Thank you so much for all your kind words. Tasha tends to warm up to women pretty well but it is more difficult with men. She went years barking and snarling and never warmed up to one of my ex's brothers, because he was always staring right at her and trying to coax her to him. You have to ignore her completely. Also once you have sat around in the house watching TV or having a meal, and/or gone on walks with us, she starts seeing you as part of the pack and becomes more trusting too.

Here is a picture of Tasha giving my mom a kiss at Christmas. My mom she loves now, my stepfather she has warmed up to a lot though still barks at him when he first arrives




And Hal has been wonderful. He also lives by himself and is divorced so I think we kind of have a camaraderie in that way. He's always so pleased to chat and hang out and play with the dogs.

I haven't seen the photos he got. If my office had been less of a disaster area I might have invited him to bring his camera in so I could download them LOL. I'll have to see about what he ended up getting shots of.

And, Rachel, not a day goes by I don't think of what a miracle my little blackbird is. I have always taken joy in watching my dogs romp and play, but watching her it is especially dear to me. It was April 11, 2007, a year ago, when I received the call from my vet that she had malignant oral cancer and I felt hope and faith dwindle in my heart, only to be restored once again by a brave happy little black shelter pup, a wonderful vet, and most certainly my dear PT friends who rallied to me with prayers and support that still brings me to tears to think of.