blythspirit what wonderful stories about the dogs. It is unfortunate that we seem to hear the terrible stories more than the great stories like yours in the news. We have a rescue as well. She is a cocker/golden(?) mix and the sweetest dog you could ever know. When we adopted her, the rescue had already gotten her weight up and she looked really good but she was a bit aggressive about her space. I saw that everyone else was avoiding her and went over to pet her. She just melts in your hands if you scratch under her chin. She had me at "hello" and we have had her now for almost ten years.
ETA - DH just reminded me of one of her "things". She recently decided that the water in the bowl must be fresh water. Apparently as you get older, you can get picky about "stale" water.
