Your Name
Stephanie Hilderbran

City and State
Belmont, NC

A paragraph that tells voters something fun or interesting about the dog in the photo. Is this a NMAR dog?  If so, how long has he or she been a part of your family?  Can you share something special that we could include on our calendar if your photo wins?
Sophie is a two year old Irish Setter/ Golden Retriever mix. Sometimes her breed is called "golden Irish " . She has been with our family since she was 12 weeks. Her best friend is a rescued orange tabby named "Buttercup". She loves "Hunter", a two year old golden retriever that lives next door. They will often run fence side to fence side with each other. Sophie loves to bark at one specific corner of the fence as soon as she's let outside . It's routine and she always does it. Sophie likes to play fetch and thinks she's a lap dog!!