November 12, 2001 - Present
Indeed, A Small Dog!
Two Days Later
Gracie's Baby Pictures This is Gracie's Mom who's name is Hickory Ridge Joplin Rose.
Gracie is with her littermates in this picture. She wearing the yellow collar.
A Shaggy Border / A Trimmed Border Borders get shaggy. They have a very thick outer coat that can be stripped out twice a year. It isn't that big a job. It is a nuisance. Gracie doesn't mind. She likes the attention. If you are interested in the breed I would suggest you buy the stripping videos that are available on the net (go to www.google.com and search for "border terrier stripping video". OK ... update here ... stripping is a pain. It is a pain for me and a pain for Gracie. We determined that clipping is REALLY better than stripping. The Border sites say that when you clip they shed. Well, no. They shed a little before. They shed a little after. No difference. While a nice long coat is great in seven degree weather with seven inches of snow, the summer calls for a much cooler coat!
Gracie's Friends This is Eleanor (our Grand-Pug) and Gracie on play day.
Almost two years old, Gracie does it up on Halloween masquerading as a bat.
Here Gracie is driven to distraction by a squirrel that knows just what buttons to push. Gracie will spend hours playing with the squirrel who seems to enjoy the game as much as Gracie.
Gracie and her 2003 Christmas present ... a big bone!
Christmas, 2005
March, 28, 2008: Gracie just had a bath and needed to shake. Surprisingly, her nose always is stable, it is the pivot around which the shake shakes.
More March 28, 2008 pictures after her haircut and bath:
Gracie snoozin' Return to the Wolf Family Dogs
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Gracie
Well,
we have a Border Terrier! We're a three (3) dog family. Gracie
came to join us on January 14, 2002. S5˘fritz and Fezziwig were
THRILLED. When Fezziwig acted thrilled we were all surprised.
Fezziwig supposed to be the crotchety old man who has nothing to do with
anyone canine. S5˘fritz, however, has a new playmate. She is
not rough at all and Gracie has NO compunction about following her around
as S5˘fritz dangles her toys in front of her. She's far too young
to be playing with this behemoth now but S5˘fritz's time will come!
That's Gracie in my lap, S5˘fritz upside down and Fezziwig lost in the
black behind me.
Two
days later Gracie is playing keep away with S5˘fritz on the couch.
Now, mind you, Gracie can't come close to getting on the couch. S5˘fritz
dangles a leg of the toy and literally fishes for Gracie. Note the
dangling tail that Gracie (luckily) ignores.
Gracie
and S5˘fritz
