Bella was adopted in January 2024 and her adoptive dad sent us a cute "pupdate" about her:
"Bella is awesome. She is bonding greatly with both of us now. You will see how rough she has it in the attached photos. LOL! We had to take in her daughter and 2 grandchildren for a couple months so Bella has had to learn to be around children. That's going good. She is excellent on the leash. Without the leash, she stays right beside me. In a controlled environment though. Not ready to try it out of that yet. No rush. She is still skiddish around others, especially men, but my stepdad and brother in law are patiently working to gain her trust. Because of my Mom, we take the pups with us to see her and give them a break from the kids, here and there. She travels very well. Last, she, sort of, found her bark. We had a possum on the back wall a couple of weeks ago. It was a staring contest, up until the possum moved on down the wall to the neighbors yards. Then she felt safe enough to bark at it at that time. LOL! It was the "big brave watchdog" then. It was cute."