Can we please discuss?

So, in my Internet travels, I happened to stumble across this gem of a picture. Apparently, it's the cover of a book called "Talkin' Texan" and from my research, I've gathered that this is the "sexy-80's-denim-clad-vixen" cover, as opposed to the "playing-off-the-stupid-homespun-stereotype-of-Southerners-as-hokey-numbskulls" version, which can be found at here Amazon.com, IF you're interested.



But please, please, don't confuse these with "Slow-talkin' Texan," with my future husband pictured on the cover.



I'm just confused...if this is a romance novel, and the cover represents a woman's fantasy--why does a golden retriever have to be involved? I mean, the last thing I want to to deal with when my slow-talkin' stud of a man-muffin is laboring to string a few coherent words together for some pillow-talk is his stupid dog potentially peeing on my carpet, or God forbid, trying to distract my big, dumb Texan from the matter at hand. Frankly, I'd be much more turned on to find out this guy can fix my car, wants to do my taxes for me (including keeping track of my receipts all year long) and/or is willing do my filing here at work.

Also, how much do you love that yellow squiggle in the top left-hand corner that can only represent one thing. What? That's right, desire, bitches. Hot, yellow, squiggly desire.