June Pet of the Month

Lacey is a beautiful 5 year old Rottweiler belonging to Gene and Felicia Lopez  of Parsippany.  Right around August of 2006 the Lopez’s went searching for a female Rottie. They found Lacey at a kennel in Paramus, the only Rottie available.  Lacey gravitated towards them and it was “love at first sight,” for both of them!  She quickly adjusted to her new home.  Lacey was about 4 months old.

She makes friends with everyone she comes in contact with.  She loves people and other dogs, although some dogs are a little intimidated by her.  According to Mrs. Lopez, Lacey is a big mush!  The one thing Lacey hates is sirens!  Unfortunately, she lives very near a fire house.

Lacey sure enjoys her Beggen Strips -- her favorite treat.  She can often be found munching on a knuckle bone too.  Her favorite toys are small toys, especially small stuffed animals.  Right now she’s very attached to a gorilla toy that makes gorilla noises.  The toy and Lacey are both black and tan in color.

Lacey lost the use of her back legs back on March 11th, just before her 5th birthday.  She chipped a bone from her vertebrae, causing paralysis of her hind legs.  So one would think she’s a special-needs dog with much difficulty in getting around.  That’s what one would think -- without knowing Lacey very well!  I guess you could say she “forgets” she has this handicap, especially since she received her cart.  Getting her cart was like a teenager with their first car.  Once in her cart she’s ready and raring to take off -- and has on several occasions!  In fact, Mr. and Mrs. Lopez almost lost Lacey a couple of times when she took off out of the yard.  Fortunately, each time resulted in a happy reunion.  She also loves to ride in cars, so naturally looks forward to her recent trips to AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL to see Dr. Cheng and all of us when she comes for her special acupuncture treatments.

There’s something else very special about Lacey.  She’s a Yankee fan!  That’s right, she loves to watch the Yankees on TV.  Her favorite commercial is the one where Derek Jeter says everything looks better in pin stripes.  Coincidentally, her “mom” and “dad” are also avid Yankee fans!

You can see that Lacey is very unique and special!  All of us at AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL couldn’t be more pleased to honor “Lacey” Lopez as our Pet Of The Month for June, 2011!  Congratulations Lacey.