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Most dogs are eager to please their new owners; however, some dogs have experienced evil firsthand from previous owners. This would make any dog or person frightful and distrustful.

I never thought I would own an aggressive rescue dog, but it turns out she is one of the most caring dogs I've ever known. I saw Meadow for the first time on the Internet. Her story brought tears to my eyes. She had been chained for days. In fact, the chain was embedded in her neck. She had also been abandoned. She had no food when she was found and also had a dead dog chained beside her. Although, the pictures and description of Meadow seemed to tell her sad story, it was not until I brought her home that I realized there was more to her story and to mine.

Our local humane society was the group that initially rescued her. She was a pitiful case, and they are frequently bombarded with pitiful cases. Their hearts are big and their pockets sometimes empty from all the animals they have helped through the years. We are very thankful for this wonderful organization.

We took Meadow home with us on a trial basis. Since we had no children and only one other dog, who was a lab, we figured it was worth a try. Meadow leaned on me from the beginning. She slept with me and mourned with me. Since she is part german shepherd, she was very protective when she lived in her previous home that was filled with the laughter of children. That home was wonderful for her for a time, but when she became overprotective with the children's friends, the family could understandably not risk having a pet who might hurt their child.

When Meadow and I arrived at our house, she sat on my living room couch and sighed as if to say, "here we go again". She would look at the front door and seemed to hope that her previous owners would walk through it. It was clear that she was mourning. I petted her and tried to get her to eat. She wanted affection more than she wanted food. We were very concerned when she did not eat the first few days.

My poor, sweet Meadow, however, began to brighten up and enjoy life a little more each day. There were definite bumps in the road. My husband was out of town on business while Meadow and I were bonding. He came home from a week long business trip to find Meadow terrified of him and protective of her new owner - me! I really thought we would have to give her back. One night she bit my husband on the hand. While it was not a ferocious attack, it did draw a bit of blood and a lot of major

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