Well I took Gracie to the vets this morning for her first shots. We got there and there were two gorgeous white shepherds there that Gracie reaaally wanted to play with lol.

Anyways we went in and Dr Kaminsky started checking her out and then was feeling her tummy. I guessed why before he even told me. I had noticed that while her vulva was swollen she was not in heat, no bleeding or anything, and I thought her nipples were awfully prominent for her age. I also had noticed that her belly seemed a little big. He confirmed my thoughts, he thinks she might be pregnant....  .

Either she is pregnant or she is just coming out of her heat cycle. So he checked his schedule and he has a spot open for surgery tomorrow, so I will be taking her back in tomorrow morning and she will be getting spayed which will take care of possible puppies should she be pregnant. Then she will get her shots and a heart worm test afterwards. I could have left her there today but it would be better for her to just come home and then I will just take her back in the morning. I am wanting to not let her have puppies if she is pregnant because for one, there are too many dogs we do not need rat terrier mix puppies for any reason lol. Secondly, she is far too young to be having puppies. If she was too far along to end it, I would let her have them and then find them the best homes I could, but because we can end it if she is preggers, that's what I will have done.

Other than that she is doing very well. She has only had about 4 accidents total since we brought her home on Friday. I went out and got her a crate Monday and that is where she goes when no one is home but she sleeps with me at night. In fact Sunday night she woke me up 3 times to go out lol but at least she wakes me up. Every other night she has slept all through the night.

She is now fully switched over to Chicken Soup for the puppy lovers soul as of today. In just this short time of gradually changing I have noticed that her poop is no longer runny, her breath is better, and most of all she has much less dandruff and dry skin. She still has the hairless patch under her chin where her collar goes and I am going to ask the vet about it tomorrow when I go back in. She has gotten good about staying in the car while I run into stores, which we did a bunch of today because I was looking for a bed for her. I want a donut type bed, not the foam side type, and I want it of regular fabric, none of the faux sheepskin or the microfiber or anything. My cousins have two beds like what I am describing for their two rat terriers that have lasted 3 years now with no holes and those two dig at them like crazy. I know she will dig at her bed too which is why I am being particular about it. I have searched every store in my area so now I am starting to search the web, no luck as of yet though.

So that's the update on her.  She is burrowed under my blanket on my bed right now, snoozing lol.