Happy "Gotcha Day" to Sonic

Yesterday was 2 years to the day that we got Sonic. We never really knew her actual date of birth, so we count Janurary 15th as her birthday or her "Gotcha Day". It's hard to believe that this is the same dog that we brught home from Vancouver on that night 2 years ago.

Sonic was to be our first foster dog. We were actually expecting to get a 5 year old border collie. The owners however, made other arrangements for this dog and we ended up with Sonic. She'd been transported in the back of a truck from Hope, then kept in a crate for several hours till the transport person could get her to where we were picking her up. She was still saggy from having given birth recently, very stinky and VERY terrified. We knew after 3 days that we could never give her up. So, we asked the rescue people if we could keep her. This is known as "failing fostering 101".

We fell in love with this little dog, issues and all. She was afraid of mops and brooms, rolled up newspapers and most of all, she was afraid of men. Even with this fear, she bonded extremely closely with Charlie. She is still "daddy's girl". Gradually, she came to trust us and started to lose her fear. The real little border collie started to shine though. She has gone from a fearful, cowering dog to a confident, very intense little dog who makes us laugh ever day. Just one look from her and it's enough to melt even the hardest heart. She has Charlie wrapped around her little paw.

She has not been without a few challenges though. She can be very headstrong and sometimes her "issues" still surface. I knew she would get even with me for putting antlers on her, but I had no idea her idea of evening the score would be to pee on my side of the bed. Peeing episode aside though, she is a joy to work with most of the time. She's very eager to please and what she lacks in finesse, she makes up for with enthusiasm.

So, here's to you Sonic. HAPPY GOTCHA DAY!!!!