Every time my husband brings up the fact that I haven’t written Little Sophia’s story yet… even after 4 years, it still stirs a whirlwind of emotions that make me not want to write it. To tell you the truth, I wish I had as much courage, strength, tenacity and toughness all wrapped up in 3lbs of absolute cuteness, as Sophia does. She has taught me more than you could ever know about why being a Pommy Mommy is the greatest endeavor I have sought for myself.
So, I have decided to let it all out… so if some of it sounds like a rant… it is. If you see tears on your monitor, know that’s where I was crying. If you find yourself laughing know that Sophia’s got a little grumpy face on. I think I’ve stalled enough already… so here it is.
Our little Shieka died very suddenly from complications with seizures and heart problems on March 24, 2010. I was devastated. I never had a dog that passed away. My family pet, Angel was still alive when Shieka died… it was a little surreal. We only had Shieka 2 years. Maggie, her sister, was all alone and I felt she needed a friend. Well, 2 months later and I see a 5 lb ball of cuteness on Petfinder.com named Twitter… I still think it is the dumbest name ever, but I saw her and called the number on the post. I was literally on a flight that weekend to Cincinnati, OH and drove to Kokomo, IN to pick up little Twitter, whom within seconds was renamed Yoki. I actually was thinking of new names on the 4 hour flight… and when I landed, I knew that her new name would be Yoki.
I drive back to the airport… get back on the plane and come back home to Albuquerque, NM with a new friend for Maggie. During the Summer Maggie and Yoki bonded and were two little peas in a pod. Come October, just before Halloween, my husband saw a blind Pomeranian on Petfinder that someone forwarded to him and he called about her.
The rescue said that we could come get her… and he researched as much as he could about blind dogs, how to care for them and what to expect. We were literally pulling out of the driveway when the woman from the rescue called and told us that she decided to adopt the Blind Pomeranian to someone more local… we were driving 10 hours to get her. We were left a little dismayed. So after that, we decided no more dogs for a while… I wasn’t even looking for anything remotely, resembling another dog, let alone another Pomeranian… but I accidentally clicked on a “bookmarked” page in my website browser and came upon the cutest picture of a PomChi named Princess.
I showed her to my husband and the words, “When are you leaving?” came flowing out of his mouth. I called up the number on the post and come to find out… Princess is in Kokomo, IN. So another flight was booked to Cincinnati and this time my sister drove up with me to meet a woman at a gas station… because she had to go run over to the “Tractor Supply” to pick up “Princess” from the pet adoption event. Did I just step off the plane into OZ? Is the Tin Man, Dorothy, Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion gonna pop out and grab me? Or will I wake up with drool on my pillow. It was crazy. Who has an adoption event at a “Tractor Supply” for a Pomeranian… and then wants to meet me at a gas station? Like we’re smuggling contraband.
The woman handed me this tiny, shaved dog with a puffy mane. When I held her I couldn’t believe how small and fragile she was. Maggie and Shieka weighed 11 lbs and Yoki was now 6 lbs… Sophia was 3.8 lbs with no fur. I could feel her ribs and spine when I held her. On the way back to Cincinnati I couldn’t stop saying, “how little she was” her picture made her look much bigger than what I was holding. The next day I got on a plane with a trunk full of clothes, crate, and toys the foster parents gave us… and was back in Albuquerque, NM with the smallest dog I had ever seen. I started calling her Sophia from the second I held her.
When I got her home, I noticed a bunch of things I hadn’t noticed because of all the excitement of getting a new little tiny PomChi. She ran around like her tail was on fire all the time… but had a hunched back. Every time I touched her feet she squirmed… obviously that wasn’t good. She had a little head tilt, a crooked back and didn’t like to be held except for a certain way. My husband and I brought her to the Vet and it was determined that she had Luxating Patellas on both her back legs, she already had arthritis in her hips and looked and felt like she sustained other injuries to her back, legs and neck… which seemed odd to the Vet for a dog this small.
She had horrible teeth, very bad breath and from the fragility of her bones was definitely malnourished at some time in her life. We had inquired about getting surgery for her legs to fix her Patellas but were told that she was too old and the rehab would be insane for such a little dog. She was walking, getting around and wasn’t in any pain so we opted for no surgery. Little Sophia thrived… we started feeding her a Raw Diet, coconut oil… gave her homemade bone broth and Glucosamine and Chondroitin supplements which made her feel like a little superstar.
