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Meeting Sophie
One day, I was wandering through a mall and came upon a Pet
Store. A smart looking Cocker Spaniel caught my eye, so I stopped in for a quick chat. The Spaniel turned
out to be not so bright but in the cage with him was a funny looking little dog... more body than head. I
looked into the little dogs big round eyes and said "Oh honey, you're so ugly only your Daddy could love you" With that,
the funny little dog jumped up into my arms as if to say "Here I am Dad." Okay, okay, so I held the dog for a moment
and let her know upfront that I was not dog shopping. She seemed to be a nice enough but I did not have time to
raise a dog. So I put the pooch back in her cage and walked out of the Pet Store. The little dog would
not take no for an answer. In fact she climbed out of the top of the open cage and followed me into the mall. I
know it appeared that I was shoplifting a dog... so I quickly decided to adopt her. The rest is history. I never
wanted the dog but I had the extra room and she was in need of a home. I think its good for both of us.
Meeting Dad
One day, while discussing the rise and fall of the Roman
Empire with my room mate, Big Arnie, this giant of a guy comes walking though our neighborhood. He stopped,
bent down and spent awhile talking to Big A. Well Arnie is not a rocket scientist buy any standards, so after a few
minutes I wandered over to break up the one sided conversation. The guy said something to me about my looks... I
couldn't quite hear him so I jumped to get a better vantage point. The guy catches me and we talk for awhile.
I tried to tell him I wasn't looking for a Dad and this was a bad time for me to have to train one. Next thing
I know, he puts me down and leaves. Well... I didn't want him to leave angry, so I scaled the wall and went looking
for him... you know just to say I was sorry. Next thing you know, I'm in his car and headed for his
house. Once I got there, it seemed okay. I mean, his place was bigger than Big Arnies and there wasn't any
newspaper on the floor. This guy didn't smell like wet dog either... so I stayed.
Looking good in her Greta Garbo Green
Not every dog could pull off this look. Sophie has the rare ablility to go from fashion
plate to trail hound at the snap of a finger.
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