Single Black&White Female/ Bella does Wicker Park

 Last year I began applying Sex in the City advice to dog rescue: if you put yourself "out there" and you're always out doing something, you will stumble upon your perfect match. So we thought this would be a perfect opportunity for Bella, who just had her cast removed and is now ready to be adopted, to get "out there" to meet her new family.
See, Bella is a very special dog. And she used to look like this:

With this huge chemical burn on her back:

Bella was slated to be euthanized, but was saved, through extraordinary circumstances, to have a second chance for a happy life.
Trying to make a long story short: the online community was taken with the story of a sweet, courageous, special-needs pitbull named Shy. Shy had developed cataracts from late onset diabetes, and was slated to be euthanized, but she was saved by an amazing vet student and the online community that rallied together donating to help her get cataract surgery to become more adoptable and lead a happy life. Sadly, the day after all the funds were raised, Shy unexpectedly passed away. You can read the complete story here.
We all decided to use the funds to save some dogs in Shy's honor, specifically, to help special-needs pitbulls that would have been overlooked.

Bella was isolated away in the medical wing, which was so quiet with many sick and down-trodden dogs. But each time we passed by, all you heard was a tremendous "thump, thump, thump" of this pup's tail hitting against the cage. And it was this excitement and spirit from an obviously injured pup that reminded us so much of Heather's description of Shy:
Despite her horrible circumstances, she wagged her tail through the entire visit and smiled that adorable pit bull grin whenever anyone got near her. While in her kennel, she was quiet and obedient until someone approached her – then her tail would wag so hard against the stainless steel cage that it could almost be heard anywhere in the hospital. 
We couldn't believe she was still such a happy dog after all she'd been through. And knowing she was going to be put down we knew we had to get her out. Bella spent the past couple of months in a cast, but she has finally had her cast removed and she is available for adoption.We were so excited to take her out on the town this weekend. Miss M loaned Bella one of her special-occasion collars which looked so sharp with her coloring and one of the best ways to get extra petting:

We started with a stroll to check out the sights in Wicker Park where many people stopped her to comment on her good looks:

 We stopped by the Farmer's Market and had a short picnic in the park:

She took some time to model by the fountain:

Then took some time for a 'wardrobe change' and headed over to the 'Do Division' neighborhood street festival. The pooches snacked on some doggie ice-cream:

And Bella was so exhausted by her adventures out on the town, she spent the rest of the afternoon curled around E's leg.

 We absolutely loved having Bella join our pack for the day out; she is so sweet and loves to curling up with her people. She was so great with other dogs; even bossy Miss M who Bella was continually giving smooches on the face. We found it so hard to believe she was almost euthanized. We are very excited for Bella to find her new family. She is available through Project Rescue with her complete profile here.
We'll keep additional Bella updates on our Facebook page here.
P.S. Yesterday we met a couple of you who knew Miss M and Mr. B through the blog. It was so great to meet you, and thanks for saying hi!