Welcome Volos!

What does one do when they're already overwhelmed with helping their older puppy mill rescue with DM and dealing with 2 very active young Cattle Dogs?

We adopt another puppy mill rescue.
Yes this post was supposed to be about a day in the life with a dog living with DM, but fate has other plans.

Long before Duchess passed, Rich made it known that the next dog we got was going to be a Bernese Mtn Dog.   At the time, we were figuring this was years away since we still had Duchess and Athena.  Rich wanted me to know he really wanted one the next time we adopted   

Duchess' passing was so unexpected and such a big blow.  She left a very big hole in our lives.  Her role of stoic big sis and protector was empty.   None of the others were up to the task.   
Rich stated that we need to get a bigger dog. Someone intimidating that could fill in the "scary" part that Duchess did when people went by the house.    A Bernese would do the trick.  I was thinking more of waiting until Athena passed, seeing that she is a lot of work some days.
I think it was more of "Waiting to see what develops" more than anything.

Saturday night while hanging with my girlfriends we were discussing the "next dog".  I told them what Rich wanted and they looked up one since they were unfamiliar with the breed.
The very next day my one girlfriend found a post for a BMD in her timeline (you know your phone is listening) and shared the post with me as a "See our phone is listening"  

Turns out the dog was about an hour away.  Long story short--we adopted him.  He's approximately 5 years old and was used as a breeding dog in a puppy mill.   He's been neutered, but still requires house training.

He is a lover.  A BIG BALL OF FURRY LOVE.   However he is very scared.   SO after the initial "welcome to your new home" we set up his safe space.   It's in Rich's office. We have Peryn's  old crate in there-which is where he'll sleep at night and when we're gone. However, the whole room is sort of his hiding spot.    He's currently in there right now lying down. 

I go to check up on him every so often to give him love and check his provisions.    Physically he's in much better shape than Athena was when we adopted her, though his right back paw is a bit bothersome to him.


Emotionally/Mentally we are just beginning to let him heal.    

He was named Scout, but Rich wanted to keep with the Slavic God/Goddess theme and so he;s now Volos.

cutie pie

Handsome boy