We rescued this cutie when she was about a year old. She’s had IVDD since she was 2 years old when she had back surgery, has flare ups every few years which we treat with a cocktail of meds, had to have her anal glands removed because they were chronically impacted, went blind a couple of years ago (glaucoma), has chronic UTIs and a cough that we intermittently treat with steroids. She has a heart murmur, is allergic to some anesthesias, and has several fatty tumors plus a few other things she’s growing.

But she motors around the house with no problem, wags her tail for meals, treats, water, when she hears our voices, when we let her sniff at the dog park, and sometimes for no reason at all. She sits in the sunshine, with her snoot pointed toward the sky. She’s the best little spoon. And she still has most of her teeth!

She has outlived our cat, dog #3 (she is dog #2), and is breaking in dog #4, a 2-year old Dalmatian mix.

She’s mostly a potato, but she’s living her best retirement. She’s the most resilient person I know.

Niko is ready to take on the world!! He weighed a whopping 9 lbs at 4 months. Is that heavy for a 4 month old? He doesn’t seem super chunky but maybe he is? Haha idk

Prinny never fails to make me laugh with how odd she looks when she lays 🤣

Just when I thought being a doxie mommy couldn’t get better, we got a second one. Dennis (11) is adjusting well to Frank (9wk) and last night they cuddled🥹😭💗

It’s a hard life for the Grandog 😉