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| Top Left: Our first day home Dec. 2008; Top Right: Valentine's Day 2009 Bottom Left: dog rescue event 2010; Bottom Right: Sept. 2010 |
Two years ago today, I brought home my first puppy, Lucy Liu. I had been looking for a dog to adopt, but just couldn't pull the trigger. I went to my Dad's for Christmas and went to the local pet supply store. The owner owned Shih Tzu's as pets and had a little shih tzu puppy in a pen with two little chihuahua puppies.
The little puppy was very quiet and when I picked her up, she put her head on my shoulder (like in the picture above) and it was all over. I had to adopt her. I wanted to think about it overnight, so I put a $20 deposit (no kidding) down to "hold" her.
That night, I was torturing my sister with what to name her. I wanted her name to have a Chinese reference. After MUCH deliberation, I decided to name her Lucy Liu. Why? Because, let's face it, Lucy Liu is Chinese-American (like my shih-tzu) and a Bad Ass. The next day, I picked up Lucy Liu and brought her home to Houston.
She is the greatest dog in the world. I love that she is:
- very adaptable;
- easy-going, but at times, stubborn;
- has great confidence;
- loves to play;
- barks at ALL animals, cartoons (including the Mucinex phlegm-guy) and any kind of caveman (Capital One guys) on TV;
- loves little kids and any one else that wants to pet her
- PURE JOY
