This is the fellow I affectionately call 'monster.' We adopted him from a shelter 3 hours away based on a photo on Petfinder.
He is an oversized chihuahua, topping out at just below 8 pounds (breed standard is 6.) He is either a giant chihuahua or, as a friend said upon meeting him, a miniature boxer. He came with the clipped tail. I don't know if somebody thought it was cute, or if he had some problem with it. We do know that he had spent six months in various kennels before we adopted him, and was suffering from pneumonia when the rescue shelter brought him out of the pound.
He came with the name 'Elvis' and officially, that remains his name on all his papers. Mark thinks that Elvis fits him. I just roll my eyes at that. This dog? Com'on... look at that face. Is that an Elvis? No. And he didn't answer to it. But he answered to 'dog' just fine. So when I decided he looked like a goblin and named him Hoggle, he was right there with me.
Hoggle at rest.
The miniature boxer.
he's a cutie whatever he's called. of course, my dogs (greyhounds) would have him for lunch ; -)
Posted by: erica | July 14, 2003 at 07:18 PM
Greyhounds?!?
Only if he ran, right?
We have the greyhound rescue come through the Michigan Rennaisance Festival, and I've seen them as mellow dogs around others... are these exceptions?
Posted by: jenn | July 15, 2003 at 06:22 PM