BELLA IS OUR FIRST
AMERICAN BULLDOG.  WE
KNEW THE KIND OF DOG
THE MAMA IS, AND THAT
SHE IS GREAT WITH KIDS,  
BUT WE OTHERWISE KNEW
NOTHING ABOUT AB'S.

AT 3 WEEKS OLD, MAMA
QUIT NURSING SOME OF
THE PUPS.  BELLA,, ONE OF
12 PUPS AND OWNED BY A
FAMILY MEMBER , THEN
CAME HOME WITH US.  WE
LITERALLY HAND RAISED
HER FROM NEAR INFANCY.

BELLA IS NOT A PAPERED,
PEDIGREED DOG. SHE WILL
NEVER BE BRED.  SHE'S
JUST OUR DOG.  
SOMETIMES WE EVEN CALL
HER A GOOD DOG, BUT
MOSTLY SHE'S A FATHEAD.
SMALL TOWN'S BELLA
a boy and his dog