Two months passed and my husband and I where not happy living in Albuquerque… everything seemed to close up at 9pm and we like to do things past 9. My husband used to travel 3 weekends out of every month. While he was away I got to thinking about actually moving… when he came home from his trip, I asked him if he would ever think about moving to Las Vegas. He said, “It’s pretty f**king hot there… but let me think about it.”
A couple of weeks went by and Rocco got a call from one of his clients… on Christmas Day, needing help. He flew out to the West Coast the day after Christmas and was scheduled to be gone for 12 weeks. 3 Months? What? He wound up coming back every weekend, so it wasn’t that bad. On his second weekend back, we revisited the question about moving to Las Vegas… I didn’t realize he did a bunch of research while he was gone and figured it would be a great place to live since the economy tanked, his business was booming and we could have a pick of anywhere to live. The next weekend we drove to Las Vegas with all the Pomeranians and started looking for houses. This trip wound up being a total bust. We couldn’t find anything. We waited a couple of weeks after January 1st and went back, this time with a better understanding of the area. We found the perfect place… and moved in three weeks later.
So what does all this have to do with Little Sophia? Basically, Vegas is where Little Sophia was able to spread her wings. We had a very big yard for her to play in with Maggie and Yoki. The weather was awesome for her ailments… very dry. My husband built everything you could imagine to make Sophia’s life better. Maggie loved grass, so Rocco planted a lawn, and Sophia played in it and walked around like she owned it. Sophia needed a ramp to get up and down from the kitchen to the backyard, she got it. Everything seemed to be perfect. That’s when the bottom just fell out.
We had taken Sophia to get her check up, shots and to clear up an ear infection (which resulted from a groomer who forgot to put cotton in her ears as she was instructed) to a Vet that was recommended to us. When we came home, Sophia seemed very anxious and stressed. She wasn’t herself and the more she was freaking out, the more I started to freak out because this was “not” anything near normal for Sophia… she was either chill or running around… not panting, running around in circles, barking, crying… and on top of all that falling down.
Arrow’s 1, 2, & 3 point to severe separations in her vertebrae which expose her spinal cord. Arrow 4 points to her luxating patella.
We rushed her to another Vet that was right down the street who informed us that Sophia was having a neurological incident but couldn’t tell us what was going on until an MRI was done. My husband didn’t buy it… we had them take some X-rays first and see if it could be her ears that could cause what was happening. We looked at the X-rays and said we would get another opinion. We brought her to supposedly the best Vet in Las Vegas and were told a couple of conflicting things which were actually good… and horrifying.
The rabies shot and other shots that were given to her never should have been given to her all at once and was more than her little body could take. Because that was stressful her ear infection was causing her balance issues and compounded the stress. When the new Vet looked at the X-rays she said that this little 3 lb ball of fur had sustained injuries to her vertebrae, ribs, legs and neck from being kicked repeatedly… I almost vomitted.
In this X-ray you can see the pronounced curvature of Little Sophia’s spine.
Someone actually caused these injuries to my Little Sophia? This wasn’t genetic? An Accident? Nope… some idiot intentionally kicked a 3 lb PomChi, most likely across the room. The woman who I adopted her from, didn’t tell me anything about her… now armed with this information, I called her and interrogated her for about an hour. I come to find out that not only was she abused… she was left in a crate, on top of a garbage heap, in an abandoned apartment due to eviction with no food or water for a week and a half. The manager of the apartment complex said they couldn’t get to the apartment to clear it out but didn’t think anything of it. When they found her she was dehydrated, starved… totally malnourished with pee, poop, bugs and matts all over her. She was barely alive. Why didn’t this woman tell me this before?
My husband and I stayed up for three nights straight to monitor Sophia’s breathing, give her ear drops, water and just keep her company. Our “Little” baby was out of the woods but ever since that incident she walks with a more pronounced head tilt. Over the past year Sophia’s little body has aged fairly quickly even though we have done everything humanly possible to keep her healthy. She eats very well, as we now feed her small amounts of her food on a 6 hour schedule. We try to exercise her as much as she will exercise… still give her supplements, coconut oil and just love on her all day.
