Who would have thought it would be so hard to save a dog's life? I'm so glad you are willing to go through the circles they are making you run...it will be worth it in the end!! Hang in there!!!

As a side note, we adopted Spot from a shelter when he was 2 1/2, about 2 years ago. Like you, our two girls were puppies, rescued from friend of a friend of a... so the dog with a previous life was new to us too. We'll try and help as much as we can!