lucy and dougal

[rachel alice]

Sadly a few months ago I lost my beautiful black labrador suzy, at three years old with total kidney failure, I own an 11 year old English Bull Terrier sam (also a rescue), who is riddled with cancer and was operated on last October to remove a massive tumour he was only given weeks to live, but hey he is till here, just after Suzy was put down my friend put me in touch with labrador rescue and less than a week later we had rescued the gorgeous blonde Lucy from Wales, after the initial reaction from sam that he wanted to kill her, they are now best of friends and sole mates. And sam is young again and galloping round the garden with her, its as if she came here as a pup. my friend rescued a labrador over 6 years ago called Bobby the Bolton Wanderer, he is now 12 years old and coming to his twilight years and sadly she lost her four year old west highland white just over a week ago, but has now rescued the irish puppy and we are running all these rescues together (except for Sam) We went walking with Lucy and Dougal over the weekend and to see the two you labs running together in the fields was just amazing. We just couldnt believe that we both still had th old dogs and were replacing our young dogs with rescues. Lucy is truly amazing, she helps me clean the cupboards out - do I really need an electric blender, kitchen scales etc or a plug on the kitchen heater it is summer after all. She just loves running in the long grass- she is growing up and longer bolting when she sees a cow or a horse, pig sheep or in fact another dog. Wow arent sam and I lucky to have such a wonderful new friend cheers rach

[mollie]

Oh what a sad and happy story all rolled in to one! How sad to have lost a lab so young - that must have been heartbreaking. There have been a few stories on here recently about labs going before their time. Marvellous that Sam has got a new lease of life as well

Dougal looked gorgeous on the website!! Your friend is very lucky.

It's wonderful to read about the Irish doggies. I hope you have many many years of happiness.

[rachel alice]

hi thank you so much for that, the two young rescues have brought so much happiness into two very sad homes, how many people could say they were standing under an old oak tree in the pouring rain surrounded by cow muck with two young rescues racing their hearts outs will try and post a picture of sam and lucy not sure how

cheers
rach

[kayj]

Welcome to the site.

Congratulations in adopting Lucy,hope you have a long and happy life together.

Say a big Hello to Dougal for me and a cuddle,I was lucky to meet him on my last visit to Ky's.



Kay.xx

[rachel alice]

Hi Dougal is going to be a most amazing dog, full of life, we were trying to train them together at the weekend and just got wet we must get a photo of the three labrador rescues together and post it on the site and you would all love sam Will give dougal a big hug from you all, he is just growing by the minute . Love rach

[tosca100]

Hi Rachel, welcome to the site.

That's a lovely story of all the dogs. Look forward to hearing more and seeing pictures.

Sara, Dave, Bonnie and Bella

[mollie]

Getting photos on is fiddly until you know how! Keep trying though

[jackiem]

Welcome to the site and thank you for the sad/happy story! Labradors have a way of mending broken hearts.

[Melliott]

Hello and welcome from me and mine - Millie, Barney and Molly - all MKF labradors!!

It's lovely to hear that Lucy and Dougal have brought you and your friend such happiness - I have to agree that they do have a way of mending the most broken of hearts.

Look forward to seeing some pics

Love Michelle X

[Ablineth]

It is so lovely to hear updates of the dogs that spend time here, some are here a while some less so but they all take a place in our hearts.

I remember you coming for Lucy, it as your son's birthday and it just seemed as it was meant to be.
Dougal ( who was Blackmore!!) certainly is a special pup, I have never met a pup as calm and so well behaved, almost as if he has an old head on young shoulders, so intelligent.
I look forward to further updates and give them both a big hug from me and the gang, not forgetting Geoff who was head over heels in love with Dougal

[rachel alice]

Hi Ky, We are training the young dogs together, lucy has amazing recall and we thought she might influence dougal which she has, He has grown quite considerably and now steals loaves out of the bread bin, and eats electric wires. Cow muck and other delightful things in the fields are now also on his menu well done lucy She is truly amazing and such a wonderful dog, she is the only lab that I know of that camel walks Ive only seen bulls do it before, she just makes people smile and laugh. taking the two pups out again on friday for some more training did I say training
cheers rach lucy dougal and sam xx

[Lins]

Sad and happy story I have to agree.

What a wonderful update, and thanks for sharing. Sounds like you are going to have heaps of fun with those three together.

[rachel alice]

what an amazing trip the two young rescues are going on lucy and dougal are amazing friends, we are taking them both out tomorrow, last week they were running so hard they didnt see the canal, lucy did a u turn but dougal ended up in it. they just make you smile They just ran their hearts out together. But Lucy just keeps sam going and even on his bad days she is there for him :love2:and she is now growing into a very sophisticated lady, nearly lead trained and with her looks just keeps turning heads.. Thank goodness she is not my daughter will keep you up to date cheers rach paul sam and the lovely lucinda (aka Lucy)

[kayj]

Lovely update.



Kay.xx

[rachel alice]

A a year on and how amazing the two rescues can be , they still walk together every week, Dougal has tipped her into the canal on one of these walks and several other dogs , , dougal is now going to dog training classes . and lucy has matured into a beautiful 16month old lab,, who would llike to be wider she came on my sons birthday and wants all of the cake. She still eats unimportant things like post!!!!! loves rolling in fox sh***t and then doesnt want a bath. She is now learning to guide sam the old bull terrier, who is nearly blind, helps him down the stairs, ( Why are the both sleeping up there ) and then boxes him, I woudnt do that to a 12 year old bull but she does, no fear anymore, she is no longer bolting only in play. she has recently met another rescue a stafford cross basset cross corgi, they just play and play and play. She now tops it all and we often walk eight to twelve miles at the weekend, come home absolutely tired and she wants to walk some more. What a wonderful life XXX