We just adopted a dog through Central Arizona Animal Rescue http://www.caaronline.org/ — they are really great people. About 2 months ago we had to "put down" Lucky, our 12 year old shepherd. His hips were failing him and he couldn't stand anymore. It was so sad. He was a great family dog. Our second dog, Alaska, has been really lonely and in need of a companion.

Our new pup is a nine month old purebred German Shepherd who appears to have been abused. He was rescued out of a county pound where he was dropped off by his owner and immediately put on the euthanize list. He is super wary of anyone coming near him. It's taken 3 days for him to trust us. We're going slow and his trust level is growing. Just yesterday he licked Annette's hand and gave his tail a little wag. Things are looking good! His name is Bandit.