Lucy was just 2 1/2 when we lost her in a drowning accident in September 1998. I bought her for my boyfriend, Paul, as a birthday gift. He was thrilled! As a pup, before we got her, Lucy was a "kennel dog". She didn't have very much human contact. She had a very hard time bonding to us. She didn't know how to cuddle. In time, months, it was much better but was at its best just before she passed away. She just started sleeping in bed with Paul weeks before the accident. Lucy went to work with Paul everyday. Anyone who knew she was there always brought her cookies.  Everyone loved her. Lucy was a wonderful mom to her pups. She laid still to let them nurse and always kept them clean and warm. The pups were 6 months old when we lost her. She lives on in them.