Update on Sophie, our foster girl....

Right after my last post, Sophie met a family who wanted to adopt her. They are a young couple with a three year old daughter who live in Newcastle. They had to wait for her because of a pending hospitalization (the Mom), and Sophie hadn't lost enough weight for her de-sexing. The good news is she has lost the weight and then some. I'm sure she must be down to a svelte 19 kilos.

Unfortunately, though, Sophie bit a male human friend in the dog park (on the finger) after he tapped her on the nose. This caused our rescue group to be concerned for her eventual re-homing (fear that she might bite a member of the new family), they canceled her de-sexing appointment and requested the services of a dog behavioral specialist.

She had her behavior assessed this morning, and she had a risk score of 1/10.... hence, very low risk. There is still a concern for her to be re-homed with children, so I don't think she will be moving home with the nice family who have been waiting for her.

I never thought I would have a foster dog for this length of time - seven months so far - but it has still been worth it. Sophie is quite a character and is very good company. I hope we find the perfect family for her soon, though, just so she can get settled in and bond.