The Flying Nun AKA Lampshade Lucy

: The Flying Nun AKA Lampshade Lucy; a dejected Lucy, after her cruciate ligament surgery on one of her hind legs. you can see the shaved leg/hip, her entire one hind quarter was shaved. It was an awful recovery period for all of us : ) - lugging her up and down our stairs to the main floor, several X per day, to take her outside and in again. We had to sling her with a towel slung under her belly, so that she didn't bear weight on her hind leg. this went on for weeks.; Created by: Alandrapal.; Tools Used: Sony cybershot DSC S 70; Created on: 27 June 2003; Image Views: 420; Average Views per Day: 0.3; Image Number: 3177

Comments:

Alandrapal from Canada on Jul 18, 2008 at 2:54 PM said:

Hi Anne, am happy it brought you a laugh. She did look so comical. Infact, our older Lab, who mothers Lucy normally, didn't recognize her when she first saw her with that "lampshade" round her neck and wouldn't go near her, lol.

She's fine now, this was quite a long time ago.

Alovely from Maine, U.S.A. on Jul 18, 2008 at 10:26 AM said:

I saw this photo and broke into laughter. I recall the TV series "The Flying Nun". Poor Lucy. A whimsical photograph. I do hope all is well now. Lucy is a sweetheart.

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Jan 4, 2005 at 8:39 PM said:

just saw your comment, Dud, from November. Yeah, the lampshade or Elizabethan collar, is to prevent the dog from biting at the site of surgery and pulling stitches out, etc.

dudthedawg from Louisiana on Nov 10, 2004 at 11:16 PM said:

I realize the rear leg was hurt but why is the big thing around her neck? I have seen them before but never knew why. Is it possibly to keep her from licking at the leg?

Gary Minniss from Arizona on Oct 3, 2004 at 11:25 PM said:

I am glad Lucy is OK now. Boy, don't we love our pets! As you know, I havd my cat, Smokey. But before that, I had my dog, Aspen, a black lab. I didn't think of him as a dog, but rather, as a friend.

alandra from canada on Sep 29, 2004 at 12:45 PM said:

LOL, Les, that's so funny, loved the Nun in Convent comment -- maybe I should change the title to "Flying Nun Lucy", haha, - yes thanks, she's fine now

Les from NZ on Sep 29, 2004 at 1:55 AM said:

Poor Lucy. I hope she is better now. When I first saw the photo I thought you had enrolled her as a nun in a convent

Amy from Wisconsin on Sep 21, 2004 at 12:32 PM said:

Poor thing! My grandparents had two Golden Lab Retrievers...both remembered fondly by all who knew them...they were named Rajah and Rani, and were the kindest, gentlest dogs in the world. Hope Lucy is doing ok! Amy

zoya from CT USA on Sep 18, 2004 at 12:45 PM said:

oh my yep she does not look to terribly happy.

Tam

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