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God, he is beautiful!!! And Pippy looks as if she has got good control of her new "little" bro!
She probably feels so superior to him and, knowing Pippy, considers it her duty to show the new guy the ropes. Mo looks absolutely great. Delighted he found his very own happy ever after! 
Mo is becoming more relaxed by the day and his character is really shining through. He loved West Cork and the sea, a little unsure at first but soon got the idea. He is excellent about coming to his name now which is a big relief. Farm machinery and jeeps still seem to push every sub conscience button and where as he is now happy to let them pass when he is in the house or garden he still gets uptight on the road and desperately wants to follow them. We passed a parked one the other day that had passed us and once he got to sniff around it he happily came back to heel and continued on the walk – obviously it was not the one he was looking for. He is very rambunctious and that has its draw backs given his size but is responding well to the ‘Easy Mo’ command, and will back off when playing if you give the ‘Enough Mo’. Fingers crossed we are getting there!
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I bet that is the best swim he has ever had and as was said doing what Newfie’s do best.Quick photo update although in this wet it is difficult to get a nice one! Despite it all Mo is perfectly happy in the current rain and wind. He sleeps on the step with the wind blowing back his hair (like a shampoo ad) and rain despite the fact his nice warm, dry bed is only about five metres away inside. He is a big puppy who doesn’t have a clue of his size or impact. His manners are getting better although sometimes it feels like one step forward and two back. However as Sinead reminded me this time last year he had not even been rescued by DID so has come a long way in less than a year.
He is so much better on the road walks now and no longer has a melt down when traffic, tractors or trucks pass us. Weekends are always longer walks and with more time off lead when he can explore with the others. His recall is really good compared to what it was (helped by a treat on come back) but he always brings half the under growth back with him knotted into his coat. We sometimes walk in woodland and I am sure there are other walkers who go home convinced that there are brown bears in Ireland!
The others have now decided he is here to stay and they all end up sleeping in a heap, this has only come in during the last month or so and is really rewarding to see, they have either decided he is one of the family or that he is warm, either way it works.
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