That was wonderful! Like robinh said, that was NOT rambling at all!! I felt like I was reading a book or somthing... just wonderful!

Some people here may not understand because they have perfect dogs, but for those of us here that have troubled dogs... I'm sure (like I did) they all will stop for a second and realize we are not alone in our forever battle to help our dogs overcome the horrible past they've had.

You have brighten my day, and I'm sure many others as well.

As much as we love our "troubled" dogs, they do once in a while take us to the end of our ropes, and that's when we need to do what you just wrote about. Take a step back, and enjoy them, instead of working with them, and training them, and trying to change them, just embrace them (if they will let you )