*after twenty four years (meet Freyja)

Six months or so ago and much to my amazement my dear husband started showing an interest in selecting a large dog for our family.  I mean, is he crazy? We are a cat family. A large cat family.  We have never in the twenty four years of marriage had a dog in our family.  Don't get me wrong, I love dogs and grew up with one by my side most of the time.  Eric comes from a long line of cat lovers and he has always had an aversion to having a canine as a pet.   Can I just say -He is in love and it was ALL his doing.

Through our search for a canine that would be the right breed for our family, Eric looked from German Shepherds, Kangals, Mastiffs to Great Danes.  We have a good friend who is a quality breeder of German Shepherds and had hoped that she would be breeding soon. She has, however, decided to take a break this season.  If she decides to breed in the fall, her pups will be available in October. You might think this would have been a better timing choice for us. I might tend to think it would have been a better timing choice too. But, here we are -new owners of a beautiful blue, pure bred, Great Dane.

She had a great first night. She is being crate trained from the start.  The night started with a bit of crying but only lasted a few minutes before she laid down to sleep.  The night was restful, but she put a new spin on "weekend sleep in".  We were up at six am going potty.  So the story begins...

 This is a picture of her when we first got home with her.  She is only seven weeks old.