One Year Anniversary/Adoption Birthday for Lucy!!!!!!!!!!!

Although we didn't mark April 10th with an event to celebrate, I recalled April 10th 2008 fondly.

I remember I had that sales meeting at a customer site and all I could think about was, "Call the shelter to confirm the adoption!". That was that Monday, which must have been April 7th. I think I have a whole essay about those few days in my first blog postings.

All I can say is that adopting Lucy has simply been wonderful, wuenderbar! So, although I spent Friday April 10th, volunteering at a local rescue mission, I did spent a little extra time that evening on a longer walk and more play time with Lucy and quietly honored her.

That weekend, April 11th & 12th, we treated Lucy to not just 1 but 2 "doggie easter egg hunts"! We got the idea from the AniMall fundraiser we brought her to on Saturday the 11th and then used the remaining plastic eggs filled with dog treats Easter Sunday in my parent's backyard. Since my niece and nephew couldn't be there, we had no little ones to hold an Easter Egg Hunt for, Lucy was more than happy to fill in! Will post photos.

Easter - April 2009

April 11th 2009:

Lucy participated in a "Doggie Easter Egg Hunt" which was at Crowder Park in Apex. The event was a fundraiser for the non-profit called AniMall that aids in pet adoption.

At first, Lucy had no interest in the plastic eggs littered along the trail. She was too focused on all the other canine guests. She was better than usual meeting other dog and that made me very happy to see that. I got a few cute snapshots of her meeting & greeting some rather large German Shepherds. .

Moving onto the path into the woods, I decided to give Lucy the pointer she needed to participate. I cracked open a plastic egg and revealed the dog treats to her. Suddenly, you could see the lights go on in her eyes. From that moment on, she was, as Stuart put it, "like a fat kid with a row of candy bars." She developed this robotic system of pushing the plastic egg with her paw into her mouth, gently cracking open the plastic egg, dropping it to the ground, using her paws to roll them around and inhale the treats. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. By the 7th or 8th egg, I began to worry about her getting sick from too may treats, so instead of letting her eat them, I collected some in the cute plastic bags they gave as part of the event.

The videoclip of Lucy tearing through the easter egg hunt: