14. WIDTH: “A little thinner than the diameter of a compact disc,” or, “about a piece of salami.” You
choose.
15. HEIGHT: Little over half a foot, at the top of his head. At his back, he’s no more that four inches.
16. WEIGHT: 7.5 lbs.
17. COAT: Smooth, soft, clean, and, the little sonofabitch doesn’t shed.
18. HEART: Strong, pure, brave and warm.
19. DEMEANOR: Protective and loud, then friendly and trusting.
20. HANDLING: Loves to be held. A cuddler, and, lover of laps.
21. BARK: Bone-rattling, shrill, jet airplane, eardrum death and fucking really loud.
22. NA-NA, SEEP-SEEP: Lots. The little man gets pooped.
23. SNIPPAGE: Officially “ball-less” and doing quite rather well, circumstances pending.
24. HUMPERAGE: Somewhat reserved, every now and again the little man “gets his groove on,” usually on an unsuspecting ankle or shin.
25. SHOTS: Parvo, Rabies, and whatever else the vet deemed necessary.
26. CHOWTIME: IAMS brand, in the green bag, for small dogs. We administer a little over a cup/cup-and-a-half a day.
27. WATERING: Ice-cold tap water.
28. HOUSEBREAKING: Stubborn and sneaky. Lots of 409 being sprayed, all over the ranch. He’s a hard case. We’re determined to break the little fucker once and for all.
29. #1: After a couple x-rays, the vet determined Gary only had one kidney for his plumbing. That said, the little man seems to have to go all the time.
30. #2: Small, brownish to black, resembling a tootise roll. (The larger one.)
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saw pics of Gary on Aprilcott’s flickr stream. He is so cute and characterful! Why Gary? It’s such a cool name for a little dog! I read some of the info here, but some of the text at the rhs wasn’t appearing, probably my iMac (ancient) and browser (not hip) to blame…
best wishes,
fifi
Posted by: fifi/bootpainter on 07/30/06 at 2:41 PM
