Lulu is a mixed breed dog who lives with Bryce Robertson and her partner Jesse Taylor and a number of other dogs. She came to live with the family four years ago. Robertson guesses that she is a mixture of Papillion and Pug. Some friends of theirs knew of some dogs that needed help, and while they had gone to shelters in the past 25 years and brought home dogs, but this one had issues with other dogs. After a big black lab they had that passed away, Lulu came to live with them.

She enjoys a natural dry food diet.

Being a small dog, she has a lot of nervous energy and "prefers to run when we go for walks, which I have a problem with," said Robertson.

Zooey, Maya and Arizona (the other dogs in the house) get along with each other but Lulu is better off when she gets to walk on her own at least at first, "just to get some energy out, then she's fine with them."

Robertson explained that Lulu has a need to protect everyone so, "if something startles her she will run around barking at everyone."

She enjoys playing ball but not with an actual ball. Instead she plays with pinecones. "She will do that for a half an hour."

This is a dog with some other unique behaviors. She's very particular.

"Lulu likes to spend time in the empty bathtub," said Robertson. "Not to sleep. Just walking around. We don't know why. She also walks around under the sheets snorting. We refer to her as a pig, truffle hunting. She likes to be held like a baby, on her back. And then there is her bedtime ritual. Every night, she MUST be carried to bed. Jesse, will move everything to the other room. Water, phone, laptop, etc. Turn off the TV and every light one by one. Lulu watches every move, back and forth. The other dogs are already in bed. She won't budge. Will lay in the dark for as long as she has to, until you come pick her up and put her on the bed. Completely limp as you carry her. She will then promptly jump back down, get a drink of water, find a toy, and come back. Same routine. Every single night."

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