[jrsygal37]

It's been awhile since I've been on and I wanted to update on Gianna. Hard to believe it's just about five months now since we picked her up after being hit by the car. You'd never know that five months ago, then never expeced her to survive, then they never expected her to be right. She's perfect in every way. We've learnd some new things about G. Gianna left me scratching my head as to where she came from etc. For those of you that followed her story. You'll remember that she came to me like a feral cat, snapping and pacing and not able to settle down, also extremely emaciated etc. That was on one hand, then the other hand you had this well trained Yorkie. Left me scratching my head in confusion. Did she come from a terrible place her whole life? Was she with somoene at some point that loved her and ended up in the wrong hands? I must have searched the internet for two months going back at least two years for missing Yorkies in t he area of where she was hit by the car and picked up by a good samaratan. Every avenue drew a block. I do believe she was owned by someoe that loved her at one time. Putting the pieces together I think it was a young girl (Gianna loves young girls from older teens to early 20's). I also just discovered that she knows what a park is. I took her to the park for the first time last week and although frightened of sounds and people (Poor thing flattened to the ground) there was a part of her that recognized it and wanted to run run run. I think it was a younger girl who may have taken her jogging or hiking. Gianna love to run. She seemed to understand and know it. When I would jog she did and when I stopped she slowed up to my pace and or sat by my side waiting for me to give her the signal again. Very well trained. She has also gained weight. She's just about 10 pounds which I think makes it about four pounds she's put on since we got her. She loves the dogs and has learned to run inthe yard with them. All but Bella ( my oldes and alpha) she will still grab at her should she attempt to go out first. We are still workin on it and it has gotten better. All I have to say is NO G. and she stops immediately. We gave her a nice summer cut. Like velvet. I'll have to post pictures. No health issues. If you remember her blood showed her kideneys were failing, but the values went back to normal. She was so thirsty when I first got her, so I'm sure it was from lack of food and water. We thought she was about 5, but as she has healed I do believe she's a young dog. My guess is two or three years old. Not much more to say except whoever had her lost out. She is a wonderful little girl. I'm sad to thin that possibly someon had and loved her and for whatever reason she was either given up to what they thought was a good home or lost and never found I do believe for sure she wa with someoe at some point in her life that loved her. She is starting to remember that side now which is good, but still bares scars from whatever happened to her. She now also loves to snuggle in bed with me. She has gone from being a stiff dog when held or touched to just melting into you for love. She still fears certain men and people, but I cans ee she is slowly over coming it. I'm glad we kept her. I don't believe even at this point she would have been ready to be adopted out unless to someone I knew very well who was expeienced. She still has work and she may never be a whole dog, but she has certainly come a long way since January. I'll post pics soon. E.