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Do You Wish You Could Have More Time with the Dogs You Love?

We did too. That's why we did something about it. If you want more time with your four-legged family member, please keep reading.

Luci wasn't just a dog to us.

She was our first child. Our constant. Our kitchen companion. Our protector, pillow, therapist, and best friend all rolled into one soft, wagging chocolate lab named Luci.

My wife and I had been together for a few years when we brought her home at just 8 weeks old.

We were young and in love—and figured if we could keep this wild little puppy alive, maybe we were ready to become parents someday.

And oh man, was she wild. She chewed everything. Bounced off walls. Left chaos in her adorable wake. But she was so cute. That kind of “I’m mad but can’t stop smiling” cute. And from the very beginning, she became the heart of our home.Luci was there for all of it. For late-night dinners with my wife while she sat by our feet hoping we’d drop a bite. For the birth of both our sons she slept next to their cribs, guarded their beds, and grew up right alongside them.Every photo on my phone from those years? Luci’s in it—right by our side where she always belonged.

She was more than a pet.

She was our first daughter, our only daughter, and a member of our family in every sense of the word.

And then came the hardest part no one prepares you for:the goodbye.

We knew the day was coming. We probably waited too long. Because the truth is—how do you say goodbye to someone who has been there through it all?

Luci lived to be 13 and a half. But in that last few years… her body started to go, even though her mind was still sharp. She wanted to be with us, to play, to run, to just be the Luci we had always known—but her joints hurt, her strength faded, and it became harder and harder just to make it outside to go to the bathroom.Our sons were 11 and 12 when we finally had to put her down. And it wrecked us.There wasn’t a dry eye in our house. She had been there since before they were born. They had never known life without her. None of us had.

That kind of grief stays with you.But out of that grief came a mission.