Sophia spends most of her time either in my arms, laying in her 6 beds, walking her little catwalk or resting, eating and drinking in her 2 pools. My little baby has been through more than any Pomeranian should ever have to go through and is 13 plus years old. I’m not sure how much longer we will have the privilege and honor of this Little Pomeranian Princess Warrior to be in our presence. I wish it could be forever because she has shown me so much about what it means to just keep moving forward and not let the past define your future. I thank God everyday for allowing me to have this most precious gift in 3 lbs, wrapped in red fur and a bark of a baby seal. Visit her on Facebook and on Instagram.
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Sophia is one lucky baby! Lucky that you were her saving grace for the life she has now. I too had a pom that was abused before we got her and know that our Ginger lived her life spoiled and happy to the end. God Bless you and your husband for being the kind of folks that your are. God Bless Little Sophia
Amazing story of a wonderful couple , who gave & did all that they could to a very lucky & beautiful Little Sophia may God bless all of you ! {{{{ hugs }}}} to your Precious PomChi Princess & to more years with her <3
Amazing story of a wonderful couple , who gave & did all that they could to a very lucky & beautiful Little Sophia may God bless all of you ! {{{{ hugs }}}} to your Precious PomChi Princess & to more years with her <3
I love this little angel as if she were mine! Bless her & her amazing parents!
Sophia is beautiful. I also have a mill rescue named Michelle – 8 years old. Tuscan mill behaviors but she ist little angel! I love seeing her pictures.
Sophia is beautiful. I also have a mill rescue named Michelle – 8 years old. Tuscan mill behaviors but she ist little angel! I love seeing her pictures.
Sophia is beautiful. I also have a mill rescue named Michelle – 8 years old. Tuscan mill behaviors but she ist little angel! I love seeing her pictures.
Sophia is beautiful. I also have a mill rescue named Michelle – 8 years old. Tuscan mill behaviors but she ist little angel! I love seeing her pictures.
Sophia is beautiful. I also have a mill rescue named Michelle – 8 years old. Tuscan mill behaviors but she ist little angel! I love seeing her pictures.
Love her every moment you can….precious gift of love in that red fur. Sophia is beautiful. Thanks for sharing her story and yours!
Love her every moment you can….precious gift of love in that red fur. Sophia is beautiful. Thanks for sharing her story and yours!
Love her every moment you can….precious gift of love in that red fur. Sophia is beautiful. Thanks for sharing her story and yours!
This story hurt me so much I had to stop reading and walk away. I just came back and finished reading. How could anyone hurt such a precious little angel as Sophia or any animal? She is blessed that you found her and you are blessed that God chose you to take care of her until she goes home to meet Him. I’m not sure I have the courage to do what you do. Number one my heart would stay broken and number two I would end up with 100 little poms running around my house! God bless you and hubby and all your little furbabies! xo
What a lucky couple to have been adopted by this amazing Pommy. You have been truly graced 🙂
Amazing. Sophia is so lucky to having loving parents now 🙂
Sophia is such a special little girl,we look forward to seeing pictures and reading stories of her new adventures.its people like you and your husband that allow this special dog to change people to hopefully enjoy and respect these little babies.
Love little Sophia like she was mine… God Bless
Bless her heart and yours too. She is so lucky to have you andyou are too to have her. I love her not knowing her. I love her pictures.
~ She is a beautiful lil FurBaby. I love your posts & pics about her. God Bless her!
Thank you for Sophia’s story! I had to hold my Pom and my Chi just to calm down.
I have not read a better story then this, bless you and bless Sophia.
I am so thankful there are people like you who are so willing to take on whatever challenge may come with a rescue Pom! Sophia is so blessed to have you in her life, as I’m sure she knows! There is a special place for people who abuse poor little defenseless animals. Thank you for all of your wonderful posts about your beautiful babies! 🙂
Such a brilliant story of Sophia. Thanks for sharing! ❤️
Seems God lead you to her. Bless you for loving her so much. I had a little 5 lb Pom that was 2 when I got her from a breader. She wasn’t “show” quality. Always figured I rescued her. She was crated most of the time. She was very shy and scared at first but developed a playful personality. My little princess. I lost her last year at 12. Sure do miss her. I now have 6 rescue Poms and each have their own story. Some good and others not so good. One was dumped in a ditch and set there all day. He has issues. Tried fostering him but after 2 adoption failures, he is here to stay. Sure do wish I knew more about his past. But none of mine had such a horrible past as your little princess. God will see to those that mistreated her so horribly. And in the meantime, has entrusted her to you.
