Leizl- Born 12/1/06 and has personality galore! Loves to wrestle and play. If she doesn't go to the dog park then we're all in for an annoying evening. Cat harassment and terrorism is one of her favorite past-times. She is 7 lbs of shear terror. She is mostly blond with black hair scattered everywhere (those are her evil hairs). She may be obnoxious but there isn't an evil bone in her body. She never gets into fights with dogs (unless they are relentlessly humping her at the park) and loves almost all people. Defiant and stubborn are good descriptions of her as well, unless you have a treat then she'll do anything you want like sit, shake, sit pretty, lay down, roll over, dance, spin, walk on hind legs. She is a hot blooded girl and does not enjoy wearing clothing (she's a dog, dogs are not supposed to wear clothes unless they are cold, or it's Halloween).
Kiwi- Born 4/27/07 is just plain old sweet. Born with a congenital malformation of the top 2 vertebrae of her neck, she had spinal cord compression causing her to wobble when she walked and tire out easily. She was diagnosed 11/5/07 after an MRI and there was no question in our minds that we would get her head screwed on the right way no matter the cost (so we're still paying for it). She had to be confined for 6 weeks after the surgery and had a lot of discomfort associated with it for about 5 weeks. She went absolutely stir crazy in her play pen and lost a lot of her independence and spirit we were used to. Now recovered, she is slowly getting back her confidence. She is quite content being a lap dog but does enjoy a good wrestle with her sister. She is 4 1/2 lbs and we're hoping she will fill out a bit more and be closer to 5 when fully grown. She gets cold so she has quite a wardrobe and frequently wears her sweaters or pajamas to the dog park (function not fashion, I swear!) She's a bit demanding when it comes to sitting on laps, since she can't jump on anything she barks to be picked up, it's cute, but very annoying as she is relentless.