9 Years

[Deb G.]

Has it been 9 years? I thought that Sophie was almost 11, but being almost 10 is better!  We can never thank you enough for rescuing the 3 little orphans from the pound, and bringing our Sophie to us.  She is such a gem.  She has brought such joy into our lives.  She's now our "calm, stable dog", although she'll get up and yip/bark when the doorbell rings.  We still do a bit of agility--jumps are now just 1/2" pipe lying on the ground, and we have a new box (a bit lower than the old one) to sit on, and she still loves her tunnel and her A-Frame.  I don't think that weave poles will ever really catch on with her.  Her vision has deteriorated due to cataracts, and she sometimes runs into things (especially of the color tone is similar).  At home she does very well, but in a more unfamiliar place (like visiting at Rich's folks) her vision defecits became pretty apparent.  She still does a happy dance when we come home, with what's left of her toy Hippo, and does a Jubilation dance for pizza meat (yes, I pick all the meat off my pizza and give it to the pups).  No other known health problems except for the vision right now.  And, I have found, (no doubt, as many of you have found with your own personal puppers) that she wakes up MORE PERFECT every morning than she was the day before!  She's that perfect!  Hope that Hallie is on the mend and feeling better now, and I've often thought about the little fellow of the original threesome.  I hope he is happy and well-loved wherever he is at. :)