Sophie

Hi there!  Sophie's doing great!  She has the best temperament/personality that we could have hoped for.  We visit the dog park down the street from our condo almost every day (in the month since we got her I think we've only missed 2 days!) and she's made tons of friends there.  We're still perfecting our potty training, but she's getting closer.  Since the first day we brought her home she's been able to sleep all night in the crate without any whining or accidents, so that is for sure a bonus!

 

She learned to sit and lay down right off the bat and we've also taught her fetch, shake and roll over (which she learned suprisingly quick!).  We are now working on 'stay', which has proven to be a little tougher than the others, but she's getting there. 

 

After our initial vet visit, they determined she had giardia (I think that's what it is.. some sort of intestinal parasite), so they gave us some meds to give her for 5 days.  We're now due to take her back in to get re-checked and make sure it's gone.  We're also going to have them double check the progress of her mange, because we've noticed some spots of thin fur that just don't seem to be going away, as well as a spot on her belly and under her chin that seem to be new.  We're not sure if those spots are results of rough play at the dog park or some mange acting up, so we're going to ask the vet about it when we go in. 

 

We really lucked out with her disposition towards our cat as well.  She's a little bit curious, but the cat has definitely put her in her place a couple times so she's pretty reluctanct to get close to her.  For the most part she just ignores her which is perfect.  We've also started allowing her some nights to sleep on our bed with us, which doesn't seem to even bother the cat so often we're sharing our bed with both of them!

 

We also made a trip to Bellingham to visit my sister and her two young kids (5 & 3) and she did great with them.  They absolutely loved her, as does everyone else she meets!  We get many comments on how cute of a face she has and how well behaved for a puppy she is. 

 

I'm so glad we visited your facility when we did, we couldn't have asked for a better puppy!

 

Thanks!

Brooke & Ryan