My Romeo

Romeo is hard to get pictures of; I think he's camera shy. He always moves at the last minute, and he's so alert and in charge that the slightest movement will distract him. Romeo is 3, and he's very much the alpha. When we brought Prince home last year, we made sure that Romeo was always in charge, and Prince loves learning from him. Romeo gets his fill of the crazy puppy sometimes, and he likes to seek solitude in his crate by himself. He'll put himself to bed if things get too crazy, and he just wants a break! Romeo used to have the upper hand because he could jump up on the furniture and Prince couldn't. Then Prince learned, and Romeo was screwed cause his little trick didn't work anymore. Now he's figured out a new way to keep ahead of Prince, though- he figured out how to go up the spiral staircase and get to the 2nd floor! That's an impressive feat for a 5 lb little dog, because the staircase is all open and suspended so it must be scary! It's pretty much like climbing a ladder, going straight up! Romeo goes up 1 step at a time, and at the top, he takes the last 3 steps really quick because that's probably the scariest part!

Romeo isn't a cuddler or a huggy dog- but he's extremely sensitive and perceptive. He's suprisingly intelligent and recognizes alot of vocabulary. We used to spell out the words

"T-R-E-A-T" and "C-A-R", but he even figured those out now! Romie is very loyal and very handsome, whereas Prince is "cute" (there's a difference, you know!). Rome is definitely more of Dan's dog- he was Dan's birthday present and I never wanted a dog- can you imagine? Romeo gets very upset if Dan leaves goes away for a few days, and doesn't say "goodbye." He'll bark and gruff constantly if he doesn't see you pack the suitcase, pick up the keys, and say, "I'm going to work, Romeo you stay." We have to do a little routine with him, and I"ll say to Dan, "Did you tell Romeo goodbye? Don't forget before you leave, or he'll be barking all week!"