This is the first rescued dog we have ever taken in, all our others we got when they were tiny puppies. It's sad that she doesn't know how to play with toys, no one ever threw a ball for her and I think she must have spent a lot of time crated because whenever she gets nervous about something she hides out in the foot space under my rolltop desk. She basically would be perfectly happy to sit in my lap all day and be petted and cuddled. And a curious thing is, she loves ALL people. She doesn't show any real fear of men or women, so it doesn't make sense to me that she could have been physically mistreated. But, all anyone has to do is look sternly at her or or speak sharply and she flips over on her back on the floor and nearly dies. It's so pitiful! Anyway, she has a loving home now and will be treated like a little Princess girl every day that she is with us. :-)
Did you see America's Greatest Dog last night? I don't want to mention who won, in case you tivo'd or taped it and haven't watched it yet.