My beautiful 12 year-old Rotweiller/Shepard mix unexpectedly crossed the Rainbow Bridge 13 years ago, 10 weeks before my remarriage. I was heartbroken, as Libby had been by my side no matter what happened in my life.
My fiance said he knew I needed to have a dog in my life, but as he was not a dog person per se, this dog would be "my dog". I started looking at dog rescue photos as soon as I returned from a work trip, sending him the ones I thought he might like, too. He finally saw a dog he thought was "fine" and off we went to the Humane Society to see if she was available.
We arrived to find our little dog outside with her brother. Both were scheduled to be put down when rescued by the Humane Society; both had been abused. Our little pup was recovering from surgery as she had foxtails inbedded in both ears. She was adorable. We wanted to take her brother, too, but were unable to do so at that time. As we were filling out the paperwork a mother and her son came to see "our" pup and when learning she was being adopted they adopted her brother.
Lucy talked to us all the way home and vomited all over my fiance's car. Instead of being upset, he didn't say a word and cleaned the car as I took Lucy into the house. I left him with her and went to the local pet store to buy her new dishes, a bed, a crate, etc.
When I got home I found both of them asleep together, with Lucy snuggled on his shoulder. He fell in love with her that day and has spoiled her every day since. She quickly moved from the crate, to a bed alongside our bed, to sleeping with us on our bed.
Lucy talks to us all the time. She rules the house and she rules our hearts. She has "taught" us how to recognize what she wants by the look on her face. She protects our house, but to be honest, she is still afraid of strangers, so her bark really is worse than her bite. She loves her treats, her morning walks with me, laying on the couch pillows and sleeping on our bed. She loves kids - especially our grandkids - tries hard to let strangers pet her (doesn't usually work) and chasing squirrels in our yard.
Sadly, as she is approaching her 14th birthday, her hearing is not good and she has slowed down a bit. But she is still "our girl" and we will continue to spoil her as long as we can.
The sign in our yard says "Rescued is Our Favorite Breed". We encourage everyone to rescue a dog or cat whenever you want to add a sweet soul to your family.
Alabama, AL
