Keeshond

On May 17, 2006, Lucky went to the Rainbow Bridge. His parents, Laura and Darren Crawford; siblings, Victoria, doggie brother Webster Crawford, and fish sister Wanda; foster Mom, Marilyn Burgoyne; and many doggie cousins survive him. Lucky was adopted on December 30, 2004.

Lucky had a hair and flower fetish. He would place his nose right in the middle of clean hair and move about like a performing Stevie Wonder. Foster Mom said that she would find Lucky with his nose stuck in the middle of any blooming flower he could find.

Lucky loved to go on walks with his brother, Webster. You never said the word walk until you were ready to go. If you made that mistake, he would nudge you with his nose until you relented.

Windy days and snowy days were the best. Lucky would lie outside looking like a supermodel being fanned. The song Wind Beneath His Fur was sung to the tune Wind Beneath My Wings. On a snowy day, Lucky’s fur acted like Stainmaster carpet allowing him to keep his Abominable Snowman look.

Lucky got along very well with all dogs, fitting right in with a family of many doggie cousins and many neighboring dogs. He loved to talk to the neighborhood dogs and would even call them to come out in all directions. Calling all dogs. Calling all dogs.

At family playtime on the floor, he would make sure he sat right in the middle of the board game or activity. His attention-getting maneuver won him lots of pets.

Brushing Lucky was an enjoyable activity for all involved. Lucky liked to look and feel like a million bucks. Webster liked to place his nose in the piles of removed fur and produce sneeze after sneeze. Clean up became a two-part process. Clean the floor and clean Webster.

Lucky had a great appetite and even taught his finicky younger brother to eat. His favorite holiday and birthday treat was gnawing on bones that kept him focused on reaching the hard to get to marrow. How many gnaws does it take to get to the middle of the bone, he wondered?

Lucky was such a loving, happy pooch who brought so much joy into our lives and so many others. Although our time with him was short, we feel so blessed that he will always be a big part of our lives.

Love always,
Your family