Bell

In the end we discover that to love and let go can be the same thing – Jack Kornfield. Our sweet baby Bell, her full name is Bella Irene and we call her Bellarena. Always aiming to please and loaded with enough personality for 3, she really is a perfect representation of man’s best friend. She is … incredibly loving and loyal seeing to it that as long as she is in your presence that you feel happiness even if you are maybe not having an easy time. She will not stand to see anyone sad, will become her soul mission to ease whatever it is that is the matter. Recently our family suffered the loss of our grandmother Rosa Caskey On one side and then directly after was the loss of a Father Scott Stephens on the other side. These losses were made even harder because it was right before we welcomed our new son Roman Scott Ivy. These were people who were extremely close to use and played a major role in our support systems. We lost a lot in a small amount of time and I think we all can agree that having a companion like Miss Bella will always be just the right dose of love to pull anyone through a rough patch. She will stay by your side, lay with you, kiss you and she will even cry with you if times are tough enough. She will stop at nothing to see you smile when you are sad. Her love and care is priceless, something we will always be thankful for having. Bella is pretty small for an American Bully but packed inside her little body is a big big personality. She loves to play! Her favorite toy is a good ol’ rope or fresh tennis ball but she doesn’t just play she plays. When it’s play time Bella becomes so happy – she snorts and all of the sudden you might believe you have a big pig living in your tiny doggies body. She will have the whole family laughing. She loves to fetch, jump high and she will even do a trick or two. Learning new tricks is a trick itself because she tries so hard, she actually tries a little too hard, in time she learns and makes you feel accomplished as well! Let’s not forget, she has a middle name and she earned one. Bella Irene! Get out of the trash. The trash can is first and foremost her first love. She will make you think twice about leaving food out and not taking the trash out that night fellas! Because of this she is kennel trained and does best in it when she is home alone. She likes to pretend to be devastated and barks but she calms down and sleeps in the kennel and plays with her toys until we come home. Although Bella has been a wonderful dog and we truly love her and dont want to see her go, we understand that it is our responsibility to love her back in a way that would ensure that she has the best quality of life. One of the hardest things as an owner is learning that your love is simply not enough and sometimes is an even curler fate than the one you are trying to save them from. Bella does well meeting new people as long as you are not in the home and are with her owner. Unfortunately we have not been able to help her past this and she remains very home defensive. As loving and uplifting as Bella is, she also can’t seem to find a way to coexist with our females Stella and Iris. She has been the source of multiple fights that have led to total separation of all my animals. Seeing the dangers of having Bella, who we now know is territorial and having a 12-year-old daughter with our newborn son we are now faced with a serious problem with seemingly no easy solution and until now, no more viable resources. With all of the love and compassion Bella has shown us we know we owe it to her to try to find someone who is just right for her, someone who has the same amount of love to give as she does, and who is better equipped to give her the life she needs so she can have the life she deserves.

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