The Diary of Lucy Blue

by Janice Mitchell

Book by Mitchell, Janice

156 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chris and I were given this book years ago by the author. She knew my mother in law and when my mother in law told her that Chris and I were adopting a rescued dog (we named her Lucy before we got the book), she gave us this book. We adopted our wonderful dog, Lucy, 5I years ago from a non-profit group that rescues dogs from puppy mills. Lucy was a momma that kept getting impregnated over and over to have as many puppies as possible...until she developed tumors and couldn't bare babies anymore. She lived in a wire cage outside and rarely stepped foot on soil. The non-profit group that rescued her, Flaw Dogs, took her in and had docs remove her tumors, spade her, and gave her all the shots she needed. We fell in love with her immediately. She was 4 1/2 when we got her and decided that for the rest of her life, she would be spoiled. She slept a lot, cuddled, and ate a lot. She passed away this past New Years Eve- Chris and I both sobbed. She was the best dog ever.
When I was unpacking some boxes in the basement, I found this book that we had been given, but I had never read. It journeyed through the life of another shelter dog. I relived so many wonderful moments I had with my own dog, Lucy. I cried a few times. This journal was really heartwarming.
I advise everyone that wants a dog to go to their local dog shelters and rescues and not support these puppy mills, that are typically abusive.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful resource. Not technically well-written, but from the heart and so helpful. The first had account adopters need. This has helped me a lot with the newest member of my family -- an 8 year old puppy mill Sheltie named 'Gator. So much of what the author writes about with Lucy is what we're seeing with our new guy.

[Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book that details all the small, tiny steps needed to make a puppy mill dog feel safe. Plus im friends with a couple of people in the book (Karen, Cinder) and aquIntances with a couple others, and belong to Love On A Leash Therapy Group, as the author once did, so that makes it especially fun!

[Deb Merskin]

This book was suggested to me, in fact required reading, by a Sheltie rescue in Utah. It is not an easy read, but tells of the trauma puppy mill dogs experience and the challenges in rehabilitating them so they learn to trust and receive love again.