Gracie

It's only fitting that on national dog day that I post about the newest member of our family Gracie. She's not so new anymore but still qualifies as the most recently added. In April 2014 my brother brought his teeny tiny pup to easter dinner and I was smitten with her. I have never considered myself a dog person and really didn't need another thing to take care of but I decided I wanted one. Adam and I talked and decided we wanted a small dog and it needed to be hypoallergenic. I hit the ads on KSL and looked and looked and looked. Weeks went by and I looked and considered several ads. We found one at the pound that I had mind set on only to send Adam to go get her and he said no (my cousin ended up adopting her so yay!).  Then, I found the perfect dog. Only problem? The dog was is St. George.  We came up with several plans on how we were going to get this dog home to us. My brother just happened to be vacationing there and he was more than willing to bring it home. Since his dog was the one that got me dog-hungry that seemed only fitting. We worked it out with the owners and he was on his way to pick it up when I recieved a call; the dog was gone. I had talked to the husband who had promised me the dog and his wife talked to someone else and they never talked to each other. I was devestated. I was just so sure that was our dog! The next day I sadly started looking again. One of the first dogs I saw on KSL that morning was gracie. I immediately sent the picture to Adam and he replied, "go get her". Within the hour I was picking up our new puppy and falling in love. 

This was her driving away from her home. They called her Sprinkles but we took a family vote and decided to call her Gracie. 

These were taken that first day at her new home. She is such a sweet girl and the whole family is just head over heels in love with her, something that I thought would change when the novelty wore off. I can't even remember what life was like without her! It's funny because I never thought I would love a dog but she has my heart. She loves Adam and me the best and there is a hierarchy to who she prefers. She gets a little grumpy with Owen and Ian but she tolerates them. She likes to be on someone's lap or at someone's feet at all times. She loves to tease the golden retrievers next door and she loves to visit grandma Harris and their dog rocky. She has just made our family that much better! We love her!