May 12, 2025 eblast:
Last week while we were busy saving Marmalade, we lost another.
One that we saved close to 7 years ago.
Like Marmalade, she was waiting patiently for us at
an animal shelter.
Like
Marmalade, she was as sweet as the day is long.
Her name was Lucy.
And…WE LOVED LUCY.
Of course,
her family knew her best. All the silly stories that came with loving Lucy. All the special moments. All the memories that
will be cherished forever.
I miss
out on those things sadly.
I'm just the in-between human.
But
I can tell you, these beagles still leave a mark on my heart.
And Lucy was definitely no exception.
The thing that I remember most is right here in these pictures.
Lucy and her signature pose.
A pose with purpose!
Nobody could collect belly rubs
quite like Lucy.
The
original Influencer.
Resistance
was futile.
If she
didn't have you at the "Come Hither" pose, she'd get you with her heartmelting big brown eyes.
If that didn't work, she'd use her comedic talents.
Out spread the comical beagle ears for her signature BatGirl impression.
She was a Triple Threat.
I know this from personal experience. I fell victim the moment we met. Like everyone else did.
What choice but surrender to her and serve up those
beloved belly rubs?
No
shame in that. It happened to all of us.
From the animal care workers at the shelter to her foster family and finally, to her Forever Family.
Lori and Bernard, thank you for
always giving in to Lucy.
I'm sure you lost count of the belly rubs over the years.
They just came naturally, like loving Lucy.
Let's light a candle for Lucy tonight and for her family that never tired of
rubbing that tummy.
She's
no doubt making quite an impression in heaven with Portia right now (Portia was an Influencer in her own right), but Bat-Girl
has effortlessly left her mark right here too…on all our hearts forever.
We Love You, Lucy. Always Will.
October 25, 2018 eblast:
This is Lucy. We love Lucy. We loved her the moment we read the email from our friends at Toronto Animal Services…
Lucy
is a sweet, senior girl with no behavioural issues. She is a total doll with humans and other friendly like-minded dogs. She
doesn't think much of the overly obnoxious ones. We estimate her to be about 8 years old. She has some mild dental issues,
some skin tags and cysts associated with aging, but nothing glaring to speak of. We suspect the cysts are benign but will
likely be recurring and may have the potential to make her uncomfortable if they grow too large. She's been vaccinated for
DA2PP/Rabies/Bordatella, spayed, microchipped, dewormed and is currently on a course of antibiotics for her skin.
We love Lucy.
We love her enough to put aside our financial worries.
But we must act quickly.
The shelter is currently at their max with abandoned dogs and they may
have the start of a Kennel Cough outbreak on their hands. Lucy has started to cough. Being an older dog, her best defence
against this upper respiratory infection so common in shelter circumstances would be to get out of the shelter asap and into
a quiet and peaceful enivornment while undergoing a course of antibiotics for 3 weeks.
So we are in search of a loving foster home (with no other dogs as it is contagious)
for dear little Lucy. In fact, if you're looking to adopt a lovely beagle, we would consider a Foster to Adopt scenario in
Lucy's case. We suspect she is highly adoptable and will only require minimal veterinary care at this time.
