Hard to believe that when we went to your shelter we were looking for a medium sized lab mix.  Had no intention of looking at, let alone adopting a small dog.  One of the shelter workers convinced us to have a visit with Buddy (originally named Tater).  Much to our surprise we went home with Buddy.  He was so skinny & quiet, just sat & watched but didn't really interact.

Buddy used to throw up after about 10 minutes in the car when he first came home with us.  As we had a trip to Algonquin planned for that summer, that wouldn't do.  We started taking him in the car at every opportunity and he overcame his difficulty.  Three years later we drove to Nova Scotia and
he was perfect the whole way.  He is a great little traveller.

On that first camping trip about 3 months after we adopted him, Buddy came into his own.  A dog that had been so quiet suddenly came to life and showed us his real personality.  He is affectionate and playful and we are so very glad that we were lucky enough to have him come home with us.  And he is definitely spoiled; he has more dog toys than any other dogs we've had combined!  He also prefers to sleep with us and it was not uncommon
for my husband & I to each be on the edge of our respective sides of the bed while Buddy was stretched out between us.  Who would've thought such a small dog could take up so much space.  :0)

We decided to adopt a companion for him earlier this year and got Tucker - another pug mix.  Although Tucker is bigger, Buddy is older & definitely in charge.  As you can see from the pictures they get along well.
 

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