06/22/2026
Scarlett was a dog I brought home in 2020. She was fragile, scared, and didn't trust a soul. No talk, no touch, no eye contact, I told the neighbors. Take the pressure off, let her breathe, let her learn how to trust.
And trust we did! We trained, we walked, we trained, and we walked. The more she learned, the more she trusted. It took my son six months to be able to touch her, but it took no time at all for me to know that my home would be hers for the rest of her life.
"What a lucky dog!" people would say. It's not often someone learns a career to change a dog's life. The truth was, I changed her life, but she changed mine too.
Lucky Dog was born in 2022 with the mission to help others learn and understand their own animals.
Last week I found a lump on her tail, and I drug my feet on making an appointment. It was harder than I liked it to be, it was not as mobile as I wanted it to be, and I didn't appreciate the placement.
A friend of mine said, "It's normal to be scared. She opened a lot of doors for you."
But truly, Scarlett was the door. Scarlett has changed my life in so many ways I could have never dreamt of.
I am happy to report back that my sweet old lady's bumps ended up being cysts. She was mostly cooperative with all the touching, and we will get to continue doing what we do best - which is me living my normal life and her laying in the sunshine all day.
