Sophie Beans

Though my dog gabby has seen the bulk of the limelight on my blog, my dachshund Sophie deserves some credit too. After all, it is her my header image is modeled after.

We got Sophie when she was 6 weeks old, she's the only puppy I've ever had. The rest of our dogs were rescues. And she was a diva from day one.

Now she is seven and a grouchy old lady. But boy do I love that little nugget.

Affectionately known as Soapy, or Beans, Sophie enjoys a little fame in the twitterverse. That's right--you can follow her on twitter, @SophieWeinerDog.

The thing with Sophie is that she is so naughty. But also, shockingly smart.

For instance, she can portion out the food in her and Gabby's shared food bowl, eating exactly half. Meaning, when she is done, there is a line straight down the middle of the bowl of the food she ate and the food left for Gabby. That's right, somehow, this dog can understand half. I don't understand how she does it.

What's more, she's sneaky. A few months ago, she took my sisters lunch out of her backpack and ate her sandwich. After she was scolded we thought she learned her lesson. False. She was just scheming. A few weeks ago, Bridget texted me that not only did Sophie take her lunch out of her lunch bag and eat it, she zipped the lunchbox back up! Bridget got to school only to find her lunch was gone, the only evidence: a sandwich baggie chewed to shreds.

I will never understand how that little dog got so smart. Nevertheless, she has so much love for my family and I that we could never imagine life without her, no matter how naughty she gets.

Everyone needs a dog in their life. Who else could we laugh at endlessly and still get love and cuddles from at the end of the day??

Thank goodness for my pups.