My name is Lucy!

The short story is that our now grown children who grew up with a beautiful golden retriever (Hugo) who since passed away of old age 3 years ago thought it would be a brilliant idea to surprise their mom with this puppy two years ago. Lucy is beautiful and very sweet, but has half Grand Pyrenees mixed in with her Golden Retriever bloodline which apparently means that it is in her DNA to to want to protect a flock of something. This means barking at any perceived threats, especially coyotes, while she is “on duty." She loves to go on a routine patrol around the property and curiously, when she is off property, she never barks. It's like she knows she's not responsible for security when she is off property and is rather on vacation from her “job." I believe Lucy's true fantasy life would be to protect a flock of sheep from the coyotes just like Ralph the Sheepdog. She gets along well with our son’s dog and would make a great partner dog for someone who already has a working ranch dog.