Awww, look at those eyes! I'll bet Lucy is a doggie who gets exactly what she wants!

The best is when Gregg is lying on the couch and Lucy climbs on him, sprawls out, and takes him over like he's an island.

Absolutely adorable. And when you look that good you're entitled to be a little vain.

Lucy thanks you.

Nothing wrong with a little vanity. She wears it well!

And, oh so suddenly, this thirty-something tough guy felt like a giddy little girl.

She's such a precious little thing!

Cute...but I prefer giant dogs.

I have a giant AND a little one... My great dane loves getting new collars, and he also loves baths. He'll actually get into the bathtub on his own and stare at you. The little one scratches up your arm and screams when you bathe him.

LOL @ ahw. My dog LOVES baths, too...I'll ask her if she wants to get in the tub, and she'll RUN to the bathroom and wait for me to turn the shower on. Then she'll hop in and sit under the spray, like, "this is sooooooooo gooooooooood." It's funny. She also thinks being blow-dried is the best thing ever. Yay for spoiled dogs!

Amy, I often question friends about overfeeding their pets but in your case, is it possible that you're not feeding Lucy enough?!

Lucy is adorable!

Lucy looks like a real sweet doggy. It's no wonder you spoil her. Do you get her little outfits? I like to make them ; I've made a bunch for one of my cats and a couple for a neighbors Bischon. They look so cute in them! I'm working on a biker outfit for another neighbors bloodhound now.

My spoiled baby is Izzy. She wears a crystal studded collar and she has her own heated bed. My boy cats leave it alone and they also spoil her. They let her get away w/ murder. She eats first, has her pick of the toys, and nesting spots. If one of them gets to rough w/ her, the other ones will beat him up.

She'll also hop into the sink when she wants bathed. She doesn't have that fear of water like most cats. If you start when they are kittens, they learn to enjoy a bath.

I suppose it's my fault she's so spoiled. I bottle fed her after she was orphaned @ two weeks and I've always treated her more like a human kid than a cat.

We don't have a dog despite my love of them. My husband is not a dog person and I won't get one w/o his ok. He does let me have all the cats and he helps me take care of them. I do like Amy has done w/ children- I play aunt to my neighbors dogs and it works! I get my dog fix and my husband doesn't have to put up with one in the house. :)

Robert- I've been around tons of Yorkies. My dear friend is a breeder and she also runs a yorky rescue. I've seen malnourished Yorkies.

Lucy looks like she's the right weight for her size. (I'm guessing she's a teacup or a smaller sized Yorky.) You can tell she isn't underweight from the profile shot. Her stomach isn't caved in and you can't see her ribs or spine. Her body is in the correct proportion to her head too. I'd guess Amy bought her from a breeder who runs a kennel w/ very high standards and not a back yard breeder or pet store.

Little dogs like Lucy don't need tons of food. I'd guess Amy feeds her maybe a 1/2 cup of high quality food a day + treats. Little dogs like Lucy can't weigh too much. It's hard on their little joints and they have all sorts of health problems if they are even a pound over weight.

You also have to keep in mind that Lucy just got back from the groomers. Most Yorkies have tons of hair and they do look very small when it's cut. Those dogs are more hair than they are dog! LOL!

I think Amy takes very good care of Lucy. :)

Also, Lucy's eyes are very bright. The first sign of malnourshment/illness are lackluster eyes and ratty looking fur.

Ok, I'm done spouting off. Lucy is a gorgeous example of a Yorky. She has every right to be vain!

Amy knows me well enough to know that I wasn't accusing her of anything. Lucy just looks really, really skinny!

Thank you -- Lucy is very healthy. I just created a special haircut for her -- shaved around the body and face because she has very cute bone structure!

Small dogs and big hats... we all turn into our mothers or aunts...you accidentally see your one day in a showroom mirror and catch a glimpse of Aunt Gertrude. A few years later, it is Grannie reaching out from a reflection seen while window shopping. Your brother looks like Uncle Max.
You realize you look like those figures from your youth, now all gone.

heh?

Small man, trolling for attention. My grandma Pauline was a beautiful and glamorous woman -- until she died in her 80s. I'd do well to emulate her -- and plan to. Have a pair of her shoes from the 40s on my bookshelf just across from me.

P.S. i-hole forgets that he first posted here in his real name, which I know. It's much easier to be an asshole anonymously, isn't it?

Offtopic—

That Ted Kennedy sure is dead.... Just like Mary Jo Mary Kopechne!

(PS– Castro breathes; Sucks air, kicks it out again, with billions in personal European bank accounts. Know that.)

Sorry. Only one Mary should be in that name up there. I was distracted by an ancient fantasy that when you die, you get to meet all the people you knew who died first on the way into the next life. And I pictured MJK greeting him at the gate... TO TURN HIS FUCKING LIGHTS OUT.

Perfect stuff as regular...