I took this little girl as a rescue from the local vet when the vet told me she would be put down unless I took her and oh by the way, she has been abused and was running free for three months before animal control finally caught her.
Okay, yea, and she went home with me after she'd been spayed and had all her shots. First day home, she bit Dale and I both. 
And after that it was a long road... whenever either of us raised our voice she went and hid, if you rustled the newspaper she went and hid, and you certainly couldn't bribe her with food. 
Two years of utter frustration and I was ready to throw up my hands and give up. But wait, let's try dog obedience classes. I thought they went very well but when I told her background, the instructor told me she would probably never come around and be a normal dog and would certainly never play with me. Well, those classes somehow clicked with her. After that, she came immediately to me when called, could be bribed with food, started wanting you to touch her and coming to me to be loved and she wanted to PLAY! She really never got over being kinda weird but that's OK cause DH and I understood and we learned how to be patient. She will always have a special place in my heart and I miss her terribly! 
