Sophie
Our search for a s'Wheat sister and playmate for our 14-month-old
Airedale terrier, Lancelot, finally came to an
end on July 12, when Sophie (the princes s formerly known as Lofi)
came into our lives. Because we are volunteers in the WURL, Gwen
called us to take care of the surrender of a 5 1/2-year-old
girl from Rhode Island whose family was moving to Chile in one
week and could not take her with them. After talking to her
owner, I arranged to
meet Sophie at my mother's house in Freehold, NJ (a stopping point
for several previous WURL's), in three days.
When she arrived, she was a bit
overweight, and her hair was very long, disguising her rose ears and
too-long tail. My mom later said that she didn't think she was
even a wheaten. Her papers showed that she came from a so-called
Massachusetts "breeder", spelled b-r-o-k-e-r, who had acquired her
from a notorious Nebraska puppy mill.
 Following
an initial one hour crying/howling session after her former owner
left her, she decided that I was okay after all. Two days later, she
came home to Delaware to meet her brother and dad, who both
loved her immediately.
Although we were told that she didn't like to ride in the car,
Sophie is now a veteran traveler and loves to go wherever we go. She
irritates her brother by taking up too much of the backseat, but
she's perfectly content when
he finally moves her over. The only commands she knew when we got
her were sit and down. But she learns fast and "usually" wants to
please us, and now she can beg, say please, dance, bow, crawl, turn
around, give kisses and
shake hands--of course--she's a wheaten!
In her former life, she didn't like toys, but she now has her
favorites: latex squeaky toys and balls of any type. She thinks
she's supposed to rip stuffed toys apart--what a terrier!
Her favorite outside activities are
chasing butterflies, which she has as yet failed to catch, thank
goodness, taking walks, and running after and from Lancelot.
We love her a lot and are thankful she's part of our family. Once
again, Gwen, thank you for a perfect match!
Donna, Michael, and Lancelot Laubscher
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