Rescued dog 'Graces' family

Always having owned big male Labrador retrievers (one that I rescued as a young abused dog lived to be 14), I was not prepared for this little delightful baby girl, whom I took on as a "foster child" from the JASPCA, now the Charleston Animal Society, in August 2006.

That lasted about an hour, since I knew she was too sweet to give to someone else, so I had to wait three more days until she was allowed to stay at her new home for good.

When I asked Kay Hyman from the CAS to help me find a female "model" for my new dog boutique, she called me a couple days later to inform me that this little puppy was found on the side of the road.

I raced up to the shelter (and) took this tiny little fluffy black-and-gold puppy, less than 5 pounds, straight back to the doggy bathtub and had to give her a flea bath, shampoo and outfit to wear. I then took her home to meet her big brothers, Sam and Kolby, the Labs, and a cat, Zorro Bleu.

Going through girl names, from Chloe to Zoe, to Dixie to many others, I realized she was a princess, so her name had to be Grace (Gracie Anne to be exact).

Gracie plays with her friends every day at my day care, does little tricks for the clientele and wears the cutest outfits to show people how cute their dog can look. She even plays with the big dogs at the James Island dog park.

We frequently go to the beach to listen to music at Blu, the Holiday Inn beach restaurant (and) on the boat with air blowing hair everywhere. They all go to restaurants with us on James Island.

We lost Sam recently to heart problems at the age of 12, so now it is Gracie, Kolby and Zorro Bleu at home, but there is always a full house for her to play with at "work."

One of these days we will be ready to get another rescue dog, but right now, Gracie is the only princess I have.

Suzanne Barr

PawPurri For Pets Boutique, Day Care & Grooming Salon

James Island

Clivia

Clivia (turned) 17 on Aug. 25 and is an Angus cow. But she is not just any cow!

She was born on the day after my birthday and has been my pet ever since. She's like a 1,100-pound dog with an attitude of a cat, but definitely a sense of humor.

Clivia has many stories to tell, like the time she snuck into the barn to steal food, but promptly fell through the floor.

Anyone can have a dog or a cat, but a cow is better any day!

Ellen H. Melton

Summerville

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