Sophie

"She has a really sweet personality with people... There’s just one problem. She thinks she’s the alpha dog."

- Comment about Sophie from 2010. Sophie is a female Boston terrier who was adopted in 2009 and given away in 2010. She was memorable for her bold, clever, and endearing personality but had the tendency to dominate others.

Sophie had a series of violent fights with her elder half-sister, Lila. It was because of these fights that Sophie was given away after about seven months.

Adoption
Sophie was born at Dreamland Kennel, a breeder on a farm, in Jackson, Missouri on May 30, 2009. She had at least one littermate and multiple half-sisters through her father.

Sophie was first visited on July 13, and officially brought home on July 25.

Fights with Lila
After being adopted, Sophie lived her her older half-sister, Lila, who was almost two years older than her. The pair seemed to get along at first, but they eventually had sudden, physical dog fights. Sophie had a more confident, dominant personality and frequently took advantage of Lila.