Kazuo Chihuahua & Boston Terrier Mix Hopkins, SC

Found as a stray, Kazuo is a very friendly and social little guy. He has never met a person he doesn't like and contrary to many small dogs, he has never been snippy. He was very quiet in his foster home but he followed everyone's lead and turned into quite a talker at the shelter. We hope (and suspect) he'll go back to being quiet in a home situation. He is good with other dogs and cat friendly. He loves loves loves attention and sometimes fusses if he doesn't have access to his humans. We have seen ZERO signs of any kind of separation anxiety with him but just make sure you reinforce good habits with him (don't make coming/going a big deal, make sure there are times at home where he is ignored and he has to accept that that's the way life goes sometimes etc.) Kazuo is not a greedy guy but his food bowl is his food bowl when it comes to other dogs. He is not interested in other dogs' bowls but doesn't want them near his bowl. He does not attack but will give a 100% appropriate growl warning. If you are an owner that prefers to leave food out all the time for the dogs to come and go and graze... you may need to work with Kazuo on this. Or change your habit. Or just not adopt Kazuo. He has NEVER shown any possessiveness with his bowl towards humans!! It's just a matter that once he's eating, he prefers to eat alone and not have another canine eyeballing his dish. We don't blame him.

Due to his small size we are labeling him "no small children." He actually has quite a child friendly temperament but this is more of a reflection of the fact that small dogs break easily and children frequently lack the muscle coordination to be as gentle and careful as they need to be. Kazuo weighs 11 lbs.