I grew up with many dogs as a child. But My first ever dog, on my own as an adult that I coud truly call my own was Zoey. I went to my local gas station to pick up a gallon of milk, when the lady behind the counter asked me if I knew anyone who would like an 18month old Rotti. Well of course i said I did!

So I asked where the dog was so I could see her, and she told me she was in her car!! I was just dumfounded!! So she told her boss she was taking a break, and we walked out to the car! She opened the door, nd there was this gorgeous Rotti sitting in the back seat covered in drool, from head to toe. So I asked why she wanted to get rid of her, and she told me she lived in a trailer, and had 5 other dogs, an there just wsnt enough room!! So without wanting to even know anything more, i told the girl I would take her! I put her in my car and drove the 3 mins. home! I took her inside and called my, at the time fiance, and told him on his way home from work he needed to pick up some dog food!! he he he he!! he was at a loss for words, but like a good boy, 30 mins later he was home with her food. Unfortunately, when he walked through the door Zoey went Nuts!! She was barking growling and just going baserk. I was able to calm her down. Come to find out, Zoey had a huge hatred for men!! Zoey adjusted to my hubby wonderfully, after a few days of him just being sweet to her, and giving her treats and love. She would still get a little nervous when we hugged or kissed but grew out of that as well. We spent alot of time introducing her to many men, and she eventually completely lost her fear. She was also very car sick!! I cant imagine spending god knows how many hours sitting in a parking lot, in the middle of june had anything to do with that!
Needless to say, Zoey became a dream dog!! When she was 3yrs old, i got pregnant with my son. at first we were so scared of how she would react, but were pleasantly suprised!! She was a awsome mother!!! She would spend all of her time with my son after he was born, she would be near him, everywhere! If he started crying he would just stare at me, as if to ask what the heck did I do to him!! he he he! She was very protective of "her" boy! she was very wary if strangers would get too close. But she was a great girl!!
Sadly we had to make a horrendous decision when Zoey was 4 yrs old! Zoey was having troubles getting around, and would yelp alot when she would stand up, so we took her to a vet, they took many x-Rays, and told us that she had severe Arthritis in her spine, and that she wouldnt be able to walk if we didnt do something! So we had her on pain meds, took her to other vets to get their opinion, and even consulted about surgery! But sadly we had to make the horrid decision to put her suffering to an end!! Zoey will always be in my heart!! (I wish I could post some pics, but all i have are ones on film, and my scanner for some reason isnt working!!)