As promised, I've finally sat down to update you on Sophie (formerly Lucie) the Basenji mix.  She came into our lives in February 2008, only weeks after we lost our 12-year-old Wheaten, Sonny.  Sophie was sweet from the first moment but was also very, very scared of pretty well everything, from walking on leash, to going through doorways, to barking dogs, to cars (both moving and parked), to even stepping foot off the couch, her chosen "home base." 

It took a long time and lots of love and confidence-building but eventually the "little red dog" I met at your shelter blossomed into Miss Congeniality of Bruce Pit, where she now spends hours playing with any dog who's willing, and charming everyone she meets (most of whom say she "looks just like a fox").

Sophie is now almost 2.5 years old and still loves to wrestle and play with puppies; it seems she's now living the puppyhood she missed out on for her first year, before she became part of our family.  She is the light of my life - as smart and gentle and sweet and funny as a dog can be.  I can't imagine my world without her.  Thank you so much for finding her for us.

Here are some pictures taken earlier this year, of Sophie frolicking through her first happy winter!

With gratitude for the important work you do,

Debra and family

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