Zippi
YO! This is Zippi! Zip is head o' da pack (well lead dog anyway, the humans are the true alphas in this house). Zip is always very tall when he meets new dogs, especially the young hooligans we often foster.
Zippi is a 15lb tri colored toy fox terrier (who looks more like a rat terrier despite his AKC papers). He was born Oct 27th, 1997 so he is definately a senior citizen at this stage of his life.
Zippi's story started out as a sad one. Zip was very very severely abused (in a not too pleasant way) before he was a year old. He was also crated for more than 18 hours a day. When we adopted him he had a hard time trusting people and didn't allow himself to relax and snuggle. He was also a stealth biter (he had learned to bite without warning or growling as it was his only defense). It took over a year before he was able to start to relax. That was many years ago, and he has blossomed since then into the most wonderful dog in the world.
