I think when you get one who seems so damaged at the beginning but comes so far (even if it isn't on par with a normally raised dog) it is so gratifying. We had one who would nip children and hated men. He improved where he did not do that but still mostly marched to the beat of his own drummer. He was very protective of my young son who was the one who picked him out. He never became the most sociable dog, but he got better and he seemed to hold a special spot in our hearts. we miss Twister a lot and just the other day were remembering our favorite moments with him.
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