More Sophie Puppy Pics

I know it is almost impossible to bear the extreme cuteness that was Sophie as a pup, but here she is, playing in the sprinkler. Water sports seem somewhat appropriate today, since Montreal is covered in a layer of freezing rain.





Even as a puppy, Sophie enjoyed laying down to play. It's not that she is lazy. Rather, she was clearly in tune with the nature/nurture debate from a young age and was already engaged in serious study. Here you see her laying down some early evidence.

Can you stand it? Look at that wee muzzler. She was unbelievably adorable.

And once more for this one. Aaaaaaah

Sophie Puppy!

Because the world here is covered in ice and we could use a bit of warmth

And because Sophie was such an adorable puppy I can hardly stand it.

This is not Sophie

But this is one of the vintage lamps I recently bought.

Sophie is still busy playing in the snow, but will return soon with puppy pictures and a report on a sock monkey picture frame that arrived from Boston.

Loyal Sophie

Sometimes Sophie is not entirely indifferent to me.
Here, she followed me through the park on a snowy night.


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Truth be told, she thought I maybe had a ball in my pocket.

The Chesador

The Chesapeake Bay Retriever/Labrador cross has become a recognized designer mixed breed. Clearly, this is due to Sophie.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/c/chesador.htm

Sophie Snow Day Videos

Includes exclusive footage of roaching.
Excuse the colour commentary.
That dog owner will be fired.

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Sophie plays with a Bouvier puppy in the snow


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I can be heard butchering the French language in this. Please pay no attention.

Snow Day

Sophie knew that later, she would be heading to the park to play in the snow, so she took it easy this afternoon and had Pablo over for tea.

Sophie chewing on Pablo from Sophie Brador on Vimeo.

Coming soon to a blog near you ....
video of Sophie playing in a foot of snow with a 10 month old Bouvier puppy.

Breaking News!!!

Dogs Understand Fairness, Get Jealous, Study Finds
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97944783

Might be news to the apes, but dogs have known this forever.

Kicking Myself

Why did I not do this everyday of Sophie's life?

Sophie's Health

It took a bit, but Sophie is finally feeling better and has finally, officially been diagnosed by her new vet as suffering from IBS. That doesn't change the condition any, but it does mean that from now on, as soon as she has a bad case of the runs, I can treat her for inflammation in her bowels and she won't have to suffer for a week of feeling like crap (pardon the pun).

Midway through her last bout of diarrhea, Pablo came over. I had an afternoon off work and was hoping to nap on the couch. Taking the beast our four times during the night made me tired, and I actually got a few winks in. Sophie played for a few minutes and then hid in her box. A definite sign she wasn't feeling well.


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P.S. I have no excuse for the bad movie you can hear in the background.


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Sophie + the runs = going to work

She can't actually go in the classroom with me, but she can hang out in my office.

If she were smart, she'd get sick more often.

She'd spend much less time at home alone, not that she spends that much really. There is her beloved dog walker and Pablo after all.

For the record, Sophie looks this adorable no matter where she sleeps.