13/03/2020
“Belle is the last of the dogs I need to rehome. A nice family had bought her from a flea market. She was supposed to be a full blood black lab but she turned out to be half greyhound. After they bought her their landlord said she had to go so she came her to be rehomed. On Christmas day she came down with a bad strain of leptospirosis and was deathly ill. Then all of the other dogs got it one by one. They were all quarantined for about three months. And during that time, Belle fell in love with Jack and moved in with him. She had been staying in the bathroom with Snoopy and Roscoe and Snoopy was very broken hearted when she left. Jack and Belle have been a couple ever since. They occupy the largest bedroom in the house. I call it the honeymoon suite. Belle is spayed, weighs about 60 pounds and is a tall dog. She has a long nose, long body, long tail and long legs. She is a real live wire. She gets all of the other dogs running and playing. She loves to play in the hose. When she sees the water coming out, she goes ballistic. She loves the water. She is very sociable with other dogs and I call her Ms. Congeneality sometimes. But she is somewhat of an alpha and can be a little aggressive towards some alpha females. But most of the time she is very sweet natured and loving. She loves to be hugged. One time she got loose when it was freezing cold and pouring rain and all of the other dogs in the neighborhood were suffering out in the cold. Not Belle. She was out there running up and down the street having the time of her life. After that I just called her Ding a Ling Dog. She actually comes better to Ding a Ling than she does to Belle. My friend Jody called her Ding D**g Belle. For a long time I had a real problem with her digging out from under the fence and getting loose. I don't let her out unsupervised anymore and that solved it. Belle is not high strung in the house, but outside she requires enough space to have a good run. She has been unaffected by the poison but has had fleas like the others. She is more friendly to people and other pets than my other dogs. She's not all that smart, but what she lacks in brains, she more than makes up with heart. She does have a really bad habit of eating p**p. I have to watch her like a hawk and pick up their p**p as soon as they do it. She will make a really good family dog. She is very tender and loving. I hate the thought of separating her and Jack but there is friction between Belle and Rosa. I don't want to bring a bunch of fighting dogs up to NY. I am totally broken hearted to see Belle go.”
