Glenn
Mary is a rescue. She was homed in her first home with the usual little contract & deposit which was $250 partly refundable after the return & re-homing accomplished . How ever the people did not return her they just passed her on & she basically ended up being owned by a lady in the drug trade & not taken care of she was apparently outside quite a bit & not fed properly or cared for & ate cat crap to stay alive. The lady apparently was beaten by the boy friend... LOML laid on her back on the floor after having Mary for 3-4 years & Mary went crazy racing back & forth around LOML's head whimpering & nudging her with her nose. Mary hates hoodies dark colored stocking caps & ball caps... all caps with dark glasses. Mary will study your face & eyes in particular to check you out I mean she will look you right in the eyes something I've never seen a dog do. We had Mary a little over a year before we could see her start to relax & fit in.
Now she is like a 20# teddy bear she loves to be hugged & talked to I usually whisper to both of my dogs when they are in my lap or close by on the couch.
I am not real good at operating a computer & once in a while I'll be having a very polite conversation with the computer (straight talk no bad words) & one or both dogs will come over & attract my attention & look into my eyes with that look of are you ok Dad & I assure them every thing is ok. Mary & Juliet are very much loved & cared for.