Baltimore Sun Photo by Algerina Perna

Like Hector in northern California, Daisy and Lili -- two more of the dogs seized from the dogfighting operation of Michael Vick -- have settled comfortably into a foster home in Western Maryland.

As Matt Dolan reports in today's Sun, the dogs arrived last month at the home of Catalina Stirling, a longtime animal advocate, and are still shaking off their traumatic experience.

The two -- that's Daisy in the photo above with her new foster family -- are among three Vick dogs the federal courts turned over to the Baltimore rescue organization Recycled Love. The third remains in foster care in the Baltimore area.

Lili was so skittish that Stirling spent days trying to persuade the dog to go on a walk, but now the strolls outside are the brightest part of her days, said Stirling.

She and her husband have two young children, but said they had no qualms about taking in Daisy and Lili after meeting them in a Washington shelter.

The pit bulls, she said, are kept in a finished basement in the home with ample time for play in the family's backyard and two long walks a day in the neighborhood. The family has two other dogs, including a blind cocker spaniel.