Tom
That's sweet! We're the same way! Our pets and collections are our children. Along with the bicycle rides, we bought him a cat bed to sleep in when we're rebuilding our chainsaws. We couldn't dare have him sleep on the floor in the basement or the garage without something comfy! Ha Ha! Believe it or not, he's a great shop dog! He's been raised with all the sounds of tools! We have "Jager" and 2 parakeets named "Budgie" and "Charlie". On nice mild days here, I hang their cages up on the front porch and they love it! People that see Jager think he's a min pin. He's chocolate with tan German markings. He's a standard Chihuahua and weighs about 8 or 9 pounds. He doesn't look a normal Chihuahua, he doesn't have the big head. He kind of looks like a min pin with a question mark tail and big Chihuahua bug eyes! He's the first little dog I have ever owned! When I moved in with my then boyfriend soon to be husband, he had a Rottweiler named "Zoey". She was a sweet dog! I tried so hard to make her my dog, but she knew that "Sammy" was her owner! So, after we got married a really wanted to have a dog of my own; only ever had dogs that were my parents', never just my very own! So, while I was working at the vet clinic a lot of Chihuahuas started boarding there and I kind of liked their personalities! I was going to get a German Shepherd but our house is only like 750-800 sq. ft. not too big for 2 larger dogs, so I decided to get a Chihuahua. It was always cool to see how many stares and comments I would get when I would walk my Rottweiler and Chihuahua together! Zoey was very sweet and friendly towards Jager and they never fought. Sadly we had to put her to sleep a few years ago. We miss her terribly, but only time will heal. -Michelle