YO! This is Zippi! Zip is head o' da pack (well lead dog anyway, the humans are the true alphas in this house).
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 this year he will be ELEVEN!
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.
WELCOME to Zippi's Gallery
My name is Zippi. Here I am about 3 years old
being silly.
By contrast here is I am taken a few weeks ago.
I'm 11.5 years old here but the vet says I have the
body and teeth of a 5 year old.
When I first arrived I wasn't very trusting.
See how worried I look?
I'm pretty relaxed now.
In fact I'm very
VERY relaxed.
Even though I excel in basic obedience commands,
Sometimes I still likes to push my luck
sleeping where I'm not allowed
Dragging toys into bed
Investigating things...
I'm a big fan of soft beds and soft fluffy toys
but I'm not afraid to go play in the snow if the opportunity presents
I may not be a very big fellow
but I'm very handsome
and my people LOVE me bunches
I'm even immortalized in fabric!