TESS, WHAT CAN I SAY, SOUNDS LIKE YOU SAVED A LIFE. WHAT A DOG! YOU ARE INDEED A BEAUTIFUL GSD. YOU WILL PROTECT, ENTERTAIN & LOVE YOUR GUARDIAN FOR YEARS TO COME. AND IN RETURN SHE/HE WILL DO THE SAME. HERE IS A BOOK I RECCOMEND YOUR GUARDIAN READ: A PACK OF TWO, BY CAROLINE KNAPP. I GUARANTEE, TESS, YOU BOTH WILL LIKE IT. CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING DOTD.