Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Dog Day Afternoon

Well - it was a gorgeous weekend in the Mid Hudson Valley - sunny, breezy and hovering around 70 degrees.

We were both outside enjoying the weather and marveling at the abundance of blooming things that are making themselves known.  And considering Brian planted a couple thousand bulbs last fall, it's gonna get very pretty here before all is said and done.
But one of the greatest discoveries was seeing just how much our newest pup, Lucy, is doing.  It's been just a month since we rescued her - and she was red and raw from a massive skin infection and poor diet.

Now, she's bristling all over with new peach fuzz and starting to  put on some weight.


The other girls are starting to warm up to her.  Edina - Eddie - is pretty comfortable with her, but then - she's everybody's little buddy.

Patsy and Sophie are less impressed.  Patsy is till trying to be dominant while Sophie chooses just to ignore her for the time being.  We have little snapping and growling matches every once in a while, but hey - that's what dogs do.  We've only had to do one patch job so far when Sophie got a little too much in Lucy's face.

Brian's new fountain (in progress) is the most popular destination for all of our girls.


Except for Eddie - Eddie likes dirt.

Eddie is our special dog.



We hope it's Spring-y where you are and that you are enjoying its abundance!

4 comments:

Cubby said...

I love Spring!

truthspew said...

Yep, one dog has to be odd and go for the dirt.

And like Cubby, I too love spring for a multitude of reasons from the fact that we get more daylight, to the trees and flowers blooming, and best of all guys with no shirts on.

Kyle said...

DuPree, Lucy's coat/skin is looking good. More importantly she looks happy.

Spring is showing itself, but it is way to early to expect her to be here for long. Two more months and we will be all set here.

DuPree said...

Cubby - YES!

Truthspew - Couldn't agree more!

Kyle - I remember well from our 3-year stint in Northern Vermont. Spring ain't Spring until the last snow flies in May. This is why I <3 living in NY!!!