the new man in my life...meet "frank"
after suddenly and very unexpectedly losing my senior great dane girl to bone cancer about 5 weeks ago, i didn't think i could ever bring another dane into my heart. my remaining dane, pippin, was so sad and watching her grieve the loss of her best friend, i decided the only thing that would lessen her (and my) pain was a new friend so the search began.
i contacted pippin's breeder and lo and behold, she had a friend who co-owned a lovely 3 year old boy with her. the lady is a mobile groomer and teaches grooming so she travels a lot and frank never did like that lifestyle. he prefers to lounge around at home so he'll fit right in here. they had been looking for the perfect home for him for almost 2 years and when i mentioned to her that i needed another dane, she jumped at the chance to place him with me.
pippin and frank met friday and from the moment they got together, they were both totally smitten with each other. we agreed that the match was so good, there was no need to wait so frank came home with us that very day. he is beyond sweet, very cuddly and very much a gentleman. he loves everyone!
this was their first meeting. we had no sooner dropped their leashes and the started playing and zooming all around.
frank (left) and pippin.
they adore each other!
they are never far apart now.
this is eden. she came to me as a retired show dog at the age of 3 and we had 6 wonderful years together. this loss hit me very hard, i miss her more than words can say!
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last yearthank you all for the sweet comments and for your condolences for eden's loss. she was my once-in-a-lifetime dog and will be forever missed.
Beautiful! I miss my Danes every day. I just can't manage one anymore.
i tossed around the idea of a small, scruffy shelter dog but i knew i wouldn't be really content until i found another dane. i had been looking at the dane rescues within a reasonable distance of me but none of them had any dogs that would have been suitable. it was very discouraging. usually there is a significant waiting period for a dane retired from showing/breeding so i wasn't very hopeful anything would happen soon. i waited almost 4 years for eden! so you can imagine how excited i was when the breeder suggested frank!
i bet you guys would love to see a puppy picture. merles are usually born with much lighter coloring and darken with age. huge bonus, his breeder is also a professional photographer! :)
she also did photo shoots when pippin was a puppy. how cute was she!?!
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last yearthese 2 keep me laughing every day, many times! they have become best buddies and i couldn't have asked for a better companion for pip. frank has even taught her how to play tug and it's hilarious!
frank has his morning routine down now. he crawls into bed with me about 5:30 am every day, we cuddle for 30 minutes, i get up and frank goes back to the living room and sits wherever pippin is sleeping (she's never in a hurry to get up in the morning). he will sit there until she wakes up, crawls down from her perch, stretches and then they play till it's time for breakfast.
they always sleep together 💕
frank has been bulking up and it's no wonder, he eats like every meal is his last! 🤣
today i received eden's memorial portrait. it's as beautiful as i knew it would be!
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