Jacks Anderson and her wife were getting lunch when they noticed a black pittie laying around the chicken stand they had stopped at. She was on the sidewalk, under some barstools, and was watching the couple.
Sasha is a 9-year-old rescue pittie who has a lot of social anxiety. Her mom, Mary Lynn Cristiano, would have never thought she would be able to make any dog friends. But Sasha surprised her.
Some dogs don’t have the luxury of being raised in a home by a loving family. Sometimes, dogs are just used for breeding purposes, and they can end up in hoarding situations.
While genetics play a big role in how someone’s personality develops, the environment they grow up in also impacts development. For example, most people think that dogs are genetically wired to wag their tails when they’re happy, but what if that dog grows up amongst cats?