“I took him in at 4. I was his 5th home and everyone had given up on him. He was destructive, aggressive, and untrusting. I was in a 1 bedroom apartment but I couldn’t let him go back to the rescue again after not doing well at my parents home. I worked tirelessly to leash train him, treat his anxiety, diagnose and treat his severe allergies, and break his aggression.”

Through it all, Taylor was patient with Bentley. So was her boyfriend Nick Evenson, though he claimed not to like Bentley. (Isn’t that what they all say at first?)

Yard Of Dreams

When it was time to give restless Bentley more space, Taylor had a tough time trying to find a rental in Colorado Springs that would allow her 120 pound Bloodhound. So that’s when she and Evenson bought a town house. The house came with a yard, but one paved with concrete, Taylor told The Dodo.

“I ended up buying a townhouse so we could stay together. It had an enclosed patio that I knew he would like. I couldn’t afford a house with a yard, but I thought I could turn the patio into a small yard with the right help.”

“The whole time he’s been with me he’s never had his own yard… just the park and the grass on our walks…”

Evenson helped make both of their dreams come true. He embarked on a weekend-long construction project to turn the concrete into green. (Seems like he did like the pup after all, huh?)