Announcing

Grace

6 oz at 10 days old

born 4/10/09 on Good Friday
joined our family on 4/21/09

Ok so I admit these aren't photo contest quality pictures but hey we haven't had much time for taking pics and this puppy needs to stay in an incubator most of the time. These are some pics we shot real quick a couple days ago.

Grace joined our family on tuesday April 21st. Yes she is a rescue if she weren't with us she wouldn't be alive since she was scheduled for euthanasia the next morning.


When we got her she was hypothermic/ hypogycemic and lethargic. But by the next day (when these pics were taken) she was doing pretty good. One of her problems was that she didn't know how to suck properly or so swallow right. (suck, swallow. breath order) After a few days of being syringe fed she is now back to a bottle and doing well as long as we go slow and careful at feedings.

She's pretty tiny isn't she? She is now up to 8oz in weight. AND she has now opened her eyes as of today. I'll post more pics when I can.

Her mommy is a pekeshu (pekingnese/shih tzu) and her daddy is a pekingese. She was the runt of the litter and about 1/4 the size of her sister and 2 brothers. Her mommy didn't know what to do so she attacked her and poor Grace lost a couple toes but those will heal and she'll be fine.