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[quote=Anonymous]Both rescues and breeder dogs can take a little while to bond with, esp if they are a lot of work.  Same with children.  I honestly did not fall in love with my daughter until she was a few months old.

I have written here many times.  My last dog was a street dog in Puerto Rico.  I called her my mongrel.  She was a mess.  But with love she grew to become my best friend. It's been almost 3 years since she died  and I miss her every single second of the day.  She turned in to the calmest, sweetest, easiest, most loving dog in the world.  Even my friends who were not fans of dogs would say, "If I could have a dog like (my dog), I would get a dog."  She was just perfect for me.

To answer your question, it depends.  My first stray (not the one above) I fell in love with immediately.  She was ours from day one, including taking her straight to the vet the minute I found her in bad shape.

For my second stray (the Puerto Rico dog above), she had me pulling my hair out for months, regretting getting her.  She dug up my yard, was hyper, she was afraid of her own shadow, etc.  So with her I'd say it took about 6-12 months (I can't remember - this was in 1999).  What helped her was spending as much time with her as possible, and giving her a ton of exercise.  She got me into running.  she could run for miles.  I still run every day, even though it's been several years since she was young enough to run.  It took a little work to get her used to running next to me, and not in front of me and not stopping every 5 seconds.

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