I’m Sophie. At first, I felt lost at Wayne and Kate’s house. The food they gave me smelled just like that glass-room-place. I stuck up my nose and refused to eat—until they made it taste like chicken. Their yard didn’t smell right, either. I couldn’t find any place to leave a message so I heldContinue reading “Sophie’s House–training”
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Sophie Comes Home
I’m Sophie. I have lived with Wayne and Kate for four years. She says the two of us females are a lot alike. I don’t think so, except we both belong with Wayne. I knew Wayne was special the first time I saw him. My first person—the one who taught me to sit and heel—wentContinue reading “Sophie Comes Home”
Coming Home to Myself
When we adopted Sophie, a Llasa Apso mix, she was confused and uncertain whether she belonged with us or would end up homeless again. She needed time to adjust. Me, too. Where do I belong, really? In an early version of Sleeping Beauty, the heroine gives birth to twins in her sleep. For me,Continue reading “Coming Home to Myself”
Doggie day-care
Animal Humane is the place where I found Wayne. Wayne goes there to work sometimes. Some days he takes me along. I get to meet other dogs who go to work with their people, and I know he’ll take me home again when he’s through. But at Animal Humane, they told Wayne about doggie day-care.Continue reading “Doggie day-care”