Just like me when I met Great Dane when I was three and a half. Remembered it even since. I’m 79 now. Danes are the greatest!!!
This is still me in every pet store or other situation where some rando dog appears...and I’m not ashamed of it.
Couple years ago I was having some intense conversation with a friend in a parking lot when a dog walked by.
Without warning, I immediately dropped down to the dog’s level and started loving on him, leaving the now-ignored friend still standing, wondering where the hell I’d vanished to.
;D
Lucky you! I recall a person telling a story about how they just reached down to pet a Dane they met on a walk - with the owner ensuring her that yes, he’s friendly - and the dog just went crazy on her. Ha, what an experience that must have been.