Sunday Smiles Meet Gracie the Piebald Dachshund
Hello, dear friends! We are absolutely thrilled to announce we have a new member in our family. On this edition of Sunday Smiles meet Gracie the piebald dachshund.
When I first this photo of Gracie on an adoption website my heartstrings were immediately pulled. Oh, those freckled feet!
Her sweet face also reminded me of our beloved Franz who passed away last February.
I then showed her photo to Mr. Decor who was also smitten. But he, of course, is always the voice of reason and wanted details.
(Her red and navy bow collar came from PetSmart.)
Piebalds and Dapples
Gracie is an almost two-year-old piebald dachshund. The word piebald means: having irregular patches of two colors, typically black and white. Gracie also has tan markings courtesy of her father, a dapple dachshund.
It could be said that she is a Dapple Pie.
Some dapple pies have blue eyes.
We love that it appears as if she is wearing lederhosen.
Having had elderly dogs for the past few years we had forgotten how much energy young pups have.
She is quite inquisitive and we have had to baby proof the house.
Gracie and Rudi are getting to know one another. There have been a few bumps in the road but they will work it out. This is to be expected when you have an elderly man who wants to be left alone and an in your face teenager living under the same roof. Rudi has been quite lonely since Franzie’s passing so we believe he will come around to the new intruder.
Gracie was recently spayed and is going through a few hormonal adjustments. (Aren’t we all. 🙂
But she has already mastered the dog door and walking beautifully on a leash.
A bit of grace for the road.
It’s been a hard week. Imagine if every single person in America chose to give it forward every day.
May your week be filled with goodness, giving, and grace.
Laura
Gracie is he name of my newer younger pup. She too pesters my older dog , Mr. P! Congratulations have fun!
Awww…she is precious. Congrats on the new addition. We know all too well about the baby proofing for pups. LOL
Very happy for you all. Was Gracie part of the hurricane Harvey rescue? No matter, she’s a blessed little gal to have found a home with you. Best wishes always!
He is adorable. I know you guys are all loving having the new addition. Gorgeous picture of Alyssia too.
What a little beauty! Welcome Gracie!
Congrats on your new little furry friend! Love that calendar prompt!
Nice to meet you, Gracie! You’re beautiful!
She is absolutely precious! Rudi will come to love her in time.
Be still my heart! Gracie and Mr. P are breathtaking ….Oh I would love to give them both some big doxie hugs! Here’s to years and years of love and fun. Thank you so much for rescuing her…it is so near and dear to my heart…your family is beautiful from the inside out! God bless you all : ) Sending tons of Doxie Hugs to all!!!
Wonderful! She’s adorable. My oldest just adopted another girl, and let her older rescue helped in the selection process. The older one has gotten much spunkier as the new one learns and adjusts to being part of the family. It’s so cute. Congratulations!
I love the calendar you have here! Have a great week, Laura. Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations on the new addition to your family!
Laura, Gracie is a lucky girl. I’m so happy for you and this new pup for your family. Fun times ahead!
Gracie is adorable! Paul and I laughed when I told him what you said about the dogs having a throw down! 🙂
Love this calendar. 🙂
A big happy welcome to Gracie. They’ll get on fine and I can tell you are already quite smitten!
Love the Give It Forward calendar. I’m going to copy that one for my desk to remind me to do it! Today is to say a lot of hellos! I’ll get on it in a few minutes!