Lucy Blue

Just finished reading this book by Janice Mitchell. I wish I had this book when I first got Duncan. I love it because it is just so similar to Duncan and my story. Janice was just as inexperienced in rehabilitating mill dogs as I was (and am) when I got Duncan. She had to learn as she went just like I did with Duncan.

Lucy Blue was much worse than Duncan was when I got him if you can believe that. She actually reminds me of little Micah that we have with Kansas City Sheltie Rescue. Micah was completely shut down when he first came to rescue. He could not handle the world around him and was completely withdrawn into himself to escape from it. Sounds like Lucy was very similar to this. She was so bad that the folks at Second Chance Sheltie Rescue (out of St. Louis Missouri) were afraid they would have to put her down. That resonates with me too since Duncan's breeder took him to the Vet to be put down when they were done breeding him. Fortunately for me that Vet asked if he could give my Dunkie to a rescue group.

So little Lucy Blue was worse off than where Duncan started out at and she went on to do Rally Obedience and became a Certified Therapy Dog! Just amazing! I would love to be able to do that with Duncan, but he is still so touch sensitive that I wouldn't trust him yet.

Anyway, I definitely recommend this book! You can order it at Second Chance Sheltie Rescue's website.