After a lot of "non" communication I finally got confirmed a 2nd Blue Great Dane!!! So on the 16th December Marcus and I headed north to collect him from Auckland and see the family again! (first time since mum died 2 years ago.)
He's a cruisy yet confident boy who will be the dominant dog here (yes, could tell that at 8 weeks old! LOL) He traveled phenomenally well driving back from Auckland to home, he doesn't like to sleep alone, so he'd let me know when he needed a toilet break, and he'd let me know when he needed sleep LOL. Marcus has his learner's now so he did a fair chunk of the driving and was a star, very proud of him! (In a manual too.)
From the second Tai met Nova he has been so gentle and devoted to him, I am so glad I got the wee man, those 2 are going to be inseparable, which is good because Vada has aged in the last year and won't play with the new kid like he played with Tai.
I admit having more than one dog is actually a lazy way of raising puppies, because the puppies follow the older dogs and learn very easily that way, BUT, first Tai and now Nova have just been an absolute breeze (so far!) compared to many I've had over the years! Tai had a perfect recall from day 1, he ALWAYS comes when you call him, even if he's been naughty. And he has matured MASSIVELY as soon as Nova turned up, I cannot believe how
incredibly gentle and patient he is with Nova! He has a fear base in his personality which means we are taking care to socialise him well, but the best thing is, I am his safe place, so if in doubt he returns to me for guidance. Nova at 10 weeks is starting to take himself out to the toilet over night (thank god for that, I HATE broken sleep!) well.... I may be a bit premature, but last night he took himself out twice to the toilet before I got up to take him out, a good start! Now this boy is a cruiser BUT he's also gonna be a dominant dog, he's already at 10 weeks doing all the dominant posturing to Tai (and Vada who gets pissed off with him LOL) but he too is QUICKLY learning his commands, he's learning them quicker than the man!!!
I
hear a "Tai! Tai!!! TAI! TAAAIII!!!!!!" and I have to (every bloody
time) yell back, "he knows his fucking name, tell him what you want!!!!"
This morning it was little Nova who had followed me thru the gate into
the paddock this morning and the man was calling him back, except he
wasn't.... "Nova. Nova! Come on get inside, come on, get in here!
Nova!!!" And Nova is standing there looking at me. I say "What is the
command?" He says "Nova! Come!" with a joyful look in his eye as he
KNOWS the pup won't turn round and come to him yet with that, but lo and
behold, 10 week old puppy turns round and trots back to him at the
gate. I turned around and headed to the cow with a very smug smile 
The puppies are most awesome! The people, not so much! BWAHAHAHAHA
This was a pitstop in Taupo on our way south again. Such short little legs! (Not Marcus LOL)
Tai 13 mths and Nova 9 weeks. Best buddies already. My little Blue Angels <3
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