Congrats. I've enjoyed your project vicariously.
I train my dogs in our pond, swim and fish all summer, and shoot an occasional mallard in the fall.
Nothing quite so tasty as a greenhead from your own pond that went from retrieve to plate in 30 minutes.
And, please don't think you have to close this post. Keep us informed as your pond fills and then matures into what you have dreamed it will be.