Keeping Lucy safe is a full time job!

Sometimes the trouble is minor, like chewing shoelaces or knocking things off a shelf. But I am amazed at how often I’m not as aware of Lucy as I think I am. We recently ended up in the emergency clinic because I was distracted making lunch and didn’t realize that some grapes somehow made their way into her crate. I’m not sure how that happened and I couldn’t tell if she had eaten any, but after calling the vet, I found out just how serious grapes are to dogs.

I’ve always heard that grapes were a no-no for dogs, but I didn’t realize just how dangerous until the vet was inducing Lucy to vomit and telling me that kidney failure was a real possibility. Thankfully, the vomit showed that she hadn’t eat any grapes, so the crisis was diverted. So grateful!

Fast forward a few weeks and I was once again reminded that Lucy is still too young to be trusted (and my attention span needs serious work). My friend was visiting with her little Havanese, so we took them down by the lake and let them play off leash. They were having so much fun. But of course, I started talking to my friend and before I knew it, Lucy was running into the lake. I couldn’t believe it. Fortunately, Lucy instinctively knew how to swim. She swam over to a pipe that she was able to hang on to until we could get to her and pull her out. OMG - I think that took a couple years off my life :).

I try not to be too hard on myself because it’s impossible to be 100% attentive 24/7. I think I’m getting better at it, but Lucy is a master at knowing when I’m distracted so I need to work on being more attentive.

How are your attention skills with your Coton?

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January

Name	Gender	Home Town	Birth date
Seminole	Female	Pensacola, FL	1/1/11
Bevo	Male	Woodlands, TX	1/3/12
D'Arcy	Female	Raleigh, NC	1/3/19
Bailey	Male	Grayslake, IL	1/5/11
Theodore	Male	Canada	1/5/11
Qtip	Male	Union, NJ	1/5/13
Bailey		Naples, FL	1/7/14
Kyra	Female	Rocklin, CA	1/7/12
Nikki	Female	Woodbridge, CT	1/7/15
Cassi	Female		1/8/10
Olivia	Female	Leominster, MA	1/9/09
Eleana	Female	Leominster, MA	1/9/09
Angelique	Female	San Diego, CA	1/9
Truffle	Female	Las Vegas, NV	1/10/10
Naya	Female	Santa Rosa, CA	1/10/10
Emma	Female		1/11/11
Dottie	Female	Plainwell, MI	1/12/14
Arlo		Brighton, Co	1/14/16
Athena	Female		1/15/10
Finlay	Male	Palm coast	1/15/17
Wishes	Female	Tumwater, WA	1/16/12
Mirabella	Female	Columbus, OH	1/17/05
Romeo	Male	El Cajon, CA	1/17/17
Captain Fuzz	Male	Sun City, AZ	1/17/16
Barney	Male	Point Pleasant Beach, NJ	1/18/11
Gleason	Male	Centereach, NY	1/18/13
Barkley	Male		1/23/10
Quinn		Westland, MI	1/23/13
Candy	Female	Kirkwood, MO	1/26/11
Coco	Female	Florida	1/28
Coco	Female		1/27/08
Simba		Biella, Italy	1/28/11

February

Name	Gender	Home Town	Birth date
Abner	Male	Tuttle, OK	2/1/14
Katinka Joy	Female	North Bethesda, MD	2/2/12
Nugget	Male	WI and FL	2/2/15
Betty	Female	Middletown, MD	2/3/12
Mac	Male		2/7/09
Calliope	Female	Lancaster, NY	2/7/10
Palin	Female	Sun Valley, CA	2/8/10
Alexia (Lexi)	Female	Powder Springs, GA	2/8/11
Pogo	Male	Vestal, NY	2/8/12
Austin	Male	Hilo, HI	2/9/11
Toby	Male	Palmyra, NY	2/10/11
Manju	Male	Illinois	2/10/11
Pixie-Dust	Male	Wilts, United Kingdom	2/11/11
Prince	Male	Bear, DE	2/11/13
Zorro	Male	Laguna Hills, CA	2/13/08
Tank	Male	Quincy, MA	2/18/11
Jazzy	Female	Nashville, TN	2/18/11
Luc	Male	Pompano Beach, FL	2/20/15
Marmalade	Female	Beaufort, SC	2/20/15
Bella	Female	Oceanside, NY	2/21/11
Louie	Male		2/21/07
Surf	Male	Half Moon Bay, CA	2/21/11
Halo		Liverpool, UK	2/26/17
Casper	Male	Oceanside, NY	2/27/17
Jasper	Male	Oakland, CA	2/29/08

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