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Leave a bone for Sophia
Nicknames: Snow Pea, Sweet Pea, Grumble Bunny, Goof Ball, Spaz, ADD child
Doggie Dynamics:
Energy
sleepy
energetic
Intelligence
silly
genius
Friendliness
aggressive
affectionate
Playfulness
not playful
very playful
Disposition
anxious
calm
Quick Bio:
-purebred
-dog rescue
Likes: Chasing stuffed animals, lobotomizing it if I get the chance (de-stuffing it), I like running really fast, and live for snuggling under the covers
Pet-Peeves: Other dogs that don't respect my personal space!
Favorite Toy: Look Who's Washing orange peeping ducky - can even go into the washing machine! My snowman stuffy is out for repairs.
Favorite Food: Green beans, but I also love my Kong stuffed full of scrambled egg and bits of leftover meat (or anything interesting).
Favorite Walk: Any trail in the woods (Longfellow Creek, Lincoln Park, Camp Long...), or walking in the sun along the beach.
Best Tricks: Pogo-ing 5 feet straight up for a stuffed animal or treat, or when asked "want to cuddle??" I run to the bedroom and wait on the bed for you to snuggle with me.
Arrival Story: When my forever mommy decided to adopt a dog for a walking partner, she took the Breed Selector test at www.purina.com, and it told her an IG was the best choice for her. So she contacted the volunteer breed rep through Seattle Purebred Dog Rescue at the same time my former family was trying to rehome me - they felt bad because they were not home enough to give me the human companionship I truly need!
My forever mommy was the 4th family I met with, and I could tell it was going to be a great match - big yard, kitties to play with, and someone who was going to make me the center of her universe. My forever mommy still keeps in touch with my former family through email and photos. Isn't that nice of her?
Bio: I was born in Kansas (the land of sunflowers, mommy's favorite flower!). Rumor has it I got stuck in a crate and was flown across the country as a travel companion to a littermate that was to be a show dog. My first mommy found me in a feed store in Shelton, Washington - don't ask me how I got there because I truly don't understand how that happened. My forever mommy says from the puppy pictures she has seen, she would not have been able to leave me there either and is very glad I was rescued from there by the people who bought me. But I am not disposable and it was wrong I was treated that way! To make up for it, my forever mommy talked to my breeder and got all the paperwork together and submitted it to the AKC and now I am an officially AKC registered doggy!
I was a real basket case, and it was really hard for my new family at first. I was separated from my litter too soon so I didn't know how to speak "dog", and also because of my remote location in Shelton, I led a pretty sheltered life and was never properly socialized. When my forever mommy Wendy adopted me May 14, 2005, I could barely walk on a leash, I was scared of everyone and everything, and really scared of other dogs. My daddy has been a great partner in that he has allowed mom to work with me every day, taking me everywhere she can, camping, walking, in elevators, stores and coffee shops, dog parks, and a great doggy school.
I became a new doggy! I love living in the city and going to doggy stores or coffee shops. I even volunteer as a therapy dog and visit patients living at LifeCare Center on Admiral Way in West Seattle. I work with this other great dog, Andy, and we meet all sorts of people there. It's very different there and I have to watch out for wheelchairs, walkers, rough handlers, loud voices, and lots of unexpected behaviors. But I actually look forward to being there because I always get some yummy treats! I like going there because it is the only volunteer work mommy can do for the Seattle Animal Shelter where I get to go, too. I miss my mommy when she volunteers as a MatchMaker at the Seattle Animal Shelter, but I know all those doggies and kitties don't have homes so I am willing to share my mommy with them a few hours every month in exchange for my super great life!
Forums Motto: Please scratch *under* my jacket-thanks!
I've Been On Dogster Since:
I am celebrating a special day today - altho I heard I was *not* going to be getting anything special to eat since I barfed up the babycake from Cupcake Royale last year.
