I just voted for your Samantha, sounds like she deserves to win, considering all the crap that she has been through. Its always nice to see an abandoned pet of any kind get a good home. I hate it when people just dumps dogs because they don't want them anymore, how cruel is that? I am glad your neighbor found her and you took her, I would like to ask what happened to her sister, did the neighbor keep her?
I am glad Samantha has brought you so much happiness, we all need all the happiness we can get. Sounds like Samantha is pretty happy about it too.