Lucy.

Our sweet Lucy, our Great Pry pup, was spayed today.  She is certainly sad this evening.  It was an interesting day for me though this experience.  Lucy is my first dog, I grew up with two cats.  While Ryan always had dogs. I am certain that he went at least six years to long before having another dog.  Babies before animals isn't usually the way the cookie crumbles.

We had the conversation several times about whether or not to seal the deal and big a puppy home.  I was never ready. We always knew that we wanted a large breed dog, a husky, a golden, Ryan would have never imagined a Great Pyrenees.  The Great Pyr breed was always in my sight.  They are wonderful with children, herd their families like they would their own, and they are big, and I mean really BIG.  You see, I despise small dogs.  They all seem to be too yippy, and lets get real, I want a dog that I will feel some security in.  I got it.

A dear family friend outside of Austin, Texas has a working ranch and bed & breakfast, with several Great Pyrenees dogs that herd their animals.  The timing was perfect, they had a baby girl (Ryan's only requirement) pry, and I was all about her!  I had to do some sweet talking, not too much, but some, I was asking to bring home a puppy who will grow to be well over 100 pounds.  Thankfully, I had a secret weapon in my negotiations, Addison.  That's right, our twelve month old.  Addison, loves, and loves dogs hard.  It was a no brainer.  I poured myself into the car, drove solo to Austin and back in one weekend, to bring our sweet Lucy home.

So, tonight Lucy is a little sad.  But she has brought so much joy to our home.  She tolerates Addison grabbing and pulling at her.  She tolerates Joey's hot and cold mood with her.  She loves us all, she is the best puppy Ryan has ever had and my protector and friend.  

We made it through the day, and the crazy decisions: laser or scalpel, fluids or not, blood work or skip it, seriously the things people skimp on with their animals to save a few dollars.  She is a part of our family, our very nuclear family.