lucy lu

i'm becoming one of those dog owners.

i adore my puppy, lucy lu.  and i love taking pictures of her.  i take lots of pictures of her. 

it boarders on obsession.

i know, it's a problem.

but she is so stinkin' cute...how could you not be obsessed with her??

i mean really.

i just love her.

we've been taking her to obedience school for the last 8 weeks.  it's been a journey, to say the least.  fortunately, there are two other golden retrievers that are only 3 weeks older than lucy in the class with us.  they are totally bffs.  moose has 20 lbs on lucy: he's going to be huuuuuuge, i mean billy fuccillo huuuuuuge.  cede is just 5 lbs bigger than lucy, they adore each other.  moose however, is the "golden" golden.  he does EVERYTHING perfectly.  lucy and cede usually stay after class for some extra-help. i won't say that my dog is slow, but, i don't know that she is going to be joining mensa anytime soon.

we have our final class next week, and will have a final exam.  today, we were told that the top four dogs from the class will win a prize.  obviously moose will take one of the prizes, he can do no wrong.  lucy, on the other hand, has some practicing to do this week. 

i know the point of taking obedience classes is so that your dog is well-behaved.  i know.  but as soon as the instructor told us there would be a final exam, and we will loose points for each time we have to correct our dogs, the class changed.  it wasn't not about lucy anymore.  it's about doing well on this stupid final.  (but i'm not competitive at all...haha, right...)  its about being one of those top four dogs, really wanting to be number 2 (there is no chance lucy will perform better than moose, i'm just being realistic here.)  so now lucy and i will spend at least an hour a day practicing for this final.  i will let you know next wednesday how it goes.  it will not be for lack of effort if she doesn't do well.  and i am not below with-holding my love for her if she doesn't do well.  (just kidding...kind of.)

regardless, she will still hold the title of cutest puppy in my book.  no matter how she does on the final. that i will give her.