I am in a unique situation. I get to go to work with my mom every day. I used to wonder what she did when she left. Now I know. Altho this is a different job than the other two she has had since I came to live here in West Seattle. The first year she was working part time and was gone about 6 hours - just perfect timing for a nice walk outside. Then for two and a half years she had work that I used to go to sometimes. I really loved working at SeaTac Airport. We were in an old portable building that used to be a school at one point and I loved running down the looooong hallway and visiting all the people there who loved me. Then they made a stupid rule that said I couldn't come anymore so I stayed home for about a year. But she still tried to make her days short or come home in the middle to give me abreak. Especially after we moved to the townhouse and I no longer had a yard.
Then suddenly she was home every day beginning September 2008. She spent the entire day in front of the computer, looking for a J-O-B. For a few weeks dad was home too but he got a new J-O-B working at Microsoft so it was just mom and I.
Mom has a real estate license and she loves green living and healthy homes. She moved her license to a company called GreenWorks Realty, the first green real estate company in the country. That was in November. She listed a house for sale in December and we did Sunday open houses together and I got to meet new people.
February is when my life *REALLY* changed. I heard mom say the company she worked for was having trouble and they had to layoff the office manager. For once mom got a break - her experience let her step in and fill that position on a contract basis, very part time and not much money, but it meant she was sitting in the real estate office every day. We've been coming here every day now for three months. I have finally settled into the routine and am not shaking in the car the whole way wondering if we are going to the emergency vet clinic in Wallingford. I settle down when crossing the Aurora Bridge and getting close to Greenlake.
Mom's talking about looking for a J-O-B again because she still is not selling enough houses, altho the market has finally picked up and she is on the phone a lot. Dad is on a contract at Microsoft and will not have work in October and mom is worried about keeping the house where we live. But she loves being with ME all day every day. I wouldn't want to change anything either. We shall see!
There have been a few big milestones. Aside from my pet therapy work at a local convalescent home that really got me socialized, my mom was also interviewed for a book (Dog Park Wisdom), and *I* am on the cover of the Spring 2009 CityDog Magazine "Dog in the West". Here is a link: http://tinyurl.com/qjpdfe
Celebrate with me today as I honor 4 years with my forever family.
Well, the rumors were true and it took a few months to build the new house, but my mommy and daddy packed up the house and got rid of a lot of stuff and my and my kitty family moved to a 3-story townhome in High Point (www.thehighpoint.com) Now we can go out the front door and go for a walk on a real sidewalk and at night there are street lights so no one (or dog) can sneak up on us. We go for walks three times a day, and I only had a poo accident in the house when I was sick for a few days. My kitty sister Sprite was sick with something else at the same time so mommy and daddy bought a carpet steam cleaner and you would never know we had been sick! The last two nights have been raining so hard mommy has not taking me for a late night walk and is instead trying to get me to use the Pet Loo on the deck (www.thepetloo.com), but I have proven it to her that I can hold it and I don't need that fake grass!
I really like it here at my new house. Granted, it's a lot more serene than I am used to. I don't have a yard to go bark at squirrels or other kitties at anymore, but in exchange I get a lot more walks WITH my mommy, and I can lay on a big pillow next to a heater all day, so it's cool, errr, warm. It has been three months since we moved and I think you can say I am now fully adjusted to my new house. There's hardly anything ever to bark at, which adds to the serenity here. Mommy says she is going to start taking me to a school or go do agility training so my mind doesn't turn into mush like oatmeal. Personally, I like oatmeal, I like getting to lick the bowl out when it has had brown sugar in it. But mommy is the boss!
I've been hearing a lot of talk this week about mommy and daddy giving up this farm house on a quarter acre in West Seattle and moving to a townhome at City View in High Point, about a 3/4 mile up the hill from here. I think I will miss my big yard, but the neigbhorhood is so walkable and has pocket parks and we will still live close to all of my favorite walking places anyway, it might not matter. I think hardwood floors would be interesting, and mommy has promised me "Parks4Pets.com" potty grass on the new deck. I hear there are lots of stairs. But, there also is a 2-car garage and that means I can get into the car without getting rained on! That rocks!
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