I once met my friend's boyfriend's dog before I ever met him! She and I were going out, and we went to pick him up. I was driving, and stayed in the car, while she left her door open and went to the door of his house. His front door opened, and out bounced a happy Golden Retreiver, who made a beeline for my car, and hopped right in, licked my face once and settled comfortably in the passenger seat like we'd known each other forever. I didn't even meet the boyfriend that night, as he backed out on going with us, but I liked his dog!