Brittney Monk always loved animals. She spends her free time drawing cats and dogs. For some reason bullies have teased her because of it since elementary school.
"Everywhere I went, it wouldn't matter who it was, I don't even know the people, they would come and say 'you're cat girl, or you're an animal freak,' or something," Brittney said.
I have no clue why adoring animals makes someone worthy of ridicule — not that anything really does. Brittney's mother, Carlisa, began homeschooling her because the bullying got so bad.
Due to Brittney's lack of confidence, doctors wanted to medicate her. "They want to put her on some medication and I'm not doing that," says Carlisa.
That's when Brittney's grandparents came up with another solution: the unconditional love of a dog. They got her a Jack Russell terrier named Dodge. Dodge can perform over 200 tricks, but perhaps his greatest trick of all is making a bullied girl feel very special.
"He's helped me emotionally through a lot," she says. "Training him brings a smile to my face, seeing him want to do these things and wants to be with me and bond," says Monk.
Brittney and Dodge remind me of Bruce and and his dog Ruby, who helped him cope with his differences.
With the help of Dodge, Brittney has found new confidence and is ready to show the world there is nothing wrong with loving animals.
"I want him to show everyone how amazing our bond is together, and show everyone who said I was an animal freak for loving animals is wrong and that I can do this, I have my purpose now," she said.
See their amazing bond and watch Dodge do a few tricks in the video below.
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