She is darling!! And so lucky!! Bless her heart she must have been so frightened on that highway.

She is a keeper. So glad someone found her and turned her over to someone who will give her a good home.

That poor little thing must have been scared to death. Happy you rescued her. She'll be the bestest companion.

TG you are such a sweetie, for taking her in. I can't fathom the horror she was going through! Thank you.

She's certainly a new take on something 'falling off the back of a truck'. I think she's yours. Your male may become 'second dog' as *she* matures.

Thanks everyone. Her name is Leia. Our other dog is named Yoda.

She appears to be a Chihuahua/terrier mix.

Awwww. She's a keeper.

Stop looking for the owners. Oops, um, shouldn't say that. But, that sweet little thing deserves a family who will take care of her!

Definitly a chihuahua fox terrier mix......but OMG...OMG..OMG sooooo cute. I'm so glad she will have a wonderful forever (furever) home. she is so lucky, as are you with all the love comming your way.

What a cutie!!!

Aw-w-w-w-w-w-w-w. . . . . . So cute! So glad someone was brave enough to stop and rescue her!

Rusty

showed my kids, they all want her!!! lucky you!!!

Oh my gosh!! Such a little cutie! She's lucky to have found a good home. My heart is melting from her cute tiny face!! Do you have any names picked out if you get to keep her? She reminds me of mine and mamas baby with that tiny face and big dark eyes. <3

Have you heard anything yet? I don't want to get my hopes up for you and the kids.

So cute! What a little sweetie.

If you haven't figured it out Baby Pinky is my daughter Amiee. Lol

Yes Yoda and Leia from Star Wars. :). We are keeping her. There is no way someone who had her and wanted her wouldn't be posting everywhere trying to find her.

Every pet we ever had just sort of crossed our paths somehow, and we have loved each of them deeply. I think it was meant to be.

Boggles my mind how an 8 week old 2 lb puppy ends up on a 6 lane hwy. She was meant to be yours. Like the name you chose.

I hate to say it but it sounds like it could have been tossed out a car window.

Her ears will stand straight up as she gets a bit older. And she will be all ears.

Wow, what a lucky little lady she is to have found you!

Such a cutie!

She is adorable! And you, with your loving heart, have taken her in. This story makes me so happy!

More pictures, please, when you have time!

Raven- I wouldn't be surprised if you are right. At the very least, she seems to have been either dumped or she "escaped" and they didn't care enough to find her.

She is so very feisty. She is fearless and wants to nibble on and explore everything. She feels like the lightest 2 pounds I've ever held but you certainly wouldn't know it from the way she acts! She thinks she is 10 feet tall!!

One of my favorite childhood stories is the Little Golden Book- The Poky Little Puppy. I told my eldest tonight that she reminds me of the poky little puppy.

She also reminds me of the first dog my husband and I adopted shortly after we were married.

That dog was named Deogi (D-O-G) and she was a basenji mix. She was less than a year old (still in full swing of the puppy nibbling stage) and we were the 3rd family she went to. Basenjis are notoriously difficult to train, very curious and smart enough to be very destructive. They have to be trained the right way when they are young.

She was such an amazing dog. She passed away from cancer 2 years ago a few days before Christmas. (My other Chihuahua mixes' friend) I still use a few of the kitchen spoons that she chewed on in the first few weeks after we got her, before I had her trained.

I can't bring myself to throw them away, they remind me of her and the actual spoon part that touches the food is fine, she just chewed on the handles.

Here Leia is last night in my pet carrier. She is so tiny the pet carrier must seem like a mansion to her!

I will try to post more pictures of her but I can't get her to sit still long enough right now!

Adorable, may she have many many happy years with you and your family! :)

One last picture. Her she is, curled up with my formerly lonely Chihuahua mix, Yoda.

My teeny little girl. Soooo cute!!!

Oh my, Leia is so tiny and very adorable. She could do laps in the water dish. LOL

Just in case lol.....Remember a 2 pound pup needs small frequent meals in order to prevent a drop in blood sugar caused from their energy level at such a small size. And no chills, when they get chilled they are open to getting a cold.

How do you know she's 8 weeks?

Such a cute little pup and such a lucky pup! I'm happy you found each other. I'm happy Yoda has a new companion. So sweet.

And what a Texas "Gem" you are to have rescued this pup!

Someone asked how you can guess the age of the puppy. I'm not sure how Texas Gem did it. The vet should be able to make a somewhat accurate guess based on how the puppy acts and by looking at her teeth.

Mama- oh yes. She has been getting fed about 5 times a day. I am guesstimating her age at 8 weeks based on her teeth, the way she acts and the fact that she is young enough that her umbilical stump/belly button is still pink.

I will take her to the vet next week for a check-up and shots. We will see what they say.

She's adorable! What a fortunate pup to have survived the highway and then to have ended up with you. I'd say her luck has taken a turn from bad to good!

Give that baby a kiss! My daughter and son in law have a sweet spoiled boy chihuahua named Teddy.

What a sweet, sweet face! Thankful she's found her furever home with you. I'm looking forward to seeing more photos of her!

So cute! Have you had her scanned for a microchip?

I skipped reading this message because I thought it was this other one titled Met a new friend tonight. I must say Leia is much cuter than the "new friend" in that other post.

She's unbelievably cute and fortunate! Imstillchloecat has a great point, though - might she be chipped?

How is the new puppy doing? Is she yours? She really is a cutie.

She is doing great. The kids and everyone who was here for my daughters birthday party just fawned over her.

She goes to see the vet on Thursday. I will have them check for a chip then.

Oh my, she's adorable. :)

Just got back from the vet. She is not chipped. She now weighs 3 pounds and the vet estimated her age at 7 weeks old.

She has had her first shots and is now a full fledged member of our family!

Congratulations!

That's good news. When I rescued Mia we did all the tests and she tested negative for heart worms. So she was started on the preventative. We brought her a few weeks later for blood work before spaying. She tested lightly positive so we had to delay spay and go through the dreaded heart worm treatment. Vet said she likely was just infected the first test but not enough to register. Boy it is very difficult to keep a little puppy quiet and still! Everything went well and she was able to get spayed.

What a lucky, lucky puppy. I'm so glad she's healthy.

That is great news! I'm sure knowing she is really yours, is a relief.

I don't know how I missed this thread for so long...what a cutie!

Texas Gem.....Congratulations on your newest *official* family member. Glad she checked out well.