Diamonds Are Furever

Monty

He is already a full-fledged member of the family! He is definitely here to stay! He has decided that my husband, Wayne, is all his. We all call him Grandpa's little barnacle boy! And Grandpa loves every minute of it. Monty is now answering to his new name of "Mikky" like it's the only name he's ever had. We just didn't feel that "Monty" really suited him and his personality, so we were trying some different names and he immediately responded to "Mikky"! (pronounced Mickey, but as he is an original, his name had to be a bit original, too.) So, he kind of chose his own name. ;-) Our other two dogs, Annie and MoMo, have totally accepted him into the family as well. He and MoMo (also a Min Pin) have had some great chasing each other games. No food, water or toy problems at all. No potty problems, either. He has even tried out the doggie door a couple of times. Needs a little more practice with that yet, but he is a very smart little guy, so I see no problem with just a little more time. So, yes, Mikky is our forever boy, for sure! Thanks so much! Loni Kaufman Update #2 We are over the moon with how well Mikky is working out! What a fun little blessing he is!! Just what we needed to liven up our lives and perk up our days, especially after losing our old Rexie dog. Mikky and MoMo (the red Min Pin) are great buddies, now. Mikky's got it pretty good because I think, because of his tiny size, MoMo thinks he is a baby and gives in to him (treats, toys) all the time. So funny. We just had a double birthday/Father's Day party here this past Saturday with a bunch of people over. After his initial "spaz-out" when they came into the house, Mikky settled right down and joined the party! We've had so many people in and out over the past month that he is learning that people are actually pretty handy to have around! They ALL got to pet him (under the ever watchful eye of MoMo, mighty protector!), & my son-in-law, who is known as the "dog-whisperer" in the family, was even carrying him around and playing fetch with him and MoMo with a toy! Milestone!!!! Today, Annie, the extra fluffy white Sheba Inu/American Eskimo girl, had to go over to the vet. She's diabetic and needs to have her blood glucose checked about once a month or so. We took Mikky along today just to have the experience and get his nails trimmed. I was a bit worried, but he went back with the vet tech and she said he was very wriggly and squirmy, but did not snap or try to bite. I was VERY happy with that! :-) Last week Mikky finally mastered the doggie door!! Now he is in and out constantly.........just because he can. He tried it the first week he was here and was following Annie a bit too closely and the flap snapped back and knocked him right on his little butt! So, needless to say, it's taken awhile for him to really get brave enough to try it again. He does look to make sure the other dogs are away from the door before he goes through it, now. Too cute! Mikky is a perfect little addition to our family. We just love him to death!