We and Beauregard VanMarmaduke (went for the French/Dutch/Danish Dog from Hell connection - well, if there wasn't such a connection, there is NOW :) are jello-ing nicely. We have had a couple minor bumps in the road but nothing that a good dog obedience program won't solve. His good points include his total snuggle factor. He's a love!! He's sweet, he's gentle, he's obedient the vast majority of the time. He loves to please and will cleave to anyone in the house willing to give time...very social boy. He has grown very protective of the house and yard and has a very basso bark when riled. The Marmaduke in him is as follows: his chief source of annoyance is anything in the bird family... despises birds. He also hates the drive through....barks savagely at the little box...can barely get an order in...between him barking and me laughing my fool head off...I've never seen such a thing. He also attacked our vacuum cleaner and has a propensity for getting into the kids toys...actually stuck his head into a partially open toy drawer, extracted a toy and began to chew it...I rescued it but still...he's a flippin hoot! Exuberance, in his case - given his size and gangliness, is a detractor so we are doing simple sit stay upon arrival and departure as well as when he gets "fired up" with a lot of coming and going. His beautiful face (hence Beau) and almond eyes melt us each time we see his face...and we see other wild life in him...moose or some other ponderous elk creature, bear....and the beauty of a doe in that awesome face. Thanks to you ALL for once again helping to make our house a home...w/o the pitter patter of clod hopping feet and the plethora of rolling fur balls...it's just not home. He's just what the Good Lord ordered for this family.

Stephanie Mendenhall & family