Psychology and Gang Dog

I co-own Gang Dog (Cinnamon) along with my husband. She is a 10 year old rescued liver spotted female Dalmatian. Dalmatians come in black, liver and yellow spots. Black is the most common spot pattern. We got her as a puppy through a Dalmatian rescue organization. We new a little about her when we got her. She was found emaciated, wandering the streets of Pacoima, California at 2 months of age. She was placed into dog foster care with five families for a total of one month prior to our getting her. My husband is retired from law enforcement. One evening he was going out and loaded his gun and Cinnamon just got soooo excited, jumped up on the back of the couch like a little mountain goat, and then ran to the front door like she was expecting a car ride. So my husband and I figured she had originally been some gang members' dog and was expecting to go out for a drive by shooting. We started talking to her in Spanish and Gang slang and she was not only thrilled but seemed to understand Spanish better than English. So we nick-named her Gang Dog. She rides in the back of my Mustang and seems to get a kick out of watching people wave at her. She likes watching people do stupid human tricks.