Introducing Gracie
After losing Maxx, we debated: Cat? Dog? Although it really would have made a lot of sense to get a cat...and we seriously discussed it...we both really wanted a dog.
We had every intention of waiting until we were down in Arizona to start looking for another dog, but the opportunity came up to get a Brussels Griffon, a breed that we had been interested in for years. We'd first seen the Brussels Griffon at a dog show, but I don't remember exactly when that dog show was...maybe while we were still living in the Chicago area, or perhaps after we'd retired and moved to Glendale. I do know that on our way back from our 1998 trip to Alaska, we were parked near Christina Lake in British Columbia when we spotted a Brussels Griffon with the people parked behind us. We went over to talk with them...they seemed surprised that we knew about Brussels Griffons!
Yesterday morning, we drove to the east side of Spokane Valley to look at the two Brussels Griffons that a breeder had...a female and a male. Both were really cute, but the female was a lower-energy dog, which, for us, fit us better. So we brought her home!
She's 5 months old (as of today, October 31)...we've named her Gracie. She slept in her crate by the side of my bed all night long and didn't make a peep, so being away from her momma, daddy, and brother didn't seem to phase her. She seems to pick up on things quickly, so, hopefully, training her won't be a major problem!
Here are a few pictures:
We had every intention of waiting until we were down in Arizona to start looking for another dog, but the opportunity came up to get a Brussels Griffon, a breed that we had been interested in for years. We'd first seen the Brussels Griffon at a dog show, but I don't remember exactly when that dog show was...maybe while we were still living in the Chicago area, or perhaps after we'd retired and moved to Glendale. I do know that on our way back from our 1998 trip to Alaska, we were parked near Christina Lake in British Columbia when we spotted a Brussels Griffon with the people parked behind us. We went over to talk with them...they seemed surprised that we knew about Brussels Griffons!
Yesterday morning, we drove to the east side of Spokane Valley to look at the two Brussels Griffons that a breeder had...a female and a male. Both were really cute, but the female was a lower-energy dog, which, for us, fit us better. So we brought her home!
She's 5 months old (as of today, October 31)...we've named her Gracie. She slept in her crate by the side of my bed all night long and didn't make a peep, so being away from her momma, daddy, and brother didn't seem to phase her. She seems to pick up on things quickly, so, hopefully, training her won't be a major problem!
Here are a few pictures:
posted by Earl and Linda at
Sunday, October 31, 2010
3 Comments:
Oh boy, she is a cutie. I had forgotten about that breed. They are great ones.
Off the subject, I love your carpet. Is that the peel & stick squares or what???
Lisa, no that's a rug on top of the carpet (you can see the edge of the rug and the carpet in the first picture).
Congratulations on Gracie coming to share your life! Maybe she and my new pup, Leah, can have a play date sometime! ;-)
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