Bella  was 3 years old when we first rescued her in May 2022. She was surrendered because two family members had developed allergies and the dog was thought to be the cause. She was not spayed and needed vaccine updates. In our standard vet exam, she tested positive for valley fever. She was started on flu conazole and retested in 3 months. Positive titer was persistent and her albumin was low. Months passed and finally after a year, she had stabilized enough to be spayed. She will continue to need valley fever meds for some time to come. She was placed with an adopter in Phoenix. The adopter recently commented: 

Bella  is doing very well, although I think she has been a little annoyed that I had to  go back to work in the office instead of staying home all the time.  When I come home, she hears the garage door open and immediately runs to get one of her toys so she can greet me with it. So sweet! She makes a funny little grunting noise when she wants a treat or wants to go for a walk. She likes to go to the neighbor’s house and grunts there, too – it’s her way of making conversation! We live by a golf course and a few of us take our dogs out on the course where they play run-and-chase and  Bella  is right there in the mix. She is a happy girl and I love having her live with me!