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.
Thanks for the nice comments about Gracie. She is my baby!
We also have a Husky/Golden mix that is a great dog too, as well as a dachsund/something mix that I found on the side of the dirt road that wants to be Gracie. We also have a 20 lb cat that is the coolest cat in the world.
If anyone or anything ever hurt one of them, it would not be a good day for them. I really don't think anyone would want to take them though and since we do all the grooming, we don't have to worry about them being given to the wrong person.