09/04/2026
So I realized that I have yet to post about the two Great Dane/Mastiff cross puppies that we took in. One week to the day after Romeo died in January, I received multiple texts and emails regarding two puppies that were tied together and zipped up in a duffel bag and thrown in a dumpster behind a business here in town. That Monday January 26th, a good client's (daughter-in-law I believe) brought in these two puppies. They were approx 4 weeks old. This was just 7 days after Romeo dropped dead at 2 years old unexpectantly.
We took in these two puppies and it was absolute hell (hahaha just kidding but OMG for awhile there I told everyone I was going to name them P**s and Sh*t). You would think that given what we do for a living and how many many many dogs have passed thru our life we would have had puppies but we personally had never owned any dog younger then 16-18 weeks or so. We were like Grandparents---love having them visit (in the office) but glad to see them go home at the end of the visit.
It is absolutely amazing how quickly these dogs have grown. They went from almost fitting in my hand to well over 100 # and they are just 8 months old. As always, Lance found one Great Dane to attach himself to and that was Toby.
We did the DNA test and that was how we were able to determine they are not 100% Great Danes (even though they look like they are). And it turns out they are related to Jenny, our other Great Dane/Mastiff, who was dumped 2 years ago between Buttonwillow and McKittrick (see previous FB post about that adventure Jan 15th 2024). So whoever is breeding these dogs is disposing their unwanted dogs in a very cruel manner.
Some of you are aware that Dr Sheahan and I bought a large Ranch in January. We have hundreds of acres and ponds. Most days the dogs are at the ranch and I like to believe they drew the golden ticket as they went from being dumped into a dumpster to having lots and lots of room to run. Some days I feel like I video them on my phone 100s of times a day (as I am sure my friends can tell you since I text these all the time hahaha). Occasionally they go to work with Dr Sheahan so that we still maintain a Great Dane in the Hospital that we are so well known for :) . It is almost always Joey as that is the one Dr Sheahan has gravitated. So most days you will see Joey and Eva in the Hospital. Toby and Jenny are with me virtually all the time because they love doing ranch stuff.
It turns out that no one told Toby that Great Danes don't usually swim. This dog prefers to swim every chance he gets. Squirrels and Rabbits are their teasing enemies haha as they chase them every chance they get.
