit that we are testing out. We are enjoying lovely perfect fall firepit weather in Florida & Maddie is looking forward to sitting beside the newly invented smokeless fireplace & grill. Stay tuned for our first cozy poolside fire.

Dad is an amazing artist who can paint anything! Dad also has the ability to tune out the craziness around him as he works on a project. Watch & enjoy as Dad creates the most perfect pink flamingo pumpkin after starting with a plain pink pumpkin & flamingo head & within hours transforms Pinkie into a work of art! Dad totally ignores Maddie & Boone running house zoomies as he works in his Pink Project. Go Dad. Hope Pinkie wins Best in Show at the Pumpkin Contest at Salt Rock Grill in Florida.

Boone came over for a visit & Mom has a flash of brilliance for the Lederhosen outfit that was a little too small for us....so much for XL! Think about it....Lederhosen ...GERMAN Short Haired Pointer. Much to Mom & Boone's Dad's surprise, Boone willing wore the Lederhosen outfit, complete with the hat. Until I swiped the hat....Poor Mom, never ending wardrobe malfunction videos, but they are humorous. Listen for the PING! when I swipe Boone's Hat.

Maddie & Ellie the Great Danes & Jack the Cat know as soon as they see the wonderfully decorated boxes from Fairy Godmother Michelle in Rhode Island, that there will be all sorts of goodies in the boxes. Watch & laugh as excited Maddie & Ellie can't wait to see the toys & treats in the boxes. Funny Maddie tosses toys out of the box, so see what else is in the box. Thank you Fairy Godmother for a very Happy Halloween!

Maddie & Ellie love their Halloween costumes....ok maybe, Maddie just likes her costume...lol... Watch & laugh as Ellie-gant Ellie Antoinette or possibly Ellie Martha Washington, Mom cant' decide exactly which historical character Ellie represents poses so Ellie-gantly while Cheerleader Maddie...let's call it leads a cheer before settling in to pose on the other side of Ellie. Mom was just happy that both costumes remained intact! Happy Halloween countdown!

Our new friend from Texas shipped a huge gift box to Florida with some of her Great Dane's favorite type of toys & gave it to us when we enjoyed our eat & greet at Dairy Queen. Watch & laugh as we eagerly open the box & check out the toys. Jack came trotting out when he heard there was a box of cat toys & got into the toy game. As Melissa predicted Ellie & I love the caterpiller ....Mom gave it more legs & called it a centipede. It is so snuggly & soft. Mom reminded me that Mr Caterpiller needs ALL his legs. Thank you so much Melissa.

Maddie & Ellie love going out for Burgers & Ice Cream & the road trip was even more fun as we met up with four social media friends, two ladies who travelled from Texas to meet us! Watch & laugh as Maddie & Ellie have fun with new friends & enjoy getting spoiled with Dairy Queen Ice Cream & Cheeseburgers.

Maddie & Ellie the Great Danes are usually quite cooperative about wearing their costumes after they get their initial excitement under control. Watch & laugh as Mom has a few challenges filming Cow Maddie & Lobster Ellie. Mom should have switched costumes as Ellie's cow costume had no hope of closing over her tummy (haven't we all been there). Ellie then decides to carry her udders ...lol Excited Maddie tries to remove the legs from her costume & Mom tries to negotiate with Maddie to "leave her legs alone". Mom finally decides to call this "Take One" of the Lobster & Cow Halloween costume adventure. Stay tuned.

Once they get their initial excitement under control, Maddie & Ellie the Great Danes pose perfectly in their Surf & Turf Halloween Costumes. Watch & laugh as Surf aka Harlequin Cow Ellie & Turf aka Red / Rock Lobster Maddie pose perfectly by the pool for Mom. Mom is starting to figure out that Take Two on posing the girls, usually results in a more successful video & photo.

