Happy Friday! After several weeks of unseasonable warm weather, Sophie Doodle and I awoke to our first truly fall like day. Unfortunately, not one of bright sunshine and crisp temperatures but rather a dreary, overcast type of day. Sophie perches herself on our back porch and sits facing the wind, giving her a model's shot with the the wind fluffing out the fur on her snout. A very elegant look for a very comical doodle! My doodle has been blessed with an abundance of energy, or rather a joy de vivre when it comes to her personality and demeanor. Meeting someone new is not met with trepidation but with a "Oh! I'm so Very, VEry, VERy, VERY glad to meet you! (insert a mental image of a 75 pound dog with her tail gyrating at take off speed, trying to cuddle up against you in order to really get to know you!) This is how I am greeted every single morning upon her return from her morning constitutional! She is definitely a lover. ...