Little Sofia is without a doubt a princess. As is her Pommy mommy and daddy. Reading your story has brought tears of pain and of joy to my eyes. I hate whoever treated Sofia in such a manner, but I am so overjoyed that she has finally found the love that she deserves. Thank you Tara and Rocco for being there for all your babies. You both are angels!!!
I can barely comprehend or picture in my mind her history before joining your family–so beyond anything I could imagine anyone doing to any animal, not to mention a teacup like Sophia. Only a weak egotistical fool (note: typed “tool” at first by mistake and almost didn’t correct my spelling) would get satisfaction by beating up a 3 lb Pom (who will arrive on Thursday). Sophia is amazing, and her parents even more so–Her story is the reason I decided to adopt a rescue Pom earlier this week after raising 3 from birth. I’m certain my new girl’s back story would pale in comparison to Sophia’s, and I recognize that I still have to earn my place on the comfy cloud that both you and Sophia will share in heaven one day. Thank you for your love of Sophia, and also helping me reach my decision to give a pom a better life this go-round.
I can’t believe how inhumane humans can actually be … God Bless you, your husband, & all your little furbabies … Little Sophia has found her loving family … at last! <3
Sophia is beautiful !! What kind coconut oil to u give ? And what is good for shiny fur ?
My little Munchin is an 7 lb. Pom/Chi and she is the love of my life! I can’t believe any human being could ever do such a horrific thing to such a sweet Angel! So glad she is safe now I hope she has many loving years ahead of her! Pom/Chi’s are the greatest! 🙂
My little Munchin is an 7 lb. Pom/Chi and she is the love of my life! I can’t believe any human being could ever do such a horrific thing to such a sweet Angel! So glad she is safe now I hope she has many loving years ahead of her! Pom/Chi’s are the greatest! 🙂
My little Munchin is an 7 lb. Pom/Chi and she is the love of my life! I can’t believe any human being could ever do such a horrific thing to such a sweet Angel! So glad she is safe now I hope she has many loving years ahead of her! Pom/Chi’s are the greatest! 🙂
I don’t see how anyone could ever be cruel to anything, but especially a little tiny Pomeranian, I once had one that weighed 2 3/4 pounds who was adorable and as sassy as any Pomeranian I have ever had…and I have had plenty of em. I’m so glad little Sophia has you
So sad. But we can rejoice that now she knows what love is. Thank you for sharing Sophia with us.
God Bless you with this little Angel!!!! A Big Hugh From Argentina!! I’m a Pommy Mommy of Two and I love them!!
What a precious angel! I can’t imagine anyone abusing such a gentle and beautiful baby! We never know what horrors our rescues have endured. We can only give them as much love as we can now that we have them in our lives. You have gone above and beyond for your precious babies. You are one of the special ones! I hope Little Sophia will be with you many more years!
I’m so glad you told us all of Sophia’s story! You’ve told bit and pieces, but never the whole story. It was very difficult to read, but she’s got a wonderful family now, not only you and Rocco, but the whole Pommy Mommy family. It’s so hard to imagine what she went through, and it just makes me want to give her a hug! Bless you and Rocco for rescuing her and giving her the best forever home she could have, and bless little Sophia for teaching us what love is all about!❤️❤️❤️
What a precious babygirl! I can’t believe people could be so cruel. I’m so thankful that you all came together
I love her even more now & I didn’t think that was possible!! Poms are amazing & little tanks — you can’t hold then back from ANYTHING!!! Amazing little girl you have there. Prada, angelPom Lucia & I love her so much & love you & your husband for being such incredible Pommy Parents!!!
I love her even more now & I didn’t think that was possible!! Poms are amazing & little tanks — you can’t hold then back from ANYTHING!!! Amazing little girl you have there. Prada, angelPom Lucia & I love her so much & love you & your husband for being such incredible Pommy Parents!!!
