Our New Hee-Hee Foo-Foo

Here we are in the field behind our house(see the 12th century castle lichtenburg in the background?) with our latest addition to the clan. Gage calls him the hee-hee foo-foo (hee-hee is horsie and foo-foo is woof backwards). Our horsie roof roof is affectionately called Gustav or Gus and his official name is Bulbus Vom Hause Wagner(see his pedigree at http://great-dane.vomhausewagner.com/prog3/dogs/pedigree.mv?en+19417). He comes from the "anatomy" litter. His name may bring us lots of future stud contracts. Mr. Wagner is a veternarian/Great Dane breeder quite renowned in this area. Gus' German blood lines come from his Italian father and his French mother. He is four months old and is so heavy we cannot hoist him into the back of the Excursion. He is not supposed to jump until he is older so he uses a ramp to get in and out of the car.

Gus is everything we could hope for in a dog and then some...he is so gentle his own bark startles him. The first night home the kids put pillows all around him and slept with the new baby on the floor. He is just like a toddler, wobbly on the stairs, tasting everything he sees and distracted by every little flutter. Unlike our toddlers he doesn't use a diaper and upon his first "little" accicedent I completely validated Gages half horse half dog surveyance. Wow!

We already love Gus and appreciate him for the extra affection he bestows to anyone in his path. We see him growing up with our little cubs who will be off to college when he sees his old age. We hope to have many adventures with our new pal. May God grant him health and safety and lots of bladder control...