Left in a backpack and covered in urine and feces, poor Gracie was dropped off at the local SF shelter. Muttville staff were shocked and horrified that someone could leave this sweet blind girl in such shocking conditions. But Gracie proved to have an unbreakable spirit. Her personality remained sweet and kind and trusting. Helen saw Gracie’s amazing will to live and be happy, and Helen decided Gracie was her perfect first dog! Read their beautiful love story, as told by mom Helen:
I think I’m the luckiest person in the world – because I found Gracie! Gracie is super sweet and gentle, and has the most adorable wiggle when she walks. She steals everyone’s heart, even the five bunnies who share the house with her. She visits them in their various rooms, and she must wonder what they are because she can’t see them, but she loves their smell! One naughty bunny will tease her when she’s eating!
This is what Gracie says about her new home: “I love lots of things in my new home – the sofa with lots of pillows – going for short walks and rolling in the grass – snuggling with my mom when she’s watching Mad Men – roaming around the house and bumping into bunnies – kisses and belly scratches and being silly. And I love going to work with Momma on Fridays – everyone at the office says I’m super cute!”
Still, Gracie has challenges because she is blind. But I think that makes her so much more special. I can’t imagine having any other dog except this sweet girl – she makes me smile so much every day – from the moment I wake up and find her dozing on the sofa, to the moment I come home from work and she’s wagging her tail patiently waiting for lots of hugs and coos and smooches. She is incredibly tolerant and resilient, and is teaching me all about being a good dog “parent” – she is my first dog and I am so delighted!
I am sad sometimes because I don’t know what happened to Gracie’s first family, and I worry that she misses them, but I try to give her as much love as I can, and make her feel safe and secure, and hope that she knows she will always belong right here with me!
4/23/14
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