Wow, I’m in tears. I would love to hear that the monster that injured Sophie was behind bars for life, that would make my day! Thank you, thank you for loving Sophie so much!!!
Wow, I’m in tears. I would love to hear that the monster that injured Sophie was behind bars for life, that would make my day! Thank you, thank you for loving Sophie so much!!!
I just loooove this beautiful baby
Thank you for doing what you do
Blessings
I just loooove this beautiful baby
Thank you for doing what you do
Blessings
So sweet. You and your husband are Angels.
So sweet. You and your husband are Angels.
God bless you for taking such good care of her. My sister and brother-in-law had 2 Poms who have passed on and have one now that is so sweet
God bless you for taking such good care of her. My sister and brother-in-law had 2 Poms who have passed on and have one now that is so sweet
God bless you for taking such good care of her. My sister and brother-in-law had 2 Poms who have passed on and have one now that is so sweet
God bless you for taking such good care of her. My sister and brother-in-law had 2 Poms who have passed on and have one now that is so sweet
God bless you for taking such good care of her. My sister and brother-in-law had 2 Poms who have passed on and have one now that is so sweet
I’d like to be locked in a room alone with whoever did that to our sweet little Sophia. It’s a pain that can never leave my mind that people could be that effed up to do that to something so helpless! Poor Sofia. Gives her hugs and kisses for me <3
I pray that all the love, care & attention that you & your husband have shown your precious Angel bear has wiped out the horrific memories of her past life. Thank God for caring individuals as yourselves!
I pray that all the love, care & attention that you & your husband have shown your precious Angel bear has wiped out the horrific memories of her past life. Thank God for caring individuals as yourselves!
Sophia, I am so in love with you. You completely melt my heart and I wish you were mine. I wish I could “find” the people who abused you, I assure you the retribution would not be pretty. Stay beautiful Girlfriend !!! XOXO
This broke my heart! I am so happy for Sophia that she has you to love on her now! I am so passionate for animals, and especially those who others have felt the need to “kick” aside. I was recently rescued by a 3 year old Pom, after a tragic accident that took my 7 year old Yorkie from me. My Pom, Zoey, has helped to heal my heart in so many ways! She has brought light to my life again! These babies don’t ask much from us, but deserve the world! Bless you for all you do for your babies, and for the extra pampering for Sophia. Give her special “barks” from Zoey and I!
I am so grateful Sophia has such a wonderful Pommy Mommy and Pommy Daddy. You’re flying to bring her home is the best thing ever. I, too, believe in giving my Pom’s a great life. I had a rescue that was malnourished and mistreated and we brought her health back and she was such a beauty. May 15, 2013, we lost her. We lived in San Diego for 1 1/2 years and didn’t know coyotes could jump 6 ft fences. My husband was in the yard with her letting her go potty one last time before bedtime. It was dark and apparently the coyote was in the yard already. It grabbed our sweet baby and jumped over the fence. We chased it down to the park and he released her. We rushed her to the hospital. My husband cradled her in his arms in a blanket and I drove and prayed out loud and begged God not to take her. She was covered in cuts made by the sharp teeth of the coyote. She died 2 days later. My husband and I experienced unimaginable grief. I lost my faith for about a year. Since then, we adopted 2 more rescues who were a bonded pair. We love them with all our hearts and spoil them rotten, since they had a rough start in life too. I’ve regained my faith and I have vowed to protect these babies with my life. My biggest regret in life was losing our little one to a coyote. We no longer live in San Diego, but in NorCal. Funny, we were just in Las Vegas 2 weeks ago and we are considering a move there in about 5-6 years. I love your Fanpage and your stories Pommy Mommy. Bless you and your husband for being such good Pommy parents. I look forward to many more stories.
I love Sophia and all the Poms & I’m so glad you and Rocco love them all so much, too. They bring so much to our lives in such tiny packages! 🙂
Love her. Thanks for sharing
Oh Tara…thank you so much for sharing Little Sophia story. It was such a pleasure to meet her and you and Rocco and your other babies when we were in Vegas this past summer. <3 Thank you so much for taking the time for us to meet at the park. We all fell in love with her and I know for me, I love reading about all her adventures and seeing her pics when you post them. Give her big hugs and kisses from me!!! xoxox <3 <3
Tears in my eyes. Bless you for taking care of this precious baby.
