Update on Sophia

Just a quick update and some pictures of Sophia.  She has completely kicked the separation anxiety! She was relaxing after a while but still started off quite anxious when we would get ready to leave.  She even learned that the Kong meant we would be leaving and stopped accepting it...such a smart cookie.  So we did our best puppy proofing of the house, put all the garbage cans on a counter, plugged up all electrical sockets, tied up loose cords, etc and decided to leave her out of her pen....and poof, a miracle.  She loves to curl up on the couch with a blanket and pillow so much that she could not care less where we are going or for how long.  She's very much a routine loving girl though so this only holds true when we are going to work.  If its a weekend and we're all curled up snuggling in the morning but then we both try to go food shopping for an hour in the afternoon she'll let you know that that is unacceptable so we run errands separately.  We are also treating her for UTI number two right now.  She has been so good for us at not going to the bathroom in the house that we know there is a problem as soon as she does.  Her confidence has grown so much that the only place she will mark now when we visit is PetSmart but really who could blame her with all of those smells.  We are in the middle of a 2 week course of antibiotics and will be heading back to the vet at the end for a re-check and a possible X-ray or ultrasound should they suspect that stones may be a possibility.  All in all we are trying to keep her as happy and comfortable as she deserves to be.  Happy New Year,

Donna Fath