Well, I'm now the second smartest person living in my apartment. Today I adopted the smartest little dog. His name is Barney and he is a 7 year old Boston Terrier. Boston's have been nicknamed the American Gentleman and it totally fits Barney. He weighs in at 17 lbs, so he is a small guy. He was raised by an elderly man who had to go live in a nursing home so he hadn't much experience riding in cars. He barked quite a bit while in the car, but outside of the car he hasn't barked once. Barney is different in the fact that he is deaf. You probably wouldn't even know this if no one told you. At first he ran around the house like a madman getting used to his new surroundings. He likes to sit on the couch and look out the patio doors at the ducks and geese outside. He wants to go everywhere you go and sits right beside you. He likes rope toys and chew toys. I'm sure his exploits will make it into future entries.
Update 6:36 pm
Well, Barney does bark when he knows I'm going to leave him. But, it seems to be for attention rather than real seperation anxiety. What I did was close him in the bedroom and ignore his barking and after about 5 minutes he was quiet as a mouse. I left him there for about 1/2 hr and when I opened the door he had curled up on the bed. Also, when he needed to go out he found the front door and touched the doorknob and looked at me. I thought it was funny that he lifted his leg at the fire hydrant first (how cliche Barney!).
Update 3/14/07 - Barney Video
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