Our new neighbor

It is very exciting when one gets a new neighbor, especially next door.  Our new neighbor moved in about three weeks ago and the girls, especially Darcy, are quite excited to have him so close.  His name is Nickel, aka Nicky, and he is awfully adorable.

He is a Yorkshire terrier and is about twelve weeks old.  He is full of mischief according to his owner, but all we see is cuteness.

When he comes outside in his backyard and he hears us in our pool area he runs under his owner's shrubs, which butt up against the fence between our yards, sticks his nose through the fence and whines in this tiny little squeal to get our attention.  Elliot wanders over, takes one look, and comes back inside.  Nicky loves Elliot and jumps all over him nipping him to get him to play, but Elliot freezes and gives us this look as if to say, "What the hell?  Get this thing off of me!"

SueG:  "Elliot acts like an old man."
Tom:  "Nicky is just an annoying mosquito to Elliot."

The first week he moved in he got into some stuff under one of the beds in his owner's house and ate a book of matches.  He didn't feel so hot for a day or so, but he has recovered quite nicely to bound across the yards like a little bunny.  He and Darcy run, chase, and retrieve objects.  He thinks Darcy is his playmate.

She picks him up and he just snuggles right into her neck, giving her little licks of his tongue.  He is about five pounds now and won't get much bigger.  I enjoy him like a grandchild; playing with him and than giving him back.  I'm quite happy to be done with the puppy stage, but quite happy to have him as our neighbor!