Scylla - This one is trouble!

by Lisa Gehrig
(Rigby, Idaho)

I had been looking for a companion dog for almost 2 years and decided that one way to find a dog and try one out would be to foster dogs for the Humane Society. I was looking for an adult, female Australian Shepard mix all fluffy and pretty. I had an Aussie mix years ago and she had been my favorite dog. One day my friend at the Humane Society asked me to come look at a dog a friend of hers had turned over.

When I went to the local pet adoption center on a Saturday I was shown a dusty colored short haired female dog. She wasn't the kind of dog I was looking for so I wasn't too excited about her. As a small black dog passed by her cage she snarled and I thought to myself, "This one is trouble!". I told my friend that I would think about it and had no intention of choosing her.

The following Monday I was called and asked to foster her as I had no other dog and she didn't get along with the dog of the lady who adopted her on Saturday. What a surprise. hahahah

I was to keep her till the following Saturday for the next adoption show. My husband mentioned what a well mannered dog she was for being a pup of approximately nine months. I started to watch her and found that not only was she well mannered but strangely intuitive to our expectations of her. By Wednesday we decided that this dog was ours.

Its been 2 years now and this dog just gets better everyday and we cannot even bear to think about what it would be like without her. I love Scylla (silla) so much and can easily say this is the best dog I have ever had.

Because of the situation involved with getting my companion I honestly believe this was divinely, meant to be. We love her so much.

P.S. So many people have asked us what kind of dog she is and we have no idea. I ordered one of those DNA tests to determine her breeds. We cant wait to find out. What do you think she is?