Lydia's Story

My mom and I adopted Lydia on May 31, 2007. We were looking for a female black lab puppy. We had to get special permission from my therapist to get a dog because where we live dogs aren't allowed. So I begged my therapist to write us a note. When we had permission I was so happy! We called up the Humane Society and asked them if they had black lab puppies. The people there said they did, and at that moment my mom and I went straight down to adopt.

We got there and started looking for a dog. All the dogs there were special and I wish we could've adopted them too! Well we were on our quest, we found her. She was a 5 month old black lab puppy. She had only been there 5 days, and she had just been fixed. We took her outside to see if we bonded and we immediately did. She wasn’t really playing with us, but she stayed close to us and sniffed us well. I think she wanted to decide if we were the right family for her. So while we were outside with her, my mom and I decided to adopt her! It was great! I chose the name Lydia. I am not sure why I chose that name, but it fits her personality well....

When we got home, she was a happy puppy. Luckily for us she was house broken, and she didn’t have problems with wetting inside. But a week later she came down with kettle cough. That first week wasn’t the greatest for her. Her surgical wound was healing and she had kennel cough. But soon after she was back to her hyper self! She became used to us and her name. She is a year and 2 months now, and has grown into an adult! But she still has her puppy energy and puppy face. Lydia loves walks, and her dog bones. She gives hugs, kisses, high fives, and shakes, speaks to you, and lets us know when she needs to go to the bathroom. She is still learning to roll over.

She is a very special dog, and we love her very much