I did not read it but I will! Thanks!

Yes, she was exactly 4 months old. The people at the store trained her very well - the guy that took care of her had her puppypad-trained and had her be still/calm down when he picked her up (she's like two different dogs depending on whether you're holding her - the rest of the time she is racing around getting into as much trouble as she can). Maybe that's why she wants to make everything perfect, so she won't "get in trouble." We always thought she was the runt because of her personality but I read an article online that said she was a little on the hefty side compared to other dogs of her breed...she's a chow hound.

My dog's name is Phoebe - she is really adorable and very photogenic, but I don't have any webspace for a picture. She looks a lot like this dog though (they all look the same, and I am not joking):

http://www.worldclassdogs.com/images...SpitzSide1.jpg

Unfortunately Japanese Spitzes are not recognized by the AKC, so they are not as popular as they should be. Cute though, huh?