Some of you know about a month ago our youngest son lost his beloved pet. He took such good care of Chippy that when he asked for his own dog, a little dog, we said he could. After a couple of trips to our SPCA, our son found this little guy. He's a Manchester Terrier and just the cutest, sweetest and funniest little guy. He's a bundle of energy and love and has taken to Stephen. Stephen is definitely his boy. The doggie's name is Sten. This is the second time we actually found, and adopted, a pure bred from the SPCA. The first time is when I found my Siamese cat, Chester.

Once he figures out what all the media attention is about I'm sure he'll be a good friend. Nice pictures.

He has very soulful eyes.

It's hard to tell his size from the picures, how tall is he?

Not very tall Helice. He's a little guy who doesn't weigh more than 20 lbs. He's about 15-16" tall tops. He loves being held and cuddled, when he's not running around the house or jumping up and down or going up and down the stairs repeatedly. He's also a thief. He takes things from all over the house and puts them either on his bed or in his doggie crate.

He looks very sweet and innocent, but I bet he isnt. I am glad your son has found a new friend to care for. All children need a dog of their very own.

Our son, so far, is taking excellent care of Sten and they've really bonded. One night our oldest son took Sten to bed with him and Sten started to cry. As soon as our oldest took Sten to Stephen, he settled right down and stopped crying. Where Stephen is, Sten is.

No, Sten is not all innocent. Sweet yes. He's quite a thief. He steals my stuffed animals. He steals our clothes, jewelry, socks, video games, you name it, he takes it, if he can't carry it, he pulls it.

Heheee, I just knew it, he has a cheeky innocence.

Wonderful!

"Cheeky". Tutti, that is THE perfect word to describe Sten.

Yesterday, I was having some cheese and crackers when the little thief grabbed the crackers still in the cellophane and tried to make off with them! Yes, he eats crackers! LOL! He's such a strange little guy, but so lovable!

Crackers! Our little Cassie once got hold of a partially empty roll of Ritz crackers. We spied her out our the corner of our eyes, gingerly holding the roll by the empty paper end, swinging from her teeth, as she attempted to "tiptoe quietly down the hall* where she thought she she eat them safely under some bed.

She was actually tiptoeing, and rolling her eyes over her shoulder... the perfect little burgler.

It still makes me grin to remember it, even though it was years ago, and Cassie is gone now.

She was also famous for stealing packages of almonds from our overnight guests' bags. And toothbrushes. She would rummage though suitcases and bags left open and steal only toothbrushes and almonds (which our friends were fond of). After a while, they began bringing a separate packet of almonds just for the dog, and hoped they could keep hold of their own. And I always had to make sure I had several brand new toothbrushes in a drawer, in case the guests foolishly left them in their open bags on the floor. The dog would show up with minty fresh breth at some point in the evening and we'd all groan "Not again!"

I didn't know terriers were fetchers...and stealers. LOL!
What type of dog was Cassie, Helice? That's so funny! I wonder why almonds and toothbrushes? Only their little minds know.
I have no idea why Sten takes the things he does. Food, clothes, stuffed animals, etc., I understand. But he also takes jewelry, video games, CD's, DVD's, wrist bands...he even tried dragging Stephen's book bag to his hideout. He has other storage places too.