Order of the Phoenix

So as I mentioned in my last post, Mike talked me into getting this:

His name is Phoenix. The reason his name is Phoenix is because of the follwing:

1. In three weeks time, we already know three families who have had their homes burglarized.

2. I was reading an expat Buenos Aires post and it did a survery about crime. Half of the people who replied had been a victim of a crime. Not the best odds.

3. Mike will have to travel from time to time.

So as much as I pleaded and maybe even cried a little, he convinced me we needed to get a big dog. He's not big yet, because we needed to familiarize him with our current dog, Cali, before he gets too big. But within a year, he will be about 150-200 lbs. He is a great dane, so he will be huge!

So the reason I named him Phoenix is because he will be the Eckel family's "Order of the Phoenix." For those of you who have no clue what that means ... shame on you! No, but seriously, it is from the Harry Potter books. The Order of the Phoenix is the group of Aurors who protect Harry Potter when things get really bad.

So our hope is first that things won't get really bad, and a distant second, that if they do, Phoenix will be our protector.

How is the training of a new puppy going, day after day in the rain? It has made me cry a little more, and reconsider re-naming him, Dang Dog!

As for if Phoenix and Cali are getting along, I'll let you be the judge: