Lucy (was Maxine)

Lucy is a very beautiful and unusual looking dog with her curly coat, fluffy cheeks and magical amber eyes. Born in 2018, fully sighted and weighing 16kg, she is thought to be a Pulini cross.  Originally rescued from the streets of Serbia, Lucy is beginning to show her patient, sweet and charming character in her foster home in Cornwall.  (She also fancied a change from 'Maxine' and prefers to be called Lucy now). 

Lucy is a sensitive girl; she takes time to trust and will probably always be a little timid in a new space. She bonds closely with her primary carer from the start, tends to be a little shier with men and children, and feels initially nervous when new people come to the house. (As a super- sensitive guard dog with amazing hearing, Lucy will shout when she hears the gate open or any noise outside).

Despite Lucy’s timidity (which is almost certainly due to experiences in her past life as a street dog) it doesn’t take her long to show herself as the sweet, human-orientated dog that she is. Lucy loves a cuddle, an ear-scratch and a chin-scratch. She will do that adorable thing of pressing her head into you to receive the attention.  She loves a brush. She is attentive and loving and would make a lovely companion dog; it is likely she will always choose one special person with whom she feels especially safe.

Lucy is patient: she likes mooching around and doesn’t ask for much. Of course, she needs walks and stimulation like any dog, but she doesn’t go crazy for want of running around and will not have to be homed within a super active household. Lucy is housetrained and walks beautifully on a lead.

Currently Lucy shares a home with 20 cats and 10 dogs. She’s brilliant with cats; she enjoys playing with the other dogs and she copies and learns from them too. She shares happily and has no food aggression, and sleeps though the night with the rest of the pack.

Some of Lucy’s earlier photographs show that she was prone to environmental allergies which manifested in itching and bald patches on her lovely coat. Although this was treated with Apoquel tablets and medicated baths in Serbia, since coming to the UK she has shown no signs of itching at all, and her skin and coat are vastly improved. It is thought that the climate here plus her new diet have combined to solve the problem and will show off her curly locks perfectly!

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