Small Dog....Big Personality.... Gus!

Say hello to the newest member of our family. This is Gus. He is a 4 month old Chihuahua. Doesn't he look sweet?

Actually I really love this little guy but I wonder...can dogs have ADHD? Because I think this one does! Here is how my day went:

Let Gus out this morning to potty and he wouldn't come back inside. Instead we had a game of "I run, You chase me." He is as fast as lightening so of course I couldn't catch him. When I finally ran out of breath and gave up, Gus trotted amiably to the front door and sat waiting patiently to be let inside. I would swear he was grinning!

Next I had to run some errands and was gone for about an hour. When I came through the door Gus greeted me joyously, jumping and barking. Then I saw my living room...from one end to the other it was covered in shredded toilet paper. How he ever got hold of that roll of paper, I will never know. He wasn't satisfied with just unrolling it...it was shredded into tiny pieces. It took a while to pick it all up, during which time Gus sat with head cocked to one side as if to say, "Hey, I worked really hard on that!"

Then I decided to make myself a nice lunch and Gus decided to help me. My kitchen is quite small and the entire time I was fixing my soup and sandwich, Gus was running in circles around me, giving my heels a little nip every so often. I almost stepped on him a couple of times!

Next came the laundry basket. Gus is absolutely fascinated with this household article. I sat my basket of laundry down preparing to put the dirty clothes in the washer, turned to get the detergent, turned back around...and in the middle of the basket...there sat Gus! Honestly, I fear he will get accidentally thrown in the washer someday!

And then there is the fact that this puppy thinks he can fly! That's right, FLY! His most death defying leap so far has been from the back of the love seat...he soared through the air and landed near the bedroom door...a huge distance. But he always seems to land on his feet, just like a cat. I think if I could teach him to flap his over sized ears, he just might get airborne!

I'm getting up now to take my new tennis shoes away from him...he is using them as a chew toy...just munching away with a look of utter contentment on his little face.

Can dogs have ADHD? Should I call the "Dog Whisperer"? I don't know.

What I do know is that I love little Gus...so funny...so sweet and lovable. He keeps me pretty busy but... he is also good for about a hundred smiles a day! Thanks Gus!!