Black Dog Black Dog What Do You See?

We have the world's best dog.  Lucy is a black lab that was kicked out of Seeing Eye Dog Training Program.  It's a long story, but when my son and daughter in law were stationed at Fort Bragg, they took part in a program where they would take care of one of the dogs who were being trained at a local minimum security prison.  The prisoner would train the dog all week, then the kids would show up on Friday afternoon to take Lucy all weekend.  Wherever they would go, Lucy would go.  Restaurants? Yes.  Movies? Yes.  Shopping? Yes.  Anywho, they had been doing this routine until one day they got a call that Lucy had been kicked out of the program for growling at one of the prison guards.  We all know that dogs are excellent judges of character; so why she got kicked out instead of the guard, I have no idea....all I know is that before I knew it, the boys and I were driving up to North Carolina to adopt Lucy.  My son and his wife already lived in a an adorable house with two big beautiful dogs; Mamba, a black American Boxer/Lab mix and a gorgeous suede brown Weimaraner (Savannah) so it wasn't feasible to adobt her into their tribe.  Once we arrived from Tampa, we met Lucy.  Then my two youngest took trained with Lucy and kept up her routine via my oldest son and daughter in law's instructions.  After that, we loaded up and headed back to the Sunshine State.  The rest is history.  She became our dog.  She attaches herself very close by at all times. She really likes to be touching your foot, your leg, something so she knows when you get up so she may follow.  She will follow you from room to room.  All day, all night, she brings a new meaning to the word "loyal".  She's truly one of the best dogs I've ever known in my entire life and she continues that distinction to this day.  My son and his family (which now includes 3 little boys under 4) are headed to California for the next year and a half, so we've volunteered to add Mamba to our Tampa tribe.  Lucy loves Mamba and Mamba tolerates Lucy.  I keep hearing this adaptation of the book my kids had when they were little "Black dog, Black dog, what do you see?  I see another black dog coming at me!"