It's been awhile...

     Sorry for the lapse in time yall. I started classes to become a dog trainer and so school has consumed a lot of my free time. I haven't forgotten to write, but squeezing time to write between working, exercising, training Voda, cooking, and studying is kinda hard. But I'm here now!
     Voda is doing great! I have found that she loves canned chicken! So *haha* I have a secret weapon in helping socializing my baby girl. We are still having a issues, but I finally made a chink in the excitement issue. She has learned that if she "leaves it", aka the dog or stranger, she gets chicken and it's working beautifully! Some days are harder than others, but there are days that we just walk by a dog with no problem! What's that? Do I hear angels singing? Yes I do!
     I love my girl, but I breaks my heart to think of the life she had before she came to my house. Please people, do your homework before getting a dog. Make sure that the breed you are looking into getting fits your lifestyle. If you don't exercise and aren't welling to change do not get a working breed, such as shepherds, terriers, or herding dogs. If you can't be home much, don't get a dog that's dependent on their owner being home with them, like Italian Greyhounds or Chihuahuas. And most importantly, if you end up getting a dog that is too much for you to handle seek the advice and help needed. Go to an obedience trainer, get books, and enlist friends or dog walkers to help.
     I believe no family is whole without the love of a dog, but just like a family who is going to have a baby, you need to take the necessary steps to prepare for your dog and to gather info throughout you and your dog's life so that yall can live happily and harmoniously together.