Oh this just brought on so many tears for me. I just love this amazing little girl. I own 3 pommies myself and I would have more if my husband allowed it. I can’t imagine ever being without them. You are such a beautiful couple to love her the way you do. I truly do not understand how others can abuse any animal. It makes me so happy that she has you both to dote on her and love her they way you do. God Bless you both for having the loving hearts you do, and Bless Little Sophia with many more years with you both to love on her.
Oh this just brought on so many tears for me. I just love this amazing little girl. I own 3 pommies myself and I would have more if my husband allowed it. I can’t imagine ever being without them. You are such a beautiful couple to love her the way you do. I truly do not understand how others can abuse any animal. It makes me so happy that she has you both to dote on her and love her they way you do. God Bless you both for having the loving hearts you do, and Bless Little Sophia with many more years with you both to love on her.
thank you for sharing…that was very loving and touching..
Wow, what a whirlwind of emotions reading this post really was… I am so glad she’s safe now with you 🙂 You brought her love and happiness, what more could any dog ask for?
((((Hugs)))) and praises to you & God for taking such wonderful care of this precious lillte angel. the person who so badly mistreated her will get what’s coming to them someday…
You are awesome people thank you for all you did to help sophia she is a beautiful dog!
I just cannot even IMAGINE what monster would do ANYTHING so horrible to this little baby – she has one of the cutest faces I have ever seen period (dog or human) including on any of the 5 Poms I have been a parent to – Thank God you found each other – I am sure all the love and happiness she has had with you makes up for all the sad times she had previously…
I received a 2wk old Pom a year and a half ago. I nursed him for 6 more weeks before it dawned on me just how bad his ortho problems were. I can’t get a wheelchair for him because all 4 legs are involved. I’m thinking a “baby walker” thing. Are you using any apparatus for Sophia’s mobility?
Oh my heart is torn out over little Sophia – what a precious little angel. Thank God you have her and are loving and caring for her. Someday I have to believe God will deal with people that treat these precious babies in a cruel way. Bless you for loving her.
I can’t see properly because I’m crying so hard. Blessings to you & your wonderful husband & your little 3lb miracle, Sophia. I love her so much, but now I love her more xx
OMGOSH, couldn’t quit crying. Little Sophia you are AMAZING!!
OMGOSH, couldn’t quit crying. Little Sophia you are AMAZING!!
I love you guys for not giving up on Sophia. And for going above & beyond to make her life comfortable & happy! I can’t imagine how someone could hurt her. I know you will cherish every second you have with her. Thank you for sharing her story! Lots of love from Shreveport, LA!
Bless her sweet beautiful heart as well as yours. My Spunky is 14 and I try to cherish every moment I have with him. People who hurt innocent animals should be shot. All we can do though is love our fur babies as much as we can while we still have them. I feel blessed everyday I still have my Spunky. I pray we can have several more years with our babies.
After reading this I can only love my Pom that much more.
I am so happy that you and your husband took her in and are giving her the life she deserves, I have the privilege of having 4 Beautiful Poms, one of my poms I bought from a lady in Española N.M. and I think he might have been abused because he used to be very afraid of us when we first got him, he would whimper and pee on himself , I think they use to hit him. Our little Elijah has been with us for almost 4 years and is the king in our house he practically runs he place and my other 3 poms love him and protect him like you would’nt beleive. Elijah is about 12+ years old already and is very full of energy!! I know ho heartbreaking it can be to not have an understanding of why someone could be so cruel to a poor defenseless animal and the anger that is felt knowing something like this happened, but our pommies are now living a much better life !!
I don’t understand how people could mistreat any animal much less one this small. So sad! But she had a Angel ! You … Thank God For a You!!!
This story made me cry- who could possibly hurt such a small fur baby, or ANY fur baby? And leave her abandoned also- it shames me to be human at times. How awful, I still can’t get over that. But thank you for taking her in and giving her the Princess life style that she deserves! She is SO adorable! <3
God Bless you and your husband for saving Sophia. Your story had me in tears. Little Sophia is a very lucky little fur baby to find great parents to love and care for her.
