The first dog I've ever really fallen in love with. She came in as a stray with two feral pups. They were found living off of a deer carcass. Bella wouldn't let us touch her at first. We didn't think she would ever warm up to us! After two weeks we temperament tested her and found out what a sweetheart she really was! So very shy and sensitive to touch (she cried whenever we touched her), but just looking for someone to trust. From then on she became my buddy. This is a picture of her going hiking with me on one of my days off. I spent so much time with her she became housebroken and has gotten over all of her sensitivity issues. All of this work has paid off - she was adopted to a wonderful home a few days ago. I really miss her!