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October 8, 1998

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Sophie, the Dog of the Day
Name: Sophie
Age: Six years old
Gender: Female
Breed: Shepherd/Labrador Mix
Home: Boulder, Colorado, USA
 
   I met Sophie three years ago, when I strolled into our local Humane Society and fell instantly in love. Since she had been at the shelter for almost three months, and it was filling up with many other dogs, I was told that she would have been put to sleep soon. Seems not a lot of people are interested in adopting adult (about three years old) strays. Three years later, Sophie now is my best friend. She loves to frolic, swim, play with her huge collection of toys and she lives for our daily hikes. On a good day, she'll find a deer leg and keep her prize for the rest of the hike. Then she'll bury it for future hikes.

    Sophie also likes to surprise me with her half-chewed butcher bones in my bed. She can skillfully pull back the bed covers, plant the nasty treasure, then rearrange the covers so that I will have no clue what's awaiting me. And to think that such a wonderful friend would not be with me today if I hadn't ambled in to the Humane Society when I did.
 

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