I am so Glad that you have this precious baby,,,,Praying for continued healing for Sophia
wow I am angry at that woman you got it from that did not tell you a thing at all about her past that is wrong of her and she should pay for this. I hope she sleeps well at night knowing she left out crucial information about Little Sophia. This should be a wake up call for any one wanting to get a dog form any one. They should give out any or all Information on what was previously wrong with the pet. That broke my heart knowing this lady did not say a word to you both at all. How could any one hurt any pet like that the past owners should get Jail time for what they did to her. Really they should I hope there is a way you can get them in trouble for this and be a nationwide hunt for them, there is no excuse for this at all. I know your hearts are really broken right know but just know in your heart you gave her a better life, till she went up to doggy heaven the Rainbow. And she is happy for what you both did for her. You both have a big heart and a lot of courage and I bless you both for you open arms for helping this dogs lives. If it was not for you to go get her she probably would not have had this happy life to live till the end. So my hat goes off to you and your husband for doing this. I am so happy she had a good and happy and caring and loving life till the end and you both did what you could to help her just remember that always. xoxo hugs and <3 <3 God bless.
wow I am angry at that woman you got it from that did not tell you a thing at all about her past that is wrong of her and she should pay for this. I hope she sleeps well at night knowing she left out crucial information about Little Sophia. This should be a wake up call for any one wanting to get a dog form any one. They should give out any or all Information on what was previously wrong with the pet. That broke my heart knowing this lady did not say a word to you both at all. How could any one hurt any pet like that the past owners should get Jail time for what they did to her. Really they should I hope there is a way you can get them in trouble for this and be a nationwide hunt for them, there is no excuse for this at all. I know your hearts are really broken right know but just know in your heart you gave her a better life, till she went up to doggy heaven the Rainbow. And she is happy for what you both did for her. You both have a big heart and a lot of courage and I bless you both for you open arms for helping this dogs lives. If it was not for you to go get her she probably would not have had this happy life to live till the end. So my hat goes off to you and your husband for doing this. I am so happy she had a good and happy and caring and loving life till the end and you both did what you could to help her just remember that always. xoxo hugs and <3 <3 God bless.
I only “met” little Sophia pretty recently. And fell in love!
Now she just went to rest at the rainbow bridge…….when I saw you mention a little bit about her past, I had to look up her story.
thank you, you were the very people she needed to be her momma and daddy.
so precious and brave—that story is painful.
I miss her and only *just* fell in love.
Love and courage to you. I know how hard it is to lose a sweet baby.
What an amazing gift u have this beautiful little Furbaby. God Bless you & your husband. Just love Soohia!!
Poor little Sophia, what an evil evil person to do this. You and your husband are Sophia’s angles. God Blee you and your husband.
Poor little Sophia, what an evil evil person to do this. You and your husband are Sophia’s angles. God Blee you and your husband.
All i can say is thank god for you and your husband. What fantastic people you are. How can some evil person do this to Sophia. What a coward, abusing any animal. What a beautiful princess she was and it was fantastic that the last years of her life she got treated like the princess she was. I have 2 poms myself and i have nothing but absolute love for them. Think of all the beautiful memories you have with her xoxoxox
I just found this story of this lil baby and how horrifying to know that someone could hurt this beautiful, adorable little girl is beyond words! She truly was a strong willed ball of fur u were both so lucky to have found each other.
my pom/chi was just like ur lil princess he was my life and would not change a thing on the life he and i had together. i had to have him put to sleep Nov.3 this yr and not a day goes by that i don’t miss that lil seal bark and the look in his eyes when he would see me walk in the door.
Heartbreaking for a teeny little angel to be treated so badly. So horrific…and then she wasnt scared of you? What a little trooper. So very very glad she got to be in your family to love her, pat her & hold her.
My dog Rex (I’ve sent a lot of photos to the pony mommy Facebook) is so much like little Sophia it’s kinda crazy. 2 lbs 12 oz and at only 4, his back legs are already limiting his mobility. I’ve had him since he was 2 months and this article about your little warrior has made me feel so much better to know I’m not the only one dealing with a tiny Pom with these problems. And she thrived even with all of them.