Luci lost her fight with Lyme Disease on Monday. We made the very, very difficult decision to help her to the Bridge. She had stopped eating over the weekend and by Sunday night she couldn’t even get up. Her kidneys had failed her and there was little hope of her bouncing back. She went peacefully at the vet’s office with her favorite vet, Dr. Perkins, who has seen her through almost everything.
Luci came to us from Donna Lee. From the moment I saw that litter, I picked her out. Who couldn’t resist those Hospice ears? Many breeders don’t care for them, but she was beautiful! And she quickly became my girl!
I had her sleeping with me on the bed, even up until recently a few nights here and there. She is the sole reason I know that I am allergic to dogs from all the hives and puffy eyes in the morning. She offered the BEST back support when I was pregnant with my girls.
She was, hands down, the sweetest dog I have ever had. She never curled her lip at anyone or any dog. She may not have been a watchdog, but she was the love dog! The only time that girl barked was when she was hungry or had to go out.
She loved my girls, too. She tolerated them well, letting them climb all over her and “ride” her. And my girls loved her too. When Brenna was about 2 years old, she would yell, “Poooosssyyy, wheeeerrreee arrrreee yoooouuu?”. She had some troubles with the “L’s” then! And Rowan would call her “Lolo”. Luci loved stalking Rowan around the morning trying to “snag” her cereal bar. Oh, and Rowan would scream at the top of her lungs! It was a morning ritual I will miss dearly.
Luci loved to take off whenever she could. I once left the house before Matt and he was in the shower. I didn’t shut the door tight and she and Sinatra took off in the snow and the wind. Matt was so mad because he had to track them miles down the snowmobile trails before he found them. I think he was madder at me! She has chased the jogger down the road a few times, and a few times I had to chase after her in the snow and my night robe to retrieve her! Her antics were always amusing after the fact!
She is buried out across from the kennels. Matt took the dogs out there to show them that she was no longer with us. Polly tried to “wake her up”, Patsy just sniffed her and Sinatra just stared at the sky, refusing to look at her. We took the girls out Monday night to show them. Brenna kind of already knew what was going on, but she still didn’t understand how Lu was up in “Doggie Heaven” running with the other dogs if her body was buried in the ground. She looked at Matt and asked, “But doesn’t she need her legs to run around?” She’ll get it, one day, probably sooner than myself. She is in a better place now, not suffering.
Godspeed my Luci…..you have my heart forever big girl!
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