Thank you everyone for the nice comments. I absolutely love him just because he is so darn sweet! i love his little dog mannerisms that i have never seen in a big dog. Sometimes, he will sort of do a "snoopy" thing-he will lift his head straight up against the back of a chair or the couch (when he is sitting in it)and just look over at you-just like how snoopy does. it melts my heart.
we chose a small dog because my two cats have never even seen a dog. i was afraid if i got a dog that was bigger than them they would hide in fear constantly and we would never see them, or i was afraid a bigger dog would even kill them. when we first brought ted home, it took about a month for them to just get used to his smell and be in the same room as him! lol.. they didnt know what to think of him. now all 3 of them hog the bed at night lol.. they wont admit it, but they love eachother.