After losing our beloved dog, Dinah, a little over a year ago after she ate a poisoned bird that had fallen into our yard, my husband and I decided we were ready for another dog. We had recently seen the movie, Mamma Mia!, and I liked the name, Sophie. I told my husband that I was going to hunt for a dog that looked like a Sophie to me, and that's how I would know it was her. I spent several months looking at the many dogs available on PetFinder.com before one day seeing the photo of a beautiful shepherd/lab mix at a shelter about 15 miles from us.
The shelter called her Mama because she had come in as a stray and delivered a litter of puppies shortly after. All of the puppies had been adopted, but no one had wanted the mother, so she had been there for nearly a year. Shelter staff estimated she was about 2 to 2 1/2 years old. The caption under her photo read, "Mamma... Mamma Mia! This dog deserves another chance," and went on to tell her story. I saw the caption as a sign that she just might be our Sophie, so we went to meet her and fell instantly in love.
We brought her home with us that day, and have never looked back. Sophie is the sweetest, most gentle dog and has fit in perfectly with our cats. She has a great time playing with our grandkids, and is just the happiest, most playful dog we've ever known. We truly feel she was meant to be our dog!
Ontario, CA
