Judith Rose got Ivy, her English Staffordshire Bull Terrier, from a breeder in New Mexico, 11 years ago. "She has a ball that she loves and she loves to play ball, until you get sick of it," said Rose. She's a "perfect watch dog" Rose continued, but "She will roll on her back for a pet."

"She's always doing something cute," Rose said, "She loves to burrow in the couch and she loves to have her face covered in a blanket, so I call her 'The BaBa Girl'. She's very spoiled and she's my best friend. I will not know what to do when she's gone."

Rose explained that her favorite behavior of Ivy's was when they were in New Mexico. "She would get on the wood pile and get a piece of wood until it became her stick and carry it around in her mouth and balance it and sit there and look at you until you went, 'You are such a dumb dog.'"

"This is a great breed but they are not always so friendly with other dogs," Rose offered, "That's where you have to be careful. But as far as people and kids, she's fabulous."

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