Hey all!

I wanted to let you know that we had a "blessed event"!!! We adopted a new puppy named Maddie (short for Madeline). She's a 10 month old purebred Great Dane pup that we got from a rescue. She is all legs, but as sweet as honey! She was purchased from a breeder but the new owners did not get her vaccinated and she developed parvo. The rescue group found her, treated her and brought her back to her wonderful glory. Her temperament is true Great Dane - a total sweetheart! We are over the moon with her. The other dogs, Pepper (our alpha Lab/Pit mix) and Zeke (our Great Dane/Mastiff mix) have accepted her very well. Zeke fell head over heels in love with her initially, but now he's a little tired of her puppy antics. While she is actually slightly taller than Zeke, he is much more filled out than she is, and has us realizing what a truly huge dog he is! He weighs 160, but that's relative, right?!

Anyhow, I wanted to share our good fortune and blessings with you, and wish you all the same. Happy holidays!

Darla

P.S. Zeke is scheduled for surgery on 1/14/08 at UC Davis for his ACL repair.