By Sophie

Hello, everyone. Sophie here. As you certainly know by now, October is Adopt-A-Dog Month, and TJ has asked all his pawls to help find furever homes for 31 pooches.

i Love Dogs’ 12th featured dog is Antonio, a very romantic, 4-year-old Lab/Shepherd mix.

I got to meet the handsome hound when TJ set the two of us up on a play date. Here’s our conversation that day.

Antonio: Sophie, my darling, you are perhaps the most breathtaking puppy I have ever had the pleasure to have met.

Sophie: ”Puppy?!” Come on, Antonio – I’m something like 84 dog years old.

Antonio: Ah, do not lie to me, my sweet. You cannot possibly be a dog year over seven.

Sophie: Wow, thank you, Antonio. I’m flattered. I guess TJ’s Health Bites help keep me young.

Antonio: And your coat! I’ve never laid eyes on such an exquisite pattern, not even on the most beautiful cow in Guernsey.

Sophie: GRRrrrrr. Cow?

Antonio: Beautiful cow, cara mia.

Sophie: Mmmmkay. So, Antonio, what do you like to do for fun?

Antonio: You know those green bouncy things? I love to chase them. For hours. And lovely lady dogs? I love to chase them. For hours.

Sophie: GRRRrrrrrr.

Antonio: Oh, but my darling Sierra, all my chasing would come to an end for you, my one and only.

Sophie: My name is Sophie! GRRRRRrrrrrRRR.

Antonio: Oh dear. All right, Sophie, I must confess. My heart belongs to my ladylove Sierra.

Sophie: No problem, Antonio. I could never break Leroy’s heart, anyway.

Antonio: Well, great, then! But we can still be friends, can’t we?

Sophie: Of course!

Antonio: I am so glad. Shall we dance?

Sophie: Yes, let’s! But no dipping, please – I’ve got a touch of arthritis.

What a fun doggie date! Antonio needs a fun and active furever home, maybe one with a pooch or two he can dance with. To adopt this debonair dog, contact the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation. If you mention my pawl TJ or i Love Dogs, you’ll get a FREE puppy starter kit!

Sophie was almost 84 dog years old when she passed to the Rainbow Bridge last November. She was adopted by i Love Dogs writer Laura Goldman in 1998 from a Hawthorne, Calif. shelter. She loved long naps, looking out the front windows and most of all, her best buddy Leroy. Check out her other articles!