She is pretty much the standard size. Her mom was a short legged broken coat and her dad was a long legged smooth coat. She got the best of both, brown and white with nice straight long legs with a little bit of broken coat that really comes out when she gets her bath.
Even my husband who at one time said that any dog under 80 lbs was not a real dog agrees that there is no tougher breed in the world.
Awww! Gracie sounds just beautiful.
Our little JRT, Sparky, has a black and brindle 'bandit' mask and ears. He's a smooth coat and I'm amazed at how little upkeep he needs. He's kind of a self-cleaning dog. LOL
On the other hand, I'm going to be fifty dollars lighter tomorrow after I get our long-haired Lab, Sturgis, groomed. I brush her almost daily but she still tends to acquire a Rastafarian look if I don't have her bathed, combed out and clipped every month.
My husband actually prefers our little dog too. It's surprising because our last couple of dogs were a Newfie and a Belgian Sheepdog.