[Higgin's Dad]

Candy Girl makes me feel SLIM!

We have a 13-year old Doodle (half Dachshund, half Poodle) named Pogo, who is the love of my life. A smart and well behaved darlin' who loves being a country dog and camper. One of the reasons we got Higgins was so Pogo could "mentor" him before he got too old.

Well. Pogo hates other dogs and pets. He wants to be the ONLY one. He did NOT care for this newcomer to our lives who just wanted to play all the time.
However, from the get-go, Pogo was VERY protective of the little guy, and he still is. Sort of "I think you're a pain in the butt, but you belong to us, so I will protect your stupid little self from other dogs and people." Pogo always gets between Higgins and any strange person or animal.

And he has taught Higgins some manners. Yes, Higgins will bark at strangers and other dogs, but not for long......because Pogo NEVER (well, hardly ever) barks at all. Which amazes me because he comes from two yappy breeds. So, we have a "relatively" quiet Yorkie. Except when we leave them and they BOTH howl! They will also both howl a duet when I play the harmonica!

Now we didn't think they really liked each other. They engage in a lot of Alpha Dog challenges. BUT when they are apart, at the vet's or the groomers, for instance, the other one paces the house and when they are reunited you realize how much they love each other, as they happily romp and kiss each other. And it's fun watching Higgins take his every cue from Pogo......sniffs all the same places.....watches Pogo carefully when we are in strange places and does everything his big brother does.....cute......

Don says when Pogo dies, there will be no more dogs......but he said we couldn't have Higgins either......heh heh heh.......I already have a couple of names picked out.......sssshhhhhhh.......