So I was thinking when I took Sophie for a walk the other day that maybe she is a dog displaced from the tornadoes in May. Her tail is docked, not normal for a true stray. She is very, very well mannered. Housebroken. Walks on a leash very well.
When we got close to some sprinklers that were on Sophie did not like the sound. If you think about it, the sprinklers sound like a storm, wind and rain.
So I started thinking about the paperwork we got with Sophie. Her intake date at the shelter was 6/10/2013. About 20 days after the tornado, well, one of them, about a week after the other one hit that area. I really think she was either lost or ran away or her home was lost during the tornado.
I know the shelter posts animals brought into the shelter to attempt to find their owners before being put up for adoption. I know the Moore Animal Shelter was packed with animals so it's conceivable that whoever found Sophie either was asked to take her to the OKC shelter or did just knowing Moore's was so full.
We adopted Sophie on 8/5/3013 so she had been at the shelter for just shy of 2 months. I think she was just days away from being euthanized. That's sad because she is such a loving dog.
It's only been a couple of days and Sophie is so attached to me. She is always right next to me. She still doesn't care for treats or toys, just wants to be loved. She does enjoy her rawhide 'bones'. She will hide them several times a day, just moves it from one room to another. When she goes in her crate at night she gnaws on it finally.
We did have some pretty strong thunderstorms last night and still not a peep from Sophie. Doesn't mean she wasn't scared but she didn't make noise about it.
We also decided her birthday is May 5th. The paperwork says she is 2 years 1 month at in-take so that makes it May...I don't know how they figure age but May 5th, 2011 is as good a day as any.
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