Wow!!!! Smart, muscular, respectful, vet, good looking Ironman Triathlete and you have been declining his Sangria invites for 7 months!!!!  What is wrong with this picture?  Go grab that man and make Sangria every chance you can.  

BTW, he is very Javier Bardeem (sp?) in looks and I know how Javier turns you on!  wink wink wink ;-)  I'm just sayin.......

Oh and just one more comment......Dogs are very good judges of character.  Little Miss Bella loved him so you should trust her.  Just look at the way she is gazing adoringly up at him.