When Bogie died in October 2020, I convinced myself that I was going to wait for the end of that horrible year before getting another dog. I'd spent the past couple years taking one or both dogs in for weekly vet treatments. I wasn't ready for another.
I was still taking my daily walks, but I missed having a companion with me. So after a couple weeks I started looking for rescue Danes.
The first I chose was pronounced not a good fit since I didn't have any other dog companions. The second was a "foster fail" and no longer eligible. For the third I made a 3 1/2 hour round trip to Tucson to meet her.
And Moana was a sweetheart. I admit the name concerned me since I'd never seen the movie. But it took a couple more weeks for the process to wend it's way to completion, and I got used to the name. And made a point of watching the movie. (very cute).
I got Moana the day before the Thanksgiving holiday and had the four day weekend to acclimate her.
She's kind of a blend of Angel and Bogie, very cuddly but also a little willful. Luckily she'd had some training so I didn't have to start from scratch like I did with Bogie.
It helps that I work from home and don't have to leave her. She's not happy when I leave her, but she's not been destructive.
There seems to have been some abuse. She was terrified of men at first. Especially men with beards. But now she is anxious to meet anyone we encounter on our daily walks. Although she tends to bark at them as she is walking towards them. "Pet me, but I'm tough"?
I'm lucky to have her.