New Fur Baby

[Marilyn]

Here are some new pics of Zeke. He has more than doubled in size in one month. He now weighs between 3 and 4 pounds. He was about 1.6 when we got him. I asked the vet what she thinks he is, and she said if no one had told her anything about him, she would have said rat terrier with a little chihuahua mixed in.

When I asked her how much she thought he would eventually weigh, she said between 10 and 15 lbs. I was stunned. Zoe is just under 4 lbs, and I was so hoping that he'd be about the same size as Zoe. He was, after all, 3/4 "teacup" apple head chihuahua and 1/4 miniature dachshund. The vet said she see's no dachshund in him at all. His feet are too small, and his legs the wrong structure.

After some research into rat terriers, I have to agree. I'm not sure she is right about the weight though. She is basing it on how much he gained in one month, but when we got him, he was extremely malnourished, so I'm thinking he just caught up, and hopefully won't get so big. Fingers crossed on this one, too. I'm running out of fingers to cross on things, but we'll love him whatever size he gets. He is turning out to be a really cool dog. I am excited about obedience training and teaching him some tricks. Rat terriers are supposed to be extremely intelligent and easy to train. They love people and want to please.

He is sooo totally cool. I love my "black and white"!!!!
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[DianaB]

Marilyn, he's such a cutie!!! I love his markings!!! He'll be whatever size he'll be......that's how it always turns out!!! What does Zoe think of him?

[Marilyn]

Zoe is still very jealous. He tries so hard to get her to play with him, but she snips and growls. The only dog who will play with him if big old Mack. They play so hard that Mack ends up with scratches on his face from Zeke's sharp teeth. Melissa and Garrett had to give Zeke a bath real quick one time before I got home because Mack had bled on him from the scratches and they were afraid I would freak out thinking the blood was Zeke's.

Zoe sleeps with me, and Zeke spends the night in the bathroom. This seems to work for now. If Zeke wakes up early and I put him in bed with us, he gets under the covers, and Zoe tries to lay right on top of him.

They are really quite a mess. I'm hoping when Zeke gets past the playful chew on everything puppy stage that they will get along better.

[judy]

Awwww! He is so cute Marilyn! He looks good and healthy now. Zoe will get used to him. She'll probably have to be the dominant one though.

How wonderful that you took him!

[DianaB]

Zeke sounds like he's a cutie!! He'll eventually get Zoe to be more active. It takes a while for them to really get used to each other. I like the way that he's marked!! So cute!!!

[JJJ]

He is just adorable!!

I have all three small sizes in my household. I have a 3lbs almost 4lbs yorkie and 6-7lbs maltese and a 15lbs Norfolk. No matter the size they will find a way to curl and squeeze in wherever your at. You gotta love them

[Marilyn]

We just got back from a two week vacation and Zeke is so big. The young lady who house sat for us didn't think he was growing so much, but she saw him every day. I just weighed myself with him and then without and it looks like he weighs right at 5 lbs!! Oh well, he still looks about the same, just bigger.