Hey everyone, it's me Sophie! Foster mom said I've been such a good girl that I get to do my own update today. First of all, I want to correct one thing she said the other day… there is NO love affair going on here. It was completely one-sided, and while I like my foster brother as a friend, he is WAY too young and immature for a confident, sophisticated girl like me. So, I don’t want to hear any more of that nonsense.
Also, I want to give a big shout out and thank you to my former moms, J & C, who I know loved me very much, but are going through a rough period, and I just want you to know that I understand, and I really hope that everything turns out ok for you both, like it seems to be doing for me. I am feeling SO much better! I am off the medicine that made me hyper-active and made me feel like I was starving all the time (I still have a lot of energy, but it is normal, well-directed energy, like for playing fetch and chasing young boys) ;) and I don't pee all the time anymore. I'm also on this really yummy new food that (so far) doesn't make me itch, and my beautiful feathers are already starting to grow back. There is a thin white fuzz which already helps to cover up my privates (they were exposed for a while, how embarrassing!). Thank goodness for butt feathers!
So even though I’m no longer “hyper”, I’m still a very young-at-heart kind of girl, and have plenty of active years left in me… and did I mention that I LOVE to play fetch? Foster mom told me she’s never had a dog as consistent in returning the ball and dropping it at her feet as little old me. It’s no big deal, you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that if you bring it back, she’ll throw it again. Duh! The two boys chase me when I fetch the ball, but they don’t try to take it away anymore… guess I taught them to respect their elders, and they’re falling in line pretty nicely. Speaking of which, I really do like my foster brothers, and get along well with both of them. Zach, the 10 month old puppy is a big marshmallow, so I pretty much knew he would let me take charge. We have a lot of fun wrestling and chasing, and I guess I should admit that I sometimes I feel the need to “mount” him a little, just to remind him that I’m the Queen Bee. I don’t think he really minds it though, and we just keep playing. Mason has finally gotten a hold of himself, and is no longer drooling over me, thank goodness. That was so annoying! We play too, and sometimes we still mount each other, but it’s never caused any tiffs between us, and we just keep playing. Foster mom says Mason and I are both "alphas", whatever that means, but she says it works b/c we've agreed that he can be “top boy” and I'll be “top girl”. Personally, I think he still has a crush on me, so he kinda lets me do whatever I want to.
Anyway, it’s been a busy weekend. We’ve spent a lot of time just playing in the back yard, then coming inside to cool off, which gets us all wound up again, so then we go back outside to play for a while. I’m really good in the fenced back yard, and don’t bark unless someone new walks by, then I might bark once or twice. I would never try to escape, I just like to be with my family too much, but I do enjoy having a fenced yard for playing fetch and chase. I have to sleep on my bed in a big crate at night, which I think is totally unfair b/c I am perfectly well behaved in the house, but mom says none of us would ever get any sleep if she didn't separate us b/c we’d play all night long. Anyway, I know I need my beauty sleep so I can keep up with these guys again the next day, so I'm really good in my crate and sleep all night without making a peep.
I guess what I really want everyone to know is that I am a very happy & healthy “middle-aged” girl, who is ready to find her forever home! I am up-to-date on shots, spayed, chipped, have no ear infections (yay!), and just need some stability and love in my life. I really don't ask for a lot, but I do love to get pets and snuggles, the more the better. I would be fine with a fur brother, and probably ok with a fur sister as long as she let me be in charge, but I'd be fine without one too. I like to get all the attention, so as long as my family is committed to keeping up with my daily exercise, feeding me a high quality food, spoiling me rotten, and maybe taking me to an obedience class to sharpen up my skills, I’d be fine as an only dog too. I’m not sure if I’ve ever met a cat or not, but I’d be willing to try. I don’t try very hard to chase squirrels; I think I prefer balls. I do know that I’m good with kids and really like them, b/c my previous family had grandkids that would visit. I’m also not afraid of anything, not vacuum cleaners, or storms or fireworks. Someone let off a couple of fireworks the other night, and scaredy cat Zach ran and hid in the bathroom and wouldn’t come out to potty… but I was brave and didn’t bat an eyelash. What’s the big deal?
Well, I guess I had an awful lot to tell you about myself. Good thing Mom let me write tonight, or you might not have learned everything you need to know to decide if I’m the girl for you. Remember, just because I’m 8 doesn’t make me a couch potato… I've got lots of active years left in me, and foster mom says that I deserve for them to be the best ones yet!!!
Email placement
ragom [dot] org if you think you might be my perfect forever family. I can’t wait to meet you!
xoxo,
Sophie
Taking a breather with my ball
Me and the boys (I'm in the middle)
Here you can see my missing butt and tail feathers. Hurry up and grow back, hair!
with Ranger 07-237 and former foster, Jake. He got adopted by my St Cloud foster family. Anyway, we're just hanging out, chasing balls, playing with stuffed animals ( I don't shred, like to cuddle or carry them around, but can get protective of them when Ranger comes around and tries to take them away from me) and trying to stay clear of Ranger and Lake, pup from next door, when they are out chasing balls same time as us seniors. 
