~Neighborhood Fun

Hi,
My neighbors across the street, Cliff and Nancy, were on vacation when you brought Sophia and they got home last Thursday and got to see Sophia on Friday with their “girls.”  Annie is 8, a yellow lab, and Sally is 4-ish, a border collie mix that was rescued.  Annie and Sally always come running across the street whenever Azura and I are in the front yard, and they did exactly that on Friday.  Sophia was overwhelmed, ran under the table, came out to me and then met Annie and Sally one at a time, backed away from Cliff at first, then sniffed his hand and licked his fingers and the games began!  In an instant, she was racing around the front yard with Annie and Sally and Azura, actually keeping up with the big girls most of the time.  My little girl held her own, for sure!  And, best of all, she never went into the street even when Sally would run across the street to her yard and then back to my yard.  Later Nancy came over to meet Sophia and Sophia warmed up to Nancy almost as quickly as she did with Cliff, and then she went running back to the girls to join the fun.  I’d love to tell you that Sophia stayed in the front yard the next time we were out front and Sally and Annie came over, but she followed Sally across the street, so now we’re going to be slowly going into border training.  Oh, and you should know, she figured out how to come in the doggie door in about a week and a half!  She hasn’t figured out how to go out, but she’s definitely got the coming in part nailed!
Hope you both are doing well and are enjoying this beautiful weather!
~Lisa

Breeder Comment

Thank you, Lisa, for sharing this sweet story and the news about Sophia.