Gracie: Day 4

Gracie is doing SO well!

I don't know anything about where she came from, but she was obviously socialized. She's friendly with people, but not overly so. Doesn't jump on them or bark or growl. She just sort of stops, looks at them and allows them to touch her.

The thing that amazes me the most is that I have yet to hear her bark.

I KNOW!

Not one time. I've heard her growl~at Reuben when she wanted a toy he had. Other than that: nothing.

She and I will be out walking on the sidewalk of a busy city street....lots of traffic going by....she doesn't pay any attention to it or let it bother her in any way. She just sniffs her way down the street.

She stays in her (lined with a fleece-y pillow) crate while I'm gone. She has a couple of small toys in there with her. Toys she brought with her. I've had to leave her for as long as 6 hours (sad face) and she's been fine. No accidents or any signs of distress. I DO leave the TV on for her and the windows open...a ceiling fan going, etc. When I arrive back home she doesn't make a sound. Just waits for me to let her out of her crate and then bounds down the stairs so we can go out.

Gracie has slept all night every night since she came home with me. I wake up before she does in the mornings.

All of the above behavior is totally new to me and I've had dogs for over 20 years. Maybe it's because they were all males and more aggressive? A personality thing? I don't know.

But it's a wonderful thing. :)

Here are some pictures from this morning:

Gracie heard the children from the main house out in the yard.
She went to the window to investigate.
She looked, but didn't make a sound.

After deciding there was no threat, she just sat and looked out for awhile.

Now she's sleeping on the couch next to me.

I wonder if she could give Buster and MoMo lessons in how to be chill? ;-)