Thanks so much for your help. I am sure that I will have more questions as time goes by. I had read about the low blood sugar issue but not about the joints. I am glad that I had made the ramp for the sofa now. This little guy is a treasure. He really likes crumbled hamburger and tiny bits of hot dogs. How about those things? I was thinking that the protien would be good. I limit the amounts of course. But I do feed him small bits several times a day.
I will also enjoy having a place to brag about him. I find myself telling everyone about him.
This is a big change for me. Our last dog was a big beautiful lab. We suddenly lost her to cancer at just 10 yrs old. I was devasted as you can imagine. My husband works nights and we were the best of friends. We lost her only 1 week after finding out she was ill. It was such a shock. And I miss her terribly. I can only imagine sadie in heaven watching with giggles as I play with this little bundle of fluff. He is wonderful.
We live in the country on 14 acres and 3 lakes. He really enjoys running and checking out things. I stay close to him but let him have his adventures. We also ride a harley so of course he will have a harley jacket soon. I don't believe that he will ever ride but he will be looking like a tough biker dog. That is one of the endearing things about these guys. They have such lion hearts.
Now if I can only get him to quit stealing Winston's (the cat) sparkle balls.
Thanks again carol