Zoey- Our mixed breed BT

by Charity
(Kentucky)

I have always been a strict no animals in the house person. So when my husband called me to tell me he had brought home a dog from a friends house who he saw being abused (the owners were hitting her and planned to do a drop off on the side of the road thing!) I said, "You have one week to find her a home." Well, here we are a year later and I wouldn't give her up in a million years. I have never been able to understand what their frustration with her was. They said she was stupid.

Zoey came to us at three years old, house trained, non destructive and gentle natured with children (though she did have a large fear of men that she has now worked through) and even picked up on the new name we gave her in less than a week. She is extremely protective of my children and makes rounds checking on everyone all night. If the children don't come home with me, she searches my car for them! Recently she was in a down mood and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. She didn't want to play and only ate enough to get by. My husband was out of town working and I planned to take her to the vet when he got home. But as soon as he walked through the door it became apparent what the problem had been. She missed her daddy. She jumped and played and acted like her happy self. I could not imagine a more loving, loyal companion.

But I do have one question. I have spent a year now trying to figure out what she is mixed with. Her face is not as short as a pure bred BT. And her body is a bit longer. As well as her markings are not on her face. We do know for a fact that her mother was a BT but don't know the origins of Daddy. I will always love her regardless. I've never been concerned with pure blood lines, but I just was curious for medical reasons. If you have any suggestions, I would love to hear them. Thank you and thanks for reading about Zoey. charitylmc-at-hotmail.com