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To follow up a discussion regarding “the best small dog” in an excelent thread called “A bit of the best”, I would like to illustrate and support the innitial nominee, the Jack Russel Terrier.


This adorable couple belongs to my brother and I find great pleasure and fun in taking them for a walk on weekends every now and then. Yesterday was a sunny and warm day (18 C degrees in February is unheard of in Bucharest, so Guille’s denunciation of the climate change must be more than a pretext to discuss dress ).

Mimi (on the left) is of German origins and lived the first 4 years of its (...her?) life on the open fields of a farm: truly heaven for a Terrier. She is very loving intelligent. Her vast outdoors experience and close contact with large animals (my brother used to have a riding school) made her very wise at evaluating danger and defending her territory: it’s incredible how a simple growl and a glare can discourage large dogs to try her patience.
Jack (on the right) is playful, inquisitive and recklessly brave (especially with larger dogs!). When he wants to go outside, he doesn’t bark or scratch the door like other dogs: he gently bites your small finger, then pricks up his ears and looks in your eyes, as if saying: “Did you get it?”.


Mmm... that looks like an excellent 5 o'clock snack!




What you see in the background is not the Lomonosov University in Moscow, but its Bucharest copy built in the 50's.



To me, there can be no other awardee to the prize for the best small dog! They are both great company and, other than leaving tons of hair that require a pair of tweezers and the better part of an afternoon to remove from a jacket, they are a real joy to have around.

Costi-

Those are lovely dogs. I, however, do not expect so much activity out of my little guy. This is about as vigorous as he can be nowadays.

My entry:

Here is mine:

Dogs are noble creatures, if brought up by decent people, and they know how to make themselves loved at any age. I had a Dobermann for 13 years (an entirely different size range, I know) and when it became too painful for him to show his feelings by moving and jumping like dogs do, his eyes made up for everything.

Andrea, he (she?) is delightful! Is it a puppy?

Small dogs can be wonderful -- depending as much upon the individual dog as upon the individual master, I think (to say nothing of the match) -- and I fondly remember a devoted and extraordinarily intelligent toy poodle; my father would have endorsed the Boston terrier. But at the present I'm more than content with a beloved dalmatian-border collie mix: biggish, it's true, but a cheerful companion, always ready for a run in autumnal woods or a quiet evening by a winter's fire. Perhaps my experience is unusual, but I've often found that hybrid dogs, cats, and people often show more of their ancestors' best qualities than of their worst.

Costi wrote:Dogs are noble creatures, if brought up by decent people, and they know how to make themselves loved at any age. I had a Dobermann for 13 years (an entirely different size range, I know) and when it became too painful for him to show his feelings by moving and jumping like dogs do, his eyes made up for everything.

Andrea, he (she?) is delightful! Is it a puppy?

He's name is Stritzel now 3 years old, he is very sweet.
He took some classes when he was very young and he became a real gentledog.