a three minute affair in less than three minutes.

as we pass this fellow i could see he had fallen instantly in love with lulu. i said, she's friendly, if you want to say hello, but be aware, she has a long wet tongue and she's not shy about using it. 
meanwhile a couple had stopped and though they might have been in conversation or waiting for a bus i sensed apprehension. it was clear as we passed them the lady was terrified and when i smiled she wouldn't even smile, her face was a stiff expression of no, please, no. 
then we saw ed the novelist and he was right in between. he asked if she bites. i said no, her only fault is ebullient affection. that can be a problem, he said, i'm not a dog person. he said a sheepdog, but then described a different breed, charged at him and nipped him, and he asked, what do you do. i told him that happened to me and mister and i just stopped and crouched by mister while mister did nothing at all, simply ignoring the big lummox, and the incident was over. you are tall i said, and your tall fear probably made the dog nervous and afraid. he saw that right away. yes, he said. i said when i meet a dog i get down with them, and you can even lay down in a submissive posture. but that would probably mean you have become a dog person.