My Lucy

My heart is broken, and it feels like it will never be whole again. A member of our family is gone, and I am just not sure how life will ever be the same without my sweet puppy Lucy. she went missing a couple of days ago after searching all night and all morning for her my poor husband was prompted to ask our neighbors living behind us if they had seen our dog, and they informed him that a small black and white dog got into their yard and their greyhound killed it. I was first in shock I didn't want to believe anything like this could happen to my dog. We were suppose to grow old together.

I first fell in love with Lucy when Bryce's neighbor showed me that her dog had puppies. She was only a few weeks old, but I knew that there was something special about her. I immediately went home and started contemplating names for her, although Bryce really discouraged me from getting her, I was going to get her with or without his approval after all we weren't married yet, but the next time that I went to see her his neighbor informed me that she was already sold. I was devastated. I had been wanting a dog for a long time. I was going through a rough patch in my life. I was still grieving the loss of my father, and kind of upset that Bryce and I weren't married yet and convinced that we were never going to get married. I needed to feel loved, and there is no love like the love of a dog. I was so sad I told my mom and sister that my Lucy was sold already, and they decided to get 2 dogs themselves. I tried to convince myself that was going to be good enough, but it wasn't I was totally bummed. When the day came that the puppies were old enough to take home I was in a particular ornery mood, and Bryce called me and asked if I could come over to his house. I mostly wanted to sit and wallow in my self pity, but I decided to go over anyway. he wanted me to help him move some stuff in the basement, but when I got there he left me in the basement to do the moving all by myself, and then finally he said never mind we don't have to move anything, just come upstairs instead. Now I was really started to get annoyed, but when I got upstairs their she was the cutest little puppy wrapped in a big red bow. It was my Luce!!!

I was right there was something special about this puppy. She was exactly what I needed. She had a special talent of recognizing when people were sad and she knew just how to make them feel happy again. Any time I was sad or sick she just layed right by my side. I am not sure how I am going to heal without her right by my side She also had a talent for knowing who wasn't very fond of dogs, and she was bound to make dog lovers out of them. She jumped onto both mine and Bryce's grandmas. Scared them half to death, but Lucy loved everyone, and everyone loved her right back especially bryce and I. 

She was suppose to be my dog, but Bryce and I always fought about who Lucy liked the most. She was our baby, and she went everywhere with us. She use to always sit on either mine or Bryce's lap in the car, but as we had kids she would sit back with them instead.She knew the words "want to go for a ride" and she did even if she had to sit in the car while Bryce and I ran our errands.

 She was so good with kids too. She would just sit there and let the kids torment her. Ryann especially loved to poke her eyes, and all poor Lucy would do is look at us for some help. She was really good about letting Ryann feed her her own food she would just sit there and wait patiently as ryann fed her one small piece at a time, and even though Ryann sits on the floor in her bumbo to eat Lucy never bothered her. She knew how to be patient and wait until Ryann was finished before she could clean up dinner. She also asked "please" before she would jump up on your lap. Lucy was Ryann's first laugh, and the only thing that seemed to get her to laugh for a while. I am so sad that our kids won't be able to have Lucy with them growing up, and she won't be here to make Major laugh. I don'tknow how we are going to get him to do it on his own

Lucy wasn't much of a guard dog. If she heard noises outside she would growl a little bit to let us know, but that was about it. We knew that if anyone broke into our  house lucy would probably just run over and greet them. I think that is one thing I will miss the most is the way she greeted us when we came home. when she was a puppy she never jumped up on us instead she would get down really close to the ground all except her butt, and she wagged with her whole butt!! and then she would roll over so we could pet her belly. She was always the first to say hi and announce our arrival

Lucy loved to wrestle and attack people. She and Bryce  were quite the team he would wrestle them, and pin them down to the ground and then Lucy would attack them by licking them to death. She especially loved to lick them in the mouth, ears, and nose!!

She liked to jump up on your lap and put her paws on each side of your neck like she was giving you a hug.

If you growled at her she would put her paws over her eyes.

I loved to watch her get out of a bath, right after a big snow storm, and when she got wrestless. My mom called them howamoongus. What ever it was it was hilarious to watch.

She hated when you farted by her. she even hated when she farted. She would get up and leave where she was sitting everytime. She also hated it when you blew in her face. She hated it so much she would even nip back at you, but she never bit!

She was a good dog and a good mom to her little puppies hank and fritzy.

She was the best little cuddler, she didn't care if you used her as a pillow as long as she could cuddle you. She could get comfy in any position she was in.

We loved taking her to the park. Kids loved her especially when she would follow Bryce up the playground and down the slide.

 I know some people think that a dog is just a dog, but to me she was my first baby.  When we had Major It really started to feel like our little family was a little more complete, but now it feels empty. She made us whole She taught me how to love and be loved. There will never be a dog like Lucy. She meant everything to me.