I thought it was going to be a RUFF life!

My name is BeBe the Chiweenie and I will turn three on Friday. I live in a beautiful suburb in Orange County California. But life didn’t start out so easy. I had a ruff time. Beginning with my original owner, he abandoned my sister and I on the streets of LA. It was an extremely scary time for us. But somehow we stuck together and survived for weeks. I learned to be ferociously protective of myself. And didn’t let too many people come near me so it was hard for someone to like me and take me home. By some miracle a nice lady found us and took us to a shelter. After being on my own for so long, it was difficult to adjust. But it was so nice to have food on a regular basis. Then we got transferred to another shelter in the OC. It was so pretty with all the weeping willow trees and safe places to run. I still barked at everyone, but I was not as scared. I know I bark all the time because I’m always afraid someone will hurt me. Then one day when i was eight weeks old, a nice lady and her daughter came and picked me! They took me out of the shelter and brought me to my new home. I was very confused at first and I was feeling insecure without my sister. But the house was so warm and the food was so good, I knew I had found my forever home. My owner poured her love out to me and was extremely patient with me. I barked a lot and also had a habit of biting my owners arms. Then my Mom put perfume on her arms and I it was disgusting to taste. So I did stop biting. But we also had fun getting to know each other. I like to watch TV. Its one of my favorite things to do. Those ASPCA commercials are my favorite. I dance and sing when I see it! However if a big man comes on TV I growl and bark so loud because it reminds me of the man that abandoned me. I love to play games but I still get too excited and tinkle by accident. I get to go on three walks a day, eat green beans and cottage cheese with my kibble. I am a happy dog now. It took a long time for Mom to train me not to bark so much. I am more secure now so I don’t get as scared. I love my life now and can hardly remember my younger days.