Much to Mom & Dad's surprise, Maddie is following in Max & Katie's footsteps & becoming a grocery delivery girl. In fairness to Maddie, due to the pandemic & Instacart, Maddie has not had many opportunities for train for her task. Watch & laugh as with Mom & Dad cheering her on, Maddie grabs a bag of groceries & takes them on a little tour of the front lawn....lol Mom reroutes the delivery girl & she is on her way into the house, down the hall to the Art Room to show the treasures in the grocery bag to Ellie. Good Girl Maddie - You Did It!!!

Maddie the Great Dane & Jack the Cat love playing together. Watch & laugh as Maddie & Jack have fun strolling into the kitchen with doing the Hokey Pokey, putting their right & left feet in & out as Maddie play bows & Jack plays his favorite game....Whack A Dane. Maddie & Jack have the sweetest Tom & Jerry relationship.

Maddie the Great Dane is a busy girl when her buddy Boone comes over. At 9 1/2 years old Boone is an energizer bunny full of energy when it comes to swimming & lizard patrolling. Watch & laugh as Maddie was almost ready to quit after 90 minutes of play time, but decides to supervise as Boone enjoy a stroll & a swim in the pool & then bounces through the dwarf ixora garden in search of lizards.

Boone the German Short Haired Pointer loves patrolling for lizards. Watch & laugh as Boone thoroughly checks out a lounger for lounge lizards before getting distracted by Maddie's Cannonball Splash & then the race begins. Boone takes an early lead around the pool deck, but Maddie gains the lead as they cross into the putting green. Great Racing!

Jack the Cat has been a good sport about costumes & has been an awesome Little Red Furry Great Dane brother to five Great Dane siblings. Watch & laugh as Max isn't too sure what to make of the Jack the Cat-atonic Lion. Katie totally ignores Jack & head to the sofa to sit like the peoples do with her toy. Miss you Max & Katie.

Ellie the Great Dane prefers to do her socializing in the comfort of the air conditioning. Watch & laugh as Ellie is watching Maddie & Boone have fun in the pool & then gives Mom "the look" which translates to "enough heat & humidity - I want to go inside". Mom captures the most beautiful reflection of Ellie-gant Ellie in the mirrored tinted door.

Maddie & Ellie enjoy their play dates with their buddy Boone the German Short Haired Pointer. Show & Tell is great with friends, so Maddie pointed out her (first, don't tell Dad) new landscaping project. Watch and laugh as Maddie & Boone love running & playing together. Ellie prefers to spectate in the shade.

Jack the Cat is very much a dog person, as long as the dogs are his Great Danes. Watch & laugh as Jack makes a quick exit stage right, as German Short Haired Pointer Boone comes over for a play date with Maddie & Ellie. The girls are excited to have their buddy over & can't wait to head outside to play. Maddie turned right out of the lanai, while Boone headed straight for the dipping & sipping shelf in the pool. There is afunny scene at 13 seconds when Maddie comes sliding down the hallway to visit with Boone

Maddie & Ellie the Great Danes have a different approach to their purple Octopus Halloween costumes. Maddie comes racing out the door, intent on either removing a leg or two from her costume, or just removing the costume. Ellie chooses to accessorize the Octopus look with Mr Purple. Maddie had fun tossing her costume, while Ellie had fun posing with her Purple Octopus look. Funny girls.

Chef Maddie the Great Dane loves to sit like the peoples do at the table & like the peoples do, likes to change up where she sits. Watch & laugh as Chef Maddie enjoys a taste of Dad's wieners & beans. Both Mom & Maddie are happy that the wiener in the beans, wasn't as sneaky & slippery as the wiener in the corn dog. Dad's wieners & beans & Mom's sandwich was a perfect light fall comfort food dinner.

Maddie the Great Dane loves to help out with the gardening projects. Watch & laugh as Garden Grass Inspector Maddie, bounces through the Pampas Grasses to let Mom & Dad know which plants need more trimming as they take adventure of the cooler Florida fall temperatures tackle the over grown grass cleanup before putting down fresh pine bark.