Graci

As many of you know, Graci is my absolutly adorable dog!! She is my world and I could not fathum not having her here with me. My mom and Eric rescued her about 6 years ago, and asked if I wanted her, since I had been talking about getting a dog. I wasn't too excited about the idea when my mom told me she was a poodle, but I went to my mom's to meet her. As soon as I saw Graci, I fell in love with her. She was so cute, and not a poodle at all, yes she has curly, poodle hair, but she is a mix of maltese too. I guess Graci liked me too because she would not leave my side the whole time I was at my mom's. I knew that I had found my doggy!! :)

How cute is she???!!! :)

Since before Thanksgiving, I noticed Graci was acting weird and not feeling well. I took her to the vet and found out that she had a stone in her bladder. They ran a lot of tests and took Xrays. They said that they could maybe make it dissolve with a special diet, but it wasn't for sure. They gave her medicine to take, and about 2 weeks later, she had not gotten any better. I decided it was time to just remove the stone, so she could get back to normal and stop being in pain. We got her an appointment for surgery on Thusday this past week. It was so hard on me, A. because I am a big baby when it comes to my dog, and B. because she has never had to have surgery since I have had her. I took her in before work that day and cried like a big baby. They told me that if all goes well and she is up walking around, I would be able to take her home that afternoon. I got the call about 3:00 Thursday afternoon that Graci was doing great and I could go pick her up whenever!! I was so excited and ready to see my puppy!!! Graci had a hard night Thursday because she was sore and was hurting, but as the days have gone on, she has been recovering so well. Today, she is eating like normal, running up and down the stairs and jumping on and off the couch. She is such a strong dog and I am so glad she is doing great!!!!! I can't wait for Graci to meet our little baby in June, I just know she is going to be a protective little dog to the baby, and make sure nothing happens to the baby!! :)