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To: kidl who wrote (7906)	6/19/2022 1:32:36 PM
From: Rarebird	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 8751

That's my dog a rescue. All they know about her is that they found her on the streets shaking and trembling. All those who adopted her prior to us returned her in a week because she was very high energy and couldn't stay home for more than 2-3 hours at a time outside of sleeping at night. She was very difficult in the beginning. She would constantly sit on my lap at home and cry if I put her down. I was losing money in the stock market because of her because I couldn't concentrate and focus. But then I found a remedy. I found a dog park where she made lots of doggie friends and played all day. We lived at this dog park for a year. We spent four hours in the morning and 2 hours at night. Plus, my dog was jogging with me 8 Miles a day at the time. I was able to focus on my stocks and trading while at the dog park. That dog park saved me financially and my dog emotionally. Prior to that we were fighting ( verbally) and arguing so I could have some peace to focus and trade. My dog loves women more than men, but she chose me over my wife as her primary care giver. My dog had so many hang ups when I first adopted her you have no idea. She hated homeless people and men with beards. Plus, I thought she was prejudiced toward black people. And she was so intensely hyper and disobedient for the first couple of months. But she started settling down the more I hugged her and kissed her. Now she is a very active creme puff and so obedient and loyal you have no idea. This may sound corny, but my dog loves to be hugged and kissed all the time. I never officially trained her, but she does whatever I ask. When I tell her to sit, wait, come, she does whatever I say. She is very rebellious and only responds to gentle commands and gestures. She has my personality all the way, always did. My dog understands everything I say to her. I have held deep philosophical conversations with my dog and she listens attentively. I know you think I'm nuts.

To: kidl who wrote (7906)	6/19/2022 8:47:55 PM
From: Rarebird	Respond to of 8751

Talking about trust and being very insecure, my dog would not go into any enclosed structure outside of our home for 6 weeks once we adopted her. She would not even go into the mail room with me or any entrance with a door, outside of our home. She did go into small dog parks willingly and actually looked forward to it. I rescued my dog from a Pet Smart store in Las Vegas, from the At Home Foundation, where they had adoptions on Weekends. It took my dog over 3 months to get permanently adopted. She was living in a cage during that time. She was extremely wild and unruly when we first got her. And she was only 18 months old when we first got her. She had all this pent up energy that needed to be unleashed. Finding that big dog park was very helpful. There were lots of dogs there and she played almost non-stop, running around and tussling with the other dogs for hours on end. It was quite a sight to behold and it was great therapy for her and for us. What bonded me to my dog was watching her play with the other dogs and making good friends. In particular, I saw how kind and gentle she was to the other dogs. That's when I began to love her. One day there was this very small dog, about 6 pounds, who was playing with my dog quite aggressively. Yet my dog did nothing. She was trying to figure out how to play with this dog without hurting her. Usually, she would tussle intensely with a dog and they would end up lying down for the other while they would take turns being the aggressor, but this time she did not do that. Instead, she took little sweet nips around the dog's neck, being very careful not to hurt this 6 pound dog. She stole my heart at that point and I knew she had a heart of gold and was a keeper.