OMG! My eyes started tearing up when I read your post! I hope your puppie is ok now!

I know exactly how you feel about Gracie, though. I had a cat, Frisky, who was with me through all my rough times. A lot of the time she was the only friend I had, the only support I had, the only one who would stick with me. She was very sensitive and affectionate...everything I needed. She was also very possessive and stuck to me like glue....almost literally! Even when I'd go to bed, she'd come to me, she'd crawl underneath the blankets and lay on my chest! Had to be there all night until I got up, too! She was wonderful.

Unfortunately, I lost her a few years back after 13 wonderful years with her. She was elderly and just had been through so much. (she was anemic, had serious allergies, and was steadily going downhill no matter how much I did for her) I found her Christmas morning, underneath the Christmas tree. It was her way of telling me goodbye, I guess. I wanted to die that day...and I think of her all the time.

Cherish what you have and Gracie will cherish you always and forever.