Not deterred by the fact that my puppy didn't love me (or seemingly care about me at all!) when we first took him home, I set about building that relationship from scratch. Things are progressing well until a chance encounter with a new dog in the field goes horribly wrong.

Nova is finally here! But he's not really Nova, he's Goliath. He's Goliath and he's not interested in being Nova or participating in any Nova related activities. Had we made a huge mistake?

We've finally ticked all the boxes we needed to tick before getting a dog. All that's left to do is wait for the next litter to be born and with three litters planned that year it felt like nothing could go wrong. Until everything did.

Following the advice of Australian police, we set about getting a dog. First, we have to find a breeder and in doing so we meet a very special new Friend.

This week we move to Australia! We go shark fishing, swim in salt water crocodile infested waters, ponder the pros and cons of different dog breeds, and seek out home protection help after our first house in Australia is broken into and ransacked. Police had one sage piece of advice for us on how to deal with these types of criminals in the future.

Nova's Tale all started with an 8 year old's obsession with wolves. Over the years the obsession waned only to be re-kindled when Darryl falls in love.

Nova's Tale - Stories of a Heart Dog

Chapter 1 - Heart Dog