I'm sorry about the loss of the friendship, Leya. It's really interesting, because a lot of people are critical of my sister and I for keeping our rescue dogs. Both dogs had hard lives before they came to live with us and they have their quirks...we've been really intentional about training and working with them to make sure that they're safe and so are the people and dogs that we encounter. I commend you for working so hard with Lila. I wish that I had been able to do the same with Jasper. I mourn those years before we got him and what happened to him during that time. But I also love him for who he is now...and I really, really hope that we can train my sister's dog to walk better on his leash and not be so scared of other dogs!

Well, must go walk the dogs...