Sassy II

HI, I wanted to share my joy for Sassy with some TBBR people that could appreciate her accomplishments. March has been a very eventful month for Sassy. It has been a month of a lot of "firsts" for her. For the first time she jumped up a lounge chair and sat with me. For the first time she showed her presence when we had company for Easter and for the first time she went to a dog park and last but not least she barked !! We had always thought she could not bark due to abuse or a birth defect. But she was out in the yard playing with Scooter and she threw her head back and let out 2 beagle howls. Scooter was so shocked he stopped dead in his tracks and than went up to her and started smelling her mouth, as if he could not figure out where the sound came from. I think Sassy was just as shocked as he was because she quietly sat and let Scooter investigate and sniff. It was very cute. Luckily for us she has not repeated the barking and hopefully she will not start and try to make up for lost time. Sassy has made slow progress over the year, but when she does make progress it is that much sweeter. When I see her running and playing and coming up to me for hugs and kisses it brings tears to my eyes. Sassy may never be a social butterfly but she is a true joy and the sweetest little 24lb angel I have ever met. There were many times that I wanted to give up on her and I was so overwhlemed in the beginning with trying to deal with her issues and with Scooter's puppy antics that I truley thought I was losing my mind. I am so glad we stuck with it and have been able to give Sassy the trust, love and happiness that she truley deserves. As I type this I can hear her snoring in her bed and I don't even take that for granted. There was a time when she was so nervous and unsure of herself and her surrounding that for her to relax enough to snore would have been impossible. Thank you TBBR for your compassion and kindness to all the Sassys, Libbys, Laliahs, Aspens and Fionas of the world. Doreen Fontana