10/22/2026
This was a HUGE happy story this week.
My expectations were very low for this first visit. Having met Sophie several times, just letting me hold her was the goal.
My DOGS ARE MY FAVORITE PEOPLE shirt was for good luck.
Much of life is scary to her. She has been in a great, patient home for over a year, still mistrustful/leery..you name it.
One of her fursibs is very protective as well, slightly muddling the environment.
Cheese is her favorite treat. Indicative of her stress but not a surprise, no cheese in front of me.
Her owner handed her to me instead of me picking her up and she did so well.(They both went back to their offices to see if she would be ok alone) Every nail was trimmed with only slight agitation. The fact that she let me stand up with her and walk her down the hall to see her folks was also a huge positive.
We purposely did this trim between grooming visits to see if she could get used to trims at home and to me.
The time it takes to read each dog is well worth it and usually establishes a good base of reaction knowledge.
I have known these folks for 25? years and it was wonderful for Sophie to do so well after all of their work with her.
PS she happily ate her cheese after she went back to Primary Human office:)