Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Adventures with Sophie


Since losing our beloved Frances a few months back, the house just hasn't felt right. Although we eventually were able to enjoy some of our newfound freedom (that we would have traded in a heartbeat to have our girl back), and of course were able to take a guilt-free trip to Europe, we were both anxious to bring a new pup into our lives.

Enter: Sophie.

The husband encountered her out on a walk with her foster mom on Stanford's campus last week. She was wearing a cheery little vest that said, "Adopt me!" So, we did.

We know a little about her. The basics, of course: yellow lab, two years old. From Idaho. Has had a litter of puppies. She is remarkably well-trained, so must have had a caring owner at some point. She's absolutely gorgeous, with a cream-colored coat and "toasted" face and tip of her tail.

The rest we have learned in the few days we have had her: she is incredibly affectionate and friendly; good with people (including children), other dogs, and cats. She does not bark at the doorbell or howl at sirens (yet). She makes happy clucking noises when you get her leash or put out her kibble. When you pull on socks, she associates it with going for a walk, and she nibbles your big toe, gently, for about two seconds.

We have been having the best time with her, which partly explains my lack of posts for the last week. And I suspect she'll be making more than than a few appearances in this blog; while we're actually feeding her dog food (in contrast with Frannie's daily hamburger and weekend roast chicken), I anticipate some food adventures with her.

So, everyone: meet Sophie, our new hungry dog.

20 comments:

  1. Yay!! Welcome Sofie! You are a lucky lucky dog to have found such amazing parents!

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  2. Congratulations on your new addition!! She's adorable!

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  3. Awwww, hello Sophie! Welcome and we look forward to hearing about your adventures. Congrats on the new addition to the fam, Sam.

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  4. It sounds like you are all luck to find each other. We adopted a new cat a few months after we had to say goodbye to Kramer. It was the best thing we did. Lucy is the perfect cat, except when she tries to attack Archie, who of course out weighs her.
    Looking forward to following your blog and your
    Sofie updates!

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  5. Thanks, all! She's the sweetest. Lucia, thanks for stopping by!

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  6. YAY! Congrats on adopting Sophie! She looks and sounds like such a sweetheart. I look forward to reading about your adventures with her!

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  7. Connie: Thanks so much!BTW I've been wanting to comment on your most recent post but it now seems like I need a login for wordpress which I don't have...

    cookiecrumb: Oh, there will be plenty about Sophie! :)

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  8. Welcome to Sophie! Congrats on your new family member. She is going to bring you a lot of love. Looking forward to her many appearances on Hungry Dog-

    Velva

    P.S. Thanks for your Wordless Wednesday post. Loved it. You had some readers drooling over your photo. :-)

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  9. Velva: Thank you! And thanks for the WW post--so fun to see my picture on another site!

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  10. Oh Samantha! I'm so happy for you. She is a darling!
    Looking forward to hearing all about your new family member!

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  11. Congrats on the new, four-legged addition to the family. She's a beaut! ;)

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  12. what a cutie patootie. we all know she'll never replace frances, but i can tell she's already secured her own place in your heart!

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  13. Yeah! Welcome to your world Sophie. I am so happy that you've found each other. Actually contemplating a new cat here in our house.

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  14. Thanks so much, everyone. Agrigirl: I hope you do get a new kitty...fun to have a new little buddy in the house.

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  15. Hurrah! So glad you and sweet Sophie have found each other. We all (including Maggie) can't wait to meet her.

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  16. Rebby: We need to get together, for sure! Later in June?

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  17. Oh what a sweetheart! Congratulations on your new addition! I'm sure she'll soon be eating more than dog food at your place.

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  18. Thanks, Ben! yes, I'm sure Sophie will get a nibble here and there...

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  19. Oh, yea!!! I'm so happy that you and Sophie found each other!!!

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