Sunday, November 28, 2010

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.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Judy,

It does my heart good to read about your adventures as a foster mom to Sophie. I've been a volunteer at a local no-kill shelter for almost two years, and have two adopted dogs (plus one other) during that time. The time I spend at the shelter has been priceless.

Charles R. Sterbach

Judi said...

Charlie, How about an updated email address in your new home? Mine is the same. Excited that you're volunteering to help homeless doggies! I love it - they help keep me sane.... bearing in mind everything is relative! Love hearing from you. --j