He's so lovely and sweet.
He is 6 months old and supposedly a cross between a JRT and a border terrier.
He 99% goes to the toilet outside, definitely does his best.
He is so gentle if you hand him anything to take with his mouth.
If he "mouths" a bit we say "no bite-ums, only kiss-ums" and then he licks. When we tell him to "go sweep-ums" he goes off and collapses by the radiator. (I don't know what the baby talk is about, but it works!)
He gets very, very dirty and stinky (mucky, rolling around dog, low to the ground) after every walk so we run him a warm "bubble bath" (with gentle dog shampoo) and he stands patiently in the bath up to his shoulders. Then we blow dry him on gentle and he patiently lets us dry him.
He adores my DS2 (11) and sleeps under his bed. He follows him everywhere and lets DS2 carry him around like a handbag.
He sits at the window and barks at birds.
I just love him so much and to think I resisted really strenuously getting a dog since DS1 (20) was 5. I thought it would be too much "bother". Dog has really changed our lives so much for the better.
I am half thinking about getting him a companion but worried about jinxing the mix.
Am I nuts? Will he turn worse as he grows up? Is this just "puppy love"?