Thanks Robin!
We are finally getting some proper weight on Marrok which is nice. His happy tail issues are not great right now with all the company we've had lately so I've had to wrap his tail tip quite a lot lately. He's such a good big boy though and will let me do just about anything with him. He continues to be an amazing dog - doing his work guarding the house and family but not at all aggressive, just focused and protective but also a wonderfully loving happy dog.
Bella is coming along so well these days! Being around a stable dog like Marrok is really helping her to calm down and I think the structure of a pack works very well for her. She's so naturally dominant that having Marrok school her a bit is allowing her to accept commands from Mike and I a lot better. The extra exercise of playing with Marrok is also helping her be a much calmer and nicer dog. We started the NILIF (nothing in life is free) training with both of them and as simple as it is, wow the results are amazing!