What an easy dog to love! Lucy taught me so much about love, fun, and life. All the great memories she left me! Lucy came to me as Randi's pick puppy that she didn't have room to keep. I think secretly Randi and the lab bunch just wanted me to know how different Labradors are from Goldens. Watching mommy Holly with the litter I knew they were a truly a vigorous bunch as they twirled around while getting some milk. Holly never blinked. She was such a great mom. Lucy's first nickname was "Lawnchair Lucy."

Lucy had hardly come home with me when she got to entertain at Melinda's going away party. Most puppies wouldn't have been able to handle all the HKC, but Lucy knew all the people just came to see her.

She loved to retrieve and even brought me a chunk of oak firewood...very practical. Her skoots were something else. I'd never seen anything like it. She would tuck up her rear end and then suddenly release like a rubberband and bong off of anything in the area. I had to always stand way back when I saw her start up. Once she even bounced off the motorhome fender and the house. Never slowed her down. Any of my Goldens would have needed 911.

Lucy was the great teacher at the pond. She loved Labrador pond parties the best, but she also taught Glory and Hal to retrieve. Glory was very competitive and could never figure out why that little labrador could turn around so fast. That rudder tail was very powerful. Lucy used to keep the Goldens in awe as they would gather around in the evening to watch her do her circle flips (variation on her scoots).

Yes, Lucy and I did some obedience training. She got her CD, but thought it was so boring. I think she liked the recall though because she could see how wide my eyes would get when she would start running full speed right at me! She always seem to be saying, "Don't take life that seriously. Enjoy!" So we tried field work. Melinda and Randi tricked me into going where the WC was being given and before I knew it Lucy had her first field title. We'd played around with bumpers and watched Randi train brother Mike, but I had no idea how much instinct Lucy had. That began lots of adventures as she got her JH.

We played around with conformation at the lab specialties. We did senior conformation, and got to do a show with brother Mike at Sierra Vista Specialty! We even went to the National in Colorado.

When it came to real Labrador fun Lucy knew that was with real Labrador people. She loved her other owner Randi. Randi always knew about the latest toys and special beds!

Lucy and Moses helping Kathryn and I enjoy our super "one day" vacation. They both knew how to make a day so special.

Then there was the move to Missouri away from all her Labrador friends. She developed her own routine of walking the property each morning to check out the pond, the back garage and the motorhome. Sometimes she would come back with ears curled and I knew she had found another golf ball. She didn't let winter stop her either. She and Hal would try to corner the squirrel and frolick in the snow. Her super coat got so thick in the winter!

For a short time she did pet therapy, and Kathy helped us make trading cards to give out. With time though it was hard for her to go up and down the stairs. Her old elbow surgery was causing some arthritis, so she couldn't get in and out of the van easily any more. It didn't keep her from wiggling her butt in happiness and curling those ears when she had a good toy or cookies. Her spirit was so amazing up to the very end. I am so grateful to have had her in my life.