Arizona Golden Rescue

Sophie is a 3-year-old spayed Golden/Cattle Dog mix. The owner was in the hospital receiving radiation and chemo treatments, so he gave his adult daughter permission to surrender Sophie to AGR. She had all her vetting done before we transported her to what we thought would be her forever home. However, she and the first family we placed her with did not bond, so we tried again and this time Sophie hit the jackpot with an adopter and her two dogs, Rocky (a Chi mix) and Ayden (a Golden). Ayden is not much of a player, but soon after transport Sophie and Rocky were exchanging play bows and wagging tails. The adopter let us know everything was great:

I am honored Sophie chose us! Sophie has made our home now her home too! She made sure to let the 2 boys of the house, both rescues, Golden Ayden and Chihuahua/Jack Russell Rocky, know that she is up for anything, and full of adventure and fun. Sophie is so very affectionate with everyone and every dog! She jumps up to give hugs and kisses, which I adore. She nibbles on Ayden’s neck to try get him to wrestle or chase her. She chases Rocky, but he likes to be the chaser and she is learning that can be fun, too. She gets the boys excited about running about and long walks! She has an infectious energy that is rubbing off on the boys. Sophie adores car rides and doesn’t want to get out when we arrive at our destination. If you open a car door, she will jump in and bark, “Let’s go!” We go on 3-4 walks a day depending on the summer heat and it’s even helping me lose some weight. Sophie is learning to be OK around horses. She did go nose to nose with a pig, and both their tails were wagging. Sophie befriends all the “friendly” dogs in our little horse ranch area here in Star Valley. She loves to cuddle and at bedtime she has to have some part of her touching me. Sophie is like finding the missing puzzle piece – she fits perfectly and beautifies our lives.