Meet Phaedra!

 NaBloPoMo Day Four

This is Phaedra, my newest Grand-doggie.

She is a five-month-old Great-danoodle we bought for Eler Beth to be trained as her ESA and mobility service dog. Her mother is an AKC registered Great Dane, and her father is an AKC registered Standard Poodle. 

Phaedra was about 10 weeks old when we got her, and it has been fun seeing her grow exponentially each week. The breeder breeds Danes specifically for use as service animals, and this was her first litter of Danoodle-mixes. Phaedra is VERY smart and is already attentive to Eler Beth's needs. She has made a good start on her training. 

Bryant is still healthy and doing well, but he IS getting older and slowing down, and we wanted to get a puppy in there to be trained while he is still around. I'll try to share more pictures later.

Here she is again with Bryant, just a wee bit in his personal space, but he doesn't seem to mind.

And here she is with sister, Molly. She loves both her big brother AND her little big sister. Molly plays with Phaedra a lot, which is really something. Molly is 7 and doesn't often play, but she actually initiates play with Phaedra. It has been good for her to have a puppy in the house.