If you stray, as we all do from time to time, and you end up at the shelter during Easter, they name you Bunny. When you get rescued, you get a name that suits you. Sophie it is. I’m not a fan of renaming dogs if they are already trained to a name, but this 8 year old beauty has a mysterious past. Along with a new start and a new collar, she gets a new name, an I’m not a pole dancer name.
Welcome Sophie. We’re glad you’re here.
One of my favorite things is introducing the new guests to the resident and foster dogs at our hotel. My dogs are very social. I love to see all of the tail wagging as they meet, circle, sniff, and hump the new guest (stop it Bailey!)
We are sort of like a Bed and Breakfast, but for dogs,so actually more of a Crate and Bowl. If we were running an ad it would say:
Welcome to our Hotel for Dogs. We are located in sunny New Orleans, just barking distance from a whole host of tourist attractions and excellent restaurants. If you are lucky, you will be asked to sit table-side at some of our outdoor venues. We are located just next to the Broadmoor walking trail and we have on-site exercise facilities with a personal trainer available. We serve 3 in-crate meals daily, have 24 hour concierge service, and training snacks and water are always available. Rest awhile on our spacious front porch, play ball in the yard, or, on particularly hot days, we offer a small pool and sprinkler for all of your cooling off needs.
Thank you for choosing to decompress and heal* at the Cecchine Hotel for Dogs.
*2 of our guests, Henry the beagle, and Sophie the lab, will be undergoing heart worm treatment under our care. Last week, Sophie was on her third week of four weeks of the antibiotic doxycycline. Her tummy was upset; she wouldn’t eat. Even though she wasn’t feeling well, she was her regular, cheerful self. She was slightly dehydrated, so I walked her to the vet where she sat very calmly for 4 separate needle pricks to get fluids. She got some anti-naseau medication and we switched her from kibble to chicken and rice and she is feeling all better. She is done with this first step of treatment, hooray!
Miss Sophie is just a darling. She is the oldest guest in the hotel and she mothers all of the other guests. Here she is with our 8 month-old-tripod, Trey. Isn’t that sweet?
What can I say about Sophie? She is beautiful. She loves it when I scratch behind her ears. She likes to be brushed, which we do a lot, because this girl is fluffy. Sophie loves to take walks around the neighborhood. She likes to meet other dogs who are also out walking. She’s quite social. I have to be careful opening the front gate, because she would like to explore. She doesn’t run out, she ambles out.
I really love that when she smiles, she looks young!
I can’t imagine a forever home that wouldn’t love this calm, gentle girl. Sophie is available for adoption through NOLA Lab Rescue here.
Sophie - fostered 22 April 2017 - 31 May 2017 Adopted in Covington, Louisiana
