As aforementioned, Mz. Virginia and I (LWJ) have been reading Marley and Me by John Grogan. This often puts Mz. Virginia in mind of her own beloved pets, which have been numerous over the years.
One particular dog often comes to Mz. Virginia's mind...Lady. Lady was a shepherd and collie mix and was one of most intelligent animals Mz. V ever had. Lady was always aware of what was going on and had an excellent memory. Once during a tornado alert, Mz. V took Lady into the tub with her, since this is one of the safest places inside a house during a tornado if one cannot reach a cellar or basement. From then on, every time there was even a hint of thunder, Lady headed straight for the tub. "You would walk in the bathroom," Mz. V relates, "and there she'd be!"
Lady also loved to be photographed. At first no one realized, but as time went on, it became obvious that Lady was a camera ham...she would show up in every photograph. "She even got to where she would pose," Mz. V remembers, "and would all but smile. She would turn and look at the camera like 'here I am!'"
Once Mz. V had to leave Lady at a newly opened kennel while they went on a trip. When Mz. V returned, Lady climbed right in the car and began to fuss and carry on as if she had been horribly traumatized and mistreated. Since she had stayed at other places and never complained, Mz. V knew not to leave her there ever again.
Lady lived a good long life with Mz. Virginia before she finally succumbed to arthritis and could no longer get up and down steps... "like big dogs do." Mz. Virginia will always remember Lady though and how she used to wait on the shore of the lake while they went out on the boat. A neighbor's dog had drowned in the lake, so Lady was not allowed to follow the boat. She always went back when told, even though she would have loved to tag along, but Mz. V would look back and see her peeking around a tree just in case someone wasn't watching...
"Oh we just laughed our heads off," Mz. Virgina says. And she still chuckles at the story today.
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I remember Lady! She would sit with us kids on the floor while we played. I remember we were playing with this toy that had sand in it and when you turned it over it looked like ocean waves. We were laughing so hard at Lady because she was turning her head with it. I actually have a picture of Andi and Lady. I will have to find it and post it!
I remember Rusty the most. I thought he was the wonder dog!
Lady was by far my favorite dog I have more memories of her then any other dog we had or Grandma had, she was one of a kind.
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