10/28/2026
Baby 💜
Introducing Miss Baby (⚠️⚠️Long Story, Trigger Warning ⚠️⚠️⚠️)
I have posted a couple of photos of Baby but never really shared much of her story or journey because it's a long sad story, and she has never really been motivated to do much. Baby is satisfied lying in your lap, snuggled up in a blanket, or sunbathing. She is not a working girl! She is around 7 years old now.
I first met Baby when her owner, an old neighbor, brought her home as a puppy. He was battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer and was given 7 months to live, so he wanted a companion. He ended up making it about a year and a half before he lost his battle with cancer. May he rest in peace. 😔
Toward the end of his battle, he had a friend of his move in to help take care of Baby and take over his place once he passed. He and Baby were by his side until the end.
After he passed, his friend and Baby became best buds. I would see him walking her up and down our street every day for a few years, until one day I started to notice things were off. She was being left outside on a chain for hours, and he wasn't outside walking with her anymore.
Then, one day, we heard someone screaming for help and realized it was coming from his house. We ran over to see what was going on and walked into an absolutely heartbreaking situation.
He had himself strapped to his recliner and was dangling over the side. He had contracted MRSA in his spine, which had left him paralyzed, and he was covered in his own f***s, left to suffer alone while his brothers were out using m*$&hetamine.
We got him cleaned up and cleaned his chair. Amongst everything he was going through, he was very upset and worried about baby, saying his brothers were going to "ki!! her." He didn't know what to do because he couldn't even feed her at that moment.
So, even though it was not the best time in my life to take on another mouth to feed, I asked him if he wanted me to take her. She has been with me ever since. 💜🐾
After taking care of him for about a week, we finally got him admitted into a rehabilitation facility. The last update I received, about a year and a half ago, was that he was finally able to bear weight on his legs.
Since Baby had been with two older men, both fighting for their lives, she became a lap puppy who would only eat table scraps and refused dog food. She wouldn't hardly eat for me for days, and I had to hand-feed her dog food for weeks just to get her to eat little bits. She wanted nothing to do with a dog bowl, until eventually I decided to try a plate. From there, I finally got her eating a regular diet.
She had never been to the vet, never had her nails trimmed, and had never been groomed in any way. She was certainly a bit of a challenge that I didn't know I needed. ❤️
Getting Baby helped give me even more passion for training and a desire to learn how I could best help her thrive. She has always been quite stubborn and set in her ways after years of being a well-loved lap puppy. I can hardly get her to sit for a treat, even to this day! 😂
But recently, she has been watching Neo and Nona train and has started showing an interest! Baby has started joining in on our training sessions and has begun to lure and show some drive to work like the big guys! 💜🐾
My heart is so happy to see how far she has come! The little girl who was once content to spend her days curled up in someone's lap is now choosing to join in and discover something new. I never expected her to become interested in training, but watching her find her own little spark has been such a special experience.
Baby may never be a working girl, and that's perfectly okay. She gets to learn at her own pace, in her own way, and enjoy life surrounded by love, comfort, and new opportunities. Sometimes, the most rewarding progress comes in the smallest moments. I'm just so grateful that I get to be part of her journey. 💜🐾
