Gracie the bulldog

Anyone that knows me knows that this dog goes EVERYWHERE with me. This is Gracie. She's half American bulldog and half Olde English bulldog. I'm not married and don't have any kids.  I have this dog.  For almost 12 years, she has hopped in my car and moved state to state with me. If we are counting moves between apartments, that's 14 moves. It's a good thing she doesn't get car sick, right?! ;) 

She came to me as a puppy. I say came to me because I was checking out other puppies and she came and plopped herself down on my foot. She was the last of her litter and was 2 weeks older than the other pups. It made her look huge in comparison, even though she was the runt of her own litter. She decided she was going home with me that day. 

I know she wasn't a rescue but I think I might've saved her that day. What I know now is how much she saved me, too. 

I can't imagine driving 4 days in a row across the country with anyone else honestly. Although, I wish she would take a turn driving every now and again. LOL (I promise I'm not really a crazy dog lady!)  

This year has been particularly tough for us. In May, Gracie was diagnosed with mast cell tumors, a type of cancerous tumor that is unfortunately common to her breeding. After 3 long months, her medicine is finally regulated so that she can be normal. Luckily, chemotherapy doesn't affect dogs the same way it does humans. She's doing so great now! Her tumors are getting smaller and she's been acting really normal… her normal is sleeping on the couch while I'm gonna all day, even if I've raised the cushions… 

As you can see, cushions are not really a problem. Gracie can make any situation work. 

These days, I'm concentrating on keeping her comfortable… not comfortable enough to put those cushions down for her though! ;)  We're focused on getting to her next birthday. #steadyuntilnovember

Go